SOLDO Appoints HARBOUR As Brand Strategy Partner
SOLDO Appoints HARBOUR As Brand Strategy Partner
Curve creates AR Pay: pay using Augmented Reality technology
Curve, the fintech startup that reinvented the card and lets you combine all your cards into one Curve smartcard, has successfully developed the first ever augmented reality (AR) payment technology. A video shows how the feature operates in real life, and it’s fantastic. Dubbed “Project X” within Curve office walls, and developed by a discreet […]
UK digital advertising market to break £15bn barrier in 2019, according to Barclays
Digital advertising spend in the UK is expected to grow to above £15bn this year with double digit growth predicted as the nation shifts away from traditional media forms, according to a report from Barclays Corporate Banking. The bank highlights out-of-home (OOH) advertising as one of the areas where an impact is likely to be […]
Fintech startup Yoyo is launching a new omnichannel solution
European fintech startup, Yoyo, has announced a new eCommerce solution for its already existing shopping platform, which is geared towards tracking retail transactions and loyalty programs. Currently, Yoyo Wallet gives consumers the ability to organise mobile and in-store payment options, rewards, offers, and itemised receipts all in one place. Yoyo’s new omnichannel features include multichannel one-click […]
Savings app Chip completes £4M series A funding on Crowdcube
Chip, the savings app, has successfully completed its Series A funding round on Crowdcube, raising more than £4m and attracting a record-breaking 7,036 investors on the equity crowdfunding site. Chip is on a mission to build the best savings account in the world. It has already grown to 75,000 accounts, processed £58m of savings and […]
American Express strikes partnership with digital lender ezbob
Global payment services company American Express has announced a new partnership with online financing platform, ezbob, to offer selected small-to medium-sized UK business customers fast, secure and competitive access to finance. Through the partnership eligible American Express business clients will receive a referral to apply for up to £300,000 in finance from ezbob at a […]
TigerWit launches blockchain-based trading app and partners with Liverpool FC
TigerWit Limited, a UK-headquartered global financial technology company, launched its blockchain-based trading app and announced a partnership with Liverpool FC. As the ‘Official Foreign Exchange Trading Partner of Liverpool FC’ the sponsorship agreement provides TigerWit with a high-profile opportunity to increase its brand recognition. This visibility should drive downloads of its innovative new trading app […]
New Ogury study shows UK fintech beginning to take market share
Ogury, the mobile data platform, released its Mobile Banking Study 2017 – an analysis of over 1,265,000 mobile users active during July – September 2017 in the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The study reveals that UK fintechs are increasing their market share amongst mobile banking users, with 8.8% having downloaded at least […]
Facebook tops new Indonesia Performance Index by AppsFlyer
AppsFlyer, a mobile attribution and measurement company, has launched its Indonesia Performance Index and finds Facebook ranking first across the board. The Index is spilt between two categories of gaming and non-gaming, further segmented into Android and iOS. The methodology calculates non-organic and organic retention rates over a 30-day period, dividing the active users in a […]