Shares of Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) received a bid yesterday after news that Jana Partners had purchased 2.2 million shares of the Fintech company for approximately $151 million. Jana Partners is an activist hedge fund that will push for strategic or operational changes at Fiserv. Jana was… Read More
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UK private equity firm Hypha has completed the acquisition of Pass, a fast-growing education technology company headquartered in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The move was enabled by a £5 million loan from digital bank OakNorth, highlighting the increasing role of specialist financing in fueling sector consolidation… Read More
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UK Finance has indicated that the landscape of financial transactions has evolved considerably and the United Kingdom has witnessed a remarkable transformation over the past 20 years. According to insights from UK Finance, this month marks the anniversary of when Chip and PIN technology fully… Read More
Tagged payments, uk, uk finance, united kingdom, wallet
KPMG has indicated that the global fintech sector experienced a notable recovery in 2025, with total investments climbing to $116 billion across approximately 4,700 deals, marking an increase from the previous year’s $95.5 billion. Research from KPMG and other pointed out that this uptick, driven… Read More
Tagged europe, Fintech funding, research, uk, venture capital
In a move impacting alternative investments, Banco Itaú International and Banco Itaú (Suisse) SA—collectively known as Banco Itaú—have deepened their alliance with Fintech platform iCapital. Announced recently, this enhanced partnership introduces various types of digital tools to streamline private markets investments for Banco Itaú’s affluent… Read More
Tagged banco itaú, europe, fintech, icapital, italy
As part of the ongoing global effort to effectively bridge traditional finance (TradFi) and the digital asset ecosystem, Binance has recently teamed up with investment firm Franklin Templeton to introduce a new institutional collateral program. This development, which went live recently, enables qualified institutional clients… Read More
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London-headquartered startup Tangible has successfully closed a $4.3 million seed funding round. This investment aims to propel the development of its innovative artificial intelligence platform, which is tailored to assist companies in the hardtech and climate hardware spaces in securing debt-based financing. The round was… Read More
Tagged funding, hardtech, london, tangible, uk, united kingdom
The Investment Fund for Wales (IFW) has achieved a significant milestone as it enters its third year, announcing its largest single investment to date: a £3.5 million equity stake in Advantiv Limited, an industrial services and procurement company based in Merthyr Tydfil and Pembroke Dock…. Read More
Tagged british business banking, uk, united kingdom
The United Kingdom has long grappled with a productivity shortfall compared to its G7 peers, such as France and Germany. A recent analysis from UK’s Starling Bank suggests that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hold the key to bridging this divide. By embracing advanced financial… Read More
Tagged digital banking, insights, sme's, starling bank, uk, united kingdom
Levl, a unified platform powering fiat and stablecoin global payments, announced this week it has closed $7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Galaxy Ventures with participation from Protagonist, Deus X, Blockchain Builders Fund, OpenFX, FalconX, CMCC, Variant Fund, and a strategic… Read More
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