Tagged: investments

October 13, 2026 @ 11:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Africa’s largest clothing retailer, Pepkor Holdings Ltd., continues to face questions from certain investors and directors over its July decision to merge its Flash fintech arm with the rival Shop2Shop business without putting the transaction to a shareholder vote. The combination created a merchant commerce… Read More

September 18, 2026 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Portage, the fintech-focused investment platform within Sagard, has completed fundraising for its fourth venture vehicle, Portage Ventures IV, at roughly $600 million. The close, announced on September 16, 2026, arrives as the firm marks a decade of backing companies that are changing how financial services… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Danske Bank has rolled out a new wealth advisory offering that pairs its own investment specialists with BlackRock’s (NYSE: BLK) Aladdin Wealth technology. The service, branded Butterfly, went live for the bank’s private banking clients on 9 September 2026 and is described by the lender… Read More

September 13, 2026 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andreessen Horowitz has become one of the most recent backers of Flock Safety, the Atlanta-based company whose license-plate readers, cameras, drones and audio sensors now operate across thousands of US based communities. The firm led Flock’s 2021 Series D round and returned to lead a… Read More

August 31, 2026 @ 3:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IREN’s (NASDAQ: IREN) latest results marked a turning point in its transformation from bitcoin miner to AI cloud operator. They also left some shareholders uneasy. After the company outlined fiscal 2027 capital spending of $25 billion to $30 billion, Bernstein argued that the size of… Read More

August 22, 2026 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investor Stanley Druckenmiller has signaled a notable shift toward digital assets through recent disclosures from his Duquesne Family Office. Regulatory filings for the second quarter of 2026 reveal new stakes totaling approximately $87.8 million in two crypto-related companies: Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ: BTDR) and Hyperliquid… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 1:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bengaluru-based fintech company Navi has secured a $100 million investment from Dutch technology investor Prosus, marking the firm’s first raise of external institutional capital. The deal, announced on August 19, 2026, involves MIH Payments Holdings BV, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Prosus, and remains… Read More

August 16, 2026 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is reportedly engaging potential backers to help fund Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) initiative aimed at channeling hundreds of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence infrastructure. Sources familiar with the matter indicate the bank is leveraging its established relationship with the chipmaking giant to play… Read More

August 16, 2026 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashflows, a London-based fintech platform designed to help companies accept card and digital payments with ease, has revealed a strategic investment in Tap & Go. The Blackpool-based firm specializes in card payment technologies and merchant services. Details of the investment sum have not been made… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 10:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Fazeshift, an artificial intelligence platform focused on automating financial operations, has received backing from Amex Ventures, the corporate venture capital unit of American Express (NYSE: AXP). The investment, announced on August 11, 2026, will help the company broaden its technology beyond its core accounts… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Italy’s largest banking group, Intesa Sanpaolo (BIT: ISP), has executed a notable shift in its cryptocurrency-related exchange-traded fund portfolio during the second quarter of 2026. According to its latest quarterly disclosure submitted to US regulators, the institution substantially reduced its position in a major Bitcoin… Read More

July 26, 2026 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has partnered with Abu Dhabi-owned Mubadala Capital and infrastructure specialist KAIO to create a regulated digital token representing Mubadala’s evergreen private markets fund. The announcement, made on July 23, 2026, marks one of the clearest signals yet that major institutional players are embracing… Read More

July 17, 2026 @ 3:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com has secured a substantial $400 million strategic investment from Citadel Securities. Announced on July 16, 2026, the deal values the platform at $20 billion and represents its first major institutional funding round since its founding a decade ago. This partnership arrives at a pivotal… Read More

July 17, 2026 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

S&P Global has announced a strategic investment in SSImple, a fintech firm specializing in Standing Settlement Instructions (SSIs). The development, revealed on July 14, 2026, builds on an existing partnership and highlights the financial industry’s push toward greater efficiency, reduced risks, and smoother transitions to… Read More

July 15, 2026 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, a keu player in the stablecoins and broader AI / digital assets sectors, announced its leadership of a $7 million Series A funding round for Pact Labs. The round also included contributions from Blockchange Ventures and Lasagna. This strategic move positions Pact Labs as… Read More

July 8, 2026 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether has announced a $20 million investment in a growth financing round for Mercado Bitcoin, Latin America’s provider of on-chain financial services. The move is intended to accelerate the development of blockchain-based financial infrastructure across the LatAm region, with Brazil positioned as a key hub… Read More

July 7, 2026 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto venture firm Paradigm has headed a seed funding round for M1X Global, supporting the company’s ongoing efforts to further develop its platform for issuing and managing sovereign debt on blockchain networks. This investment highlights continued positive momentum in blending traditional government finance with distributed… Read More

July 4, 2026 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A research report indicates that the US private credit and middle-market sector wrapped up the second quarter of 2026 with notably subdued buyout and direct-lending activity. This, according to PitchBook’s update which also noted that while the overall deal flow remained light, a handful of… Read More

June 26, 2026 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital investment in quantum computing hit an all-time high in 2025, with $3.9 billion deployed across 125 deals worldwide. This marked the largest annual total on record and signaled a clear turning point for the sector. PitchBook states that the surge continued into early… Read More

June 25, 2026 @ 2:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance has introduced its first proprietary exchange-traded fund, marking a milestone as the first Swiss retail bank to launch its own multi-asset ETF. The PostFinance Global Portfolio ETF, developed in partnership with Xtrackers by DWS, began trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange on 23 June… Read More