Global

January 30, 2023 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

A new report indicates that Fintech funding declined in 2022 as the sector was impacted by a challenging market. According to Tracxn, private Fintech firms in the UK raised a total of $11.2 billion in 2022, a drop of 13% from the year prior. In… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Bamboo Capital, a VC impact investor, has exited its investment in Banco W based in Colombia, according to a note from the firm. Banco W S.A. is a regulated entity authorized by the Financial Superintendency of Colombia, created in 2011. Banco W aims to promote… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding, or crowd-sourced funding (CSF) as it is called down under, generated $72 million in online capital formation, according to an industry report. The information is compiled by Birchal, the largest online investment platform in Australia. Birchals has been providing this report for several… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to a Robocash survey, P2P investments confidently “remain popular among respondents with an average income.” At the same time, the share of investors with large portfolios “is growing, reaching 35%,” the team at Robo.cash has revealed. At the end of 2022, investors with income… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Money laundering is “crucial” to all financially motivated crime because it’s what enables criminals “to access the funds they generate from their activities,” the team at Chainalysis explains. Otherwise, why commit the crimes in the first place? The same is true in cryptocurrency. The goal… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

January is a time of “reflection,” Bondora writes in a blog post while adding that they usually  look back at the history of investing via the European investment platform. According to Bondora, it is “no surprise that there’s always been one main driver behind everything… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2022, EstateGuru reportedly saw €183.0M worth of loans on ther platform (10% less than in 2021), with €11.8M produced in December. Estonia was “the best performing market in terms of volume, in December (€5,3M), and also in 2022 overall (€69.2).” Finland followed “with €2.2M… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 11:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Freightos (Nasdaq: CRGO), a global freight booking and payment platform, has listed its shares on the Nasdaq. Freightos is a long-time OurCrowd portfolio company and represents another exit for the global securities crowdfunding platform. Freightos went public as part of a SPAC deal sponsored by… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Protecting and insuring against cyber risks are priorities for all companies and organizations. French cybersecurity firm EGERIE has raised 30 million euro, from investors with expertise in insurance and cybersecurity (Tikehau Capital, Open CNP, Banque des Territoires and TIIN Capital) in order “to help executives… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Channel Capital Advisors LLP has closed a mezzanine funding facility with TP24, a European fintech lending platform. Channel is an FCA-regulated alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) “specializing in fintech, working capital and trade finance investments.” Since 2014, the London-headquartered company has “deployed more than $9… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 8:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PrimaryBid and Winterflood announced a collaboration to further advance UK retail investor participation in equity and debt capital markets, including IPOs and follow-on fundraises. Together the firms will “offer API integration to any stockbroker or wealth manager wishing to distribute primary market deals to retail… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 6:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

On Friday, the White House posted a statement on crypto and the administration’s policy pertaining to digital asset innovation. In recent months, multiple crypto firms have filed for bankruptcy and an algorithmic stablecoin, TerraUSD, ended up not being very stable – destroying holder value. Earlier… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has invested £4 million in Caura, an all-in-one motoring app designed to take the hassle out of car ownership. Caura for iOS and Android “provides a single, highly intuitive interface for all driving related payments.” It serves “the 30 million motorists in… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the “crypto winter” continues to drag on, Bitcoin miners are feeling the effects of the prolonged bear market. Many miners, particularly those operating at a small scale, have been forced to shut down operations due to the lack of profitability. However, for those who… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

John Wiseman recently joined Addepar as Chief Revenue Officer to lead the go-to-market (GTM) teams, “inclusive of Sales, Client Management, Services, Partnerships and Multi-Product Solutions.” The Addepar team sat down with him “to find out what drew him to Addepar and what motivates him.” Prior… Read More

January 28, 2023 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

N26, a European digital bank, announced the appointment of Arnd Schwierholz as its new Chief Financial Officer. The experienced manager will “lead the company’s financial department moving forward.” Arnd Schwierholz reportedly “brings decades of experience in the technology industry and in financial management for publicly… Read More

January 28, 2023 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe Inc., which is one of Silicon Valley’s most valuable Fintechs, is reportedly getting closer to what might be one of the largest public-market entries in recent times. Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison told company workers that the firm’s executives set a goal of… Read More

January 27, 2023 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hawk AI, Germany’s provider of anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud prevention technology for banks and payment companies, announced $17M in Series B financing “to accelerate product development and global expansion.” The investment round was “led by Sands Capital from Washington D.C., with participation from new… Read More

January 27, 2023 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Salv, the regtech startup founded by former Wise and Skype employees, closes a €4m seed round extension “led by ffVC, with German G+D Ventures and existing investors also participating.” The funds will allow Salv “to further develop its modular regtech technology and support geographical expansion… Read More

January 27, 2023 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alviere, the embedded finance platform provider, is pleased to announce that Grupo Coppel, Mexico’s largest non-food retailer, has chosen Alviere “to enable the launch of Coppel Access, a mobile wallet that will provide millions of unbanked and underbanked consumers in the U.S. with easy access… Read More