May 29, 2015
Bitcoin Regulation Roundup, Regulator Divide and “Life On Bitcoin”
The regulators are coming, the regulators are coming. It was bound to happen sooner or later. Since venture money keeps fueling the beast called bitcoin and the blockchain, regulators have...
May 29, 2015
Koho Banks $1M To Make Millennials Want To Bank
Koho, a Candian banking platform, closed a $1 million seed yesterday (May 28), according to a press release. This is great news for Canadian millennials, who are lucky to have a...
May 28, 2015
Turkish Iyzico, the Stripe of the Region, Raises $6.2 million
Iyzico, a Turkish payment service provider for apps and e-commerce, has just raised a $6.2 million Series B, bringing up its total to $9.4 million since launched in May 2012,...
May 27, 2015
Another Week, Another $2.1B (And eProdigy’s $100M Pick-Up)
After a strong showing with investors in the winter and early spring – it looks as though alternative financial services is poised to continue capturing investor interest going into the...
May 27, 2015
MasterCard’s “FastTrack” To Helping FinTech Startups
Payment tech entrepreneurs, start (up) your engines and head for New York. MasterCard announced today (May 27) that it will be hosting the New York edition of Startupbootcamp’s FastTrack event...
May 25, 2015
Kabbage, Sage Ink SME Finance Deal
Alternative lender Kabbage has made major moves in only the last few months, largely through partnerships with other FinTech firms. In its latest collaboration, Kabbage announced a new deal with...
May 25, 2015
Lawsky’s Last Bitcoin Licensing Play
New York is on the verge of getting new licensing rules governing commercial use of virtual currencies including bitcoin. As Benjamin M. Lawsky steps down next month as head of...
May 25, 2015
Bitcoins Are Back in Business in Russia
Bitcoins will be be allowed in Russia after all. At least for now. In January, Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor banned access to seven bitcoin websites such as Bitcoin.org or Coinspot.ru...
May 22, 2015
B2B Investment Tracker, May 15-22
Just like the weather, things are heating up for B2B startups. Following last week’s slow flow of new investments, the market saw significant activity this week as more than $210...
One-Third of Credit Union Members Would Leave for Better Credit Products
Consumers are on the hunt for better access to credit and financing, and they’re not afraid to shop around to find the FI providing the lowest rates and most convenient offerings. PYMNTS’ latest study of more than 4,000 consumers and 154 FinTech and CU execs reveals what CUs can do to win — and keep — consumers’ business. Read more in Credit Union Innovation: How Credit Products’ Rates and Terms Impact FI Selection,” a collaboration with PSCU.