Tagged: ft partners

May 12, 2020 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

SharesPost and Forge Global have announced a merger of the two firms thus creating one of the largest private securities marketplaces in the world. FT Partners facilitated the transaction. While pending the typical regulatory approval, an agreement is in place that should boost transaction volume… Read More

May 3, 2020 @ 3:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, FT Partners, a Fintech focused investment bank, held a Zoom presentation where more than 5,000 individuals registered to attend. The interest in the presentation was, of course, driven by the speakers: Nik Storonsky, founder and CEO of Revolut and Chris Britt, founder and… Read More

April 23, 2020 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

AvidXchange has closed on an additional $128 million in equity capital according to a company release. The money is an extension of a funding round from earlier this year that reported a $260 million investment thus bringing the total to $388 million. Investors included; Lone… Read More

April 23, 2020 @ 4:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, Crowdfund Insider wrote about the challenges some Fintech lenders are encountering due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Online lenders in the SME, consumer, and real estate sector are seeing a shift in business as borrowers and investors back away in a market… Read More

January 19, 2020 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The challenger bank trend first began in Europe and has been gradually spreading to other parts of the world. Traditional banking challengers have been growing steadily and have managed to attract large investments. FT Partners’ new report, titled The Rise of Challenger Banks: Are the… Read More

July 28, 2019 @ 10:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The global Fintech build-out continues as investment continues at an accelerating pace and M&A is on track for all time highs. According to the quarterly Fintech report from FT Partners, Q2 2019 Fintech financing hit $10.9 billion – the second best quarter ever. M&As for… Read More