Global

February 15, 2025 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

StepStone Group Inc. (Nasdaq: STEP), a private markets investment firm responsible for around $698 billion in total capital, including $65 billion in private debt, announced it received approval to launch a Private Debt-based European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF). Neil Menard, Partner and President of Distribution,… Read More

February 15, 2025 @ 2:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, a key player focused on digital asset custody, collateral management, and prime services announces its support for UBS uMINT, the first tokenized investment fund launched by UBS Asset Management and distributed through DigiFT, a regulatory-compliant exchange for on-chain real-world assets This partnership enables custody… Read More

February 15, 2025 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru has noted that in May 2024, they spoke with Antje Mertig, CEO of Steinberg Real Estate Management GmbH, their partner in Germany, about the recovery process of defaulted loans in the market. Estateguru is now evaluating the progress made over the past year and… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Israel-headquartered social trading-focused online broker eToro has reportedly filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with US regulators. Founded in 2007, eToro describes itself as a social investing enabler that aims to revolutionize the way people invest. In March 2019, the company added crypto trading… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 11:40 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Revving, a United Kingdom-based invoice factoring firm, announced this week a £107 million investment led by asset manager DWS. The package includes £100 million of debt funding, which will be invested directly into the UK Adtech sector and wider digital economy. Revving said that the… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 2:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fraktion is a tokenization and securities crowdfunding enabler that is powered by Tezos.  The France-based company recently announced Seed funding of €1.1 million, backed by Tezos as well as Cabrit Capital, Vox Capital, and other angel investors. Fraktion is focusing on real-world assets, specifically real… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

abrdn announces the final closing of its third core/core+ infrastructure fund, ASCI III. Focused on direct investments in European small to mid-market core and core+ infrastructure opportunities, the Fund builds “on the success of Funds I and II, and related co-investment vehicles.” The Fund has… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 1:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum met this past week in London. The entity aims to pursue regulatory cooperation while preserving financial stability and protecting participants. The event was co-chaired by HM Treasury, and the Director General for Financial Services and the European Commission Director General… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian‘s research ‘Proactive Defense: Tackling Evolving Fraud Threats’ conducted by Forrester Consulting, surveyed more than 400 senior fraud professionals and decision makers across different countries, such as India, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany. As mentioned in the update from Experian, a notable… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockstream, the firm focused on Bitcoin-powered financial infrastructure, is expanding its footprint with the opening of a Tokyo office, marking an advance in Bitcoin’s evolution in Japan and across Asian markets. Partnering with Diamond Hands, Japan’s Bitcoin strategic consultancy, and Fulgur Ventures, an investor in… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom, an online investment platform that was recently acquired, has distributed an email touting a portfolio company that has experienced an 11X increase in valuation. SyndicateRoom offers access to private firms via a portfolio model. The company tracks the most successful professional investors to help… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial app claiming more than 50 million customers worldwide, has announced expansion of its services to Ukrainians along with a new international donation campaign for Ukraine. Starting now, Ukrainian residents will be able to open a European Revolut account and experience “an… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Four of the 12 UK nations and regions recorded business activity growth in January, according to the NatWest Growth Tracker. The NatWest Regional Growth Tracker Business Activity Index is described as the “fact-based indicator of regional economic health, tracking the monthly change in the output… Read More

February 14, 2025 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HeavyFinance has shared its latest performance review. In January, HeavyFinance says that it saw “a strong inflow of investments, with a total of €3.29 million committed.” Meanwhile, HeavyFinance pointed out that € 3.34 million was used “to completely finance 78 farmer loans during the month.”… Read More

February 13, 2025 @ 12:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a recent email, EuroCrowd announced it was adopting a new operational structure for the group. EuroCrowd is the leading voice in Europe supporting the securities crowdfunding sector. Several years ago, the ECSPR, or European Crowdfunding Service Providers regulation, was adopted by the EU. This… Read More

February 13, 2025 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zeta, a banking tech platform, is sharing a new valuation for $50 million in funding. Zeta says pre-money valuation hit $2 billion compared to their prior valuation fo $1.15 billion at their last priced round. The prior round in 2021 was led by Soft Bank, but… Read More

February 13, 2025 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

ClearBank is powering Capital on Tap’s embedded banking solution. Capital on Tap is a cards platform that focuses on SMEs. According to a note from ClearBank, Capital on Tap will now be offering savings accounts and loans from their chosen banks. The new savings accounts… Read More

February 13, 2025 @ 11:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Today, the UK Office for National Statistics reported GDP for Q4 2024 at 0.1%. Although rather tepid, it topped the expectations of no growth or an economic contraction. In Q3 2024, GDP delivered no growth in the UK. The data indicated that the services sector… Read More

February 13, 2025 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from PensionBee reveals that while UK savers are open to AI playing a role in pension customer support, they are not ready for a fully automated experience. PensionBee noted that 79% of survey respondents expressed preferences for “a mix of human and AI interaction… Read More

February 13, 2025 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Data shared by Regtech Sumsub shows that three quarters of UK dating app users have come across deepfakes, “19% have personally been deceived by one, and 22% have had someone close to them misled by AI.” Regtech Sumsub pointed out that in the last five… Read More