FinTech News Issue #14 April 16th, 2015
FinTech Articles
In the latest sign that Europe’s financial tech scene is heating up, Ireland’s CurrencyFair has raised $10.6 million in a round led by the U.K.’s Octopus Investments.
The Chinese social-networking company Renren Inc.RENN -0.37% has led a $70 million investment in another financial tech venture, this one a provider of peer-to-peer mortgages, LendingHome.
24me, an elegant “personal organizer” app built in Israel, has quietly figured out how to facilitate payments via Apple Watch.
Startupbootcamp FinTech, the leading accelerator focused on financial innovation, has today announced the 10 international startups selected to join its inaugural Singapore programme.
The Central Business District (CBD) in Sydney is known for traditional banking and finance. In the heart of this, the Tyro Fintech Hub has opened and its main objective is to work with startups working to disrupt or innovate in finance.
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