Global

February 28, 2023 @ 8:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB Ventures has led a $30 million Series A round in payments software and data analytics business, DataMesh Group, and is partnering with DataMesh “to help transform the point-of-sale user experience for NAB business customers.” Joining the investment round are new investors Deutsche Bank and… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital identity is not the easiest concept to define, according to an update from Juniper Research. It overlaps with other, similar, areas.  The crossover with areas “such as security, privacy and data management can be significant, and in some cases, they are indistinct.” As noted… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 2:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When the Tide Goes Out, could have long-term implications for private markets, according to a recent update from Pitchbook. A report from Pitchbook notes that asset growth from fund performance and future fundraising are the two most important variables in their estimates, and they are… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Leeds is the beneficiary of a new government-supported Fintech hub that will formally launch today. The Centre for Finance, Innovation, and Technology (CFIT) is described as the first of its kind, backed by £5.5 million of Treasury and City of London Corporation funding. Fintech is… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the news that Coinbase would list EUROC, Circle’s euro-based stablecoin, Bittrex has announced that it will offer the digital asset on its platform, including a fee-free promotional period to boost utilization. Bittrex noted that it would include the no-fee promotion for customers transacting with… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

TransferGo says it has emerged as one of the top platforms enabling remittances and transfers to Ukraine. TransferGo is a Fintech that is regulated by the Bank of Lithuania. The company states that the largest amount of funds going into Ukraine is from Poland and… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

In a speech on regulations and international competition, Victoria Saporta, Executive Director of Prudential Policy, commented on PRA’s new secondary objective – enabling international competitiveness and growth. PRA, or the Prudential Regulation Authority, is part of the Bank of England and oversees 1500 banks and… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FinTech Alliance has announced its fourth annual Investment Series, “with signups now open for FinTechs and investors to take part. ” The annual series has “included key partners like Augmentum FinTech, White & Case, Mountside Ventures, Albion VC and PwC” The Investment Series is nationwide and… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Floki is now officially partnered with one of the biggest lending protocols on the BNB chain, Venus Protocol. Venus claims it is “the leading lending and borrowing protocol on the BNB chain as well as the second biggest DeFi protocol on the chain after top… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circles.house has secured 137% (€206,810) of its €150,000 fundraising target from 291 investors via Crowdcube at the time of writing. This convertible offer from Spain ends today (February 28, 2023). As explained in the update, rather than investing and immediately receiving shares, in this round… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pagos, a payment intelligence company that empowers businesses to optimize their digital payment infrastructure and maximize revenue, lower payments costs, and reduce fraud,  announced an oversubscribed $34 million Series A investment led by Arbor Ventures, a global fintech-focused venture firm. Additional participating investors “include Point… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Doconomy, the climate technology startup helping banks, brands, and consumers to better understand and reduce their environmental impact – has acquired Stockholm-based financial wellbeing fintech Dreams Technology. This marks the “first” deal of its kind “to bridge the unique intersection of behavioural economics and climate… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Northern Ireland (NI) Office Minister of State Steve Baker has announced £18.9 million investment in NI’s cyber security industry at Queen’s University Belfast’s (QUB) Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT). This includes £11 million funding from the New Deal for NI. The investment will “see… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the global firm focused on the generational shift away from credit cards, announced strong momentum in the US, “with a 71% YoY increase in GMV, while improving credit loss rates by 37%.” Now with 34 million consumers in the US, the market has “become… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 12:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Trade finance platform Marco says it has raised $200 million in a line of credit from MidCap Financial and Castlelake.  At the same time, Marco says it has raised $8.2 million in equity from Arcadia Funds. Marco states that the capital will help it to… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 11:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Bitpanda is pleased to announce the launch of the Pantos public beta. This is a major milestone for “developing technology-agnostic digital assets, and they’re proud to be part of it.” Pantos, the “first” Multichain Token System, has been designed “to make digital… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry and its partner Aventus Group continue a strategy to diversify the business by country and bring more diversity to investors. Recently, the Czech lender PůjčkaPlus joined the PeerBerry platform. The company reportedly “issues short-term non-bank loans with an average amount of around EUR 300.”… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Hong Kong-based Shanghai Commercial Bank (ShaComBank) has enlisted Salt Edge to help power its open banking services, including PSD2 options, according to a blog post. ShaComBank currently has more than 50 branches in both Hong Kong and mainland China, as well as the United States… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Around six years ago, the first loan on Robo.cash was purchased. Robo.cash says it is pleased to celebrate this event and thank their investors for being with them. As noted in a blog post by Robocash, here’s what have they’ve achieved over the years” 30,000+… Read More

February 26, 2023 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

wefox, which claims to be one the world’s leading Insurtechs, has received the Digital Trust Label by The Swiss Digital Initiative, a Geneva based independent foundation for advancing digital trust and transparency globally. This Label recognizes wefox’s commitment “to data protection and information transparency.” The… Read More