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Investments in Scottish Businesses Hits £85M+ in Q2 2024

Latest figures have revealed Scottish businesses remain attractive to investors as 23 firms shared funding worth over £85 million in the second quarter of 2024. The latest KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report has showed “that companies from across the region – including Edinburgh, Stirling,… Read More

European Investment Platform Bondora Shares Latest Financial Update, Firm Remains Profitable

The Bondora Group has shared their comprehensive 2023 Financial Results. They are pleased to report Bondora Group’s 2023 financial results, “with the greatest highlight being their seventh consecutive year of profitability.” Last year was a prosperous chapter in their financial journey, showcasing “what’s possible when… Read More

Franklin Templeton Introduces Tokenized Money Market Fund BENJI on Avalanche Network

Franklin Templeton, a global investment firm with $1.6T in assets under management, has expanded its L1 blockchain footprint by extending the availability of its first-of-its-kind on-chain money market fund to the Avalanche network. The Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (FOBXX or the Fund) was… Read More

State Street Announces Agreement with Taurus to Power Digital Assets for Institutional Investors

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) and Taurus SA, a global firm focused on digital asset infrastructure, has announced a strategic agreement seeking to deliver digital assets capabilities for State Street Bank and Trust Company clients. The agreement will further enhance State Street Digital Asset Solutions,… Read More

Binance Labs Invests in Sahara AI, a Decentralized Blockchain Platform for Open and “Equitable” AI

Binance Labs, the incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Sahara AI, a decentralized AI blockchain platform built for open and equitable AI. Sahara AI is building a collaborative AI economy “that prioritizes the sovereignty and provenance of AI, ensuring security, equity, and accessibility for… Read More

HeavyFinance Reports Allocating €1.33M Across 52 Agricultural Projects via its Platform in Past Month

HeavyFinance has shared its latest platform performance review. HeavyFinance has shared key highlights from the summer and July. The team notes that this period has proved to be a dynamic month for their investor community “with €1.33M allocated across 52 agricultural projects on the HeavyFinance… Read More

KeyCorp Receives Strategic Minority Investment from Scotiabank

KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) announced it has reached an agreement under which The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) will make a strategic minority investment in KeyCorp of approximately $2.8 billion, representing “approximately 14.9% pro forma common stock ownership, for a fixed price of $17.17 per… Read More

Tencent to Reportedly Cash In its Stake in UK Neobank Tide as Part of Pull Back from Global Investments Strategy

Chinese tech giant Tencent has reportedly decided to cash in its stake in UK neobank Tide as part of an overall retreat from its global investments strategy. Tencent has reportedly offloaded its shares to an unidentified buyer or group of buyers. Tencent, known for its… Read More

VC Investors in Ireland Reportedly Focused on AI and Fintech in Q2 2024, Raised $237.5M Across 24 Deals

Ireland sees venture capital (VC) investment pick up in Q2’24 and saw 24 deals raising $237.5 million an increase of nearly two fifths (38 percent) compared to $172.5 million across 33 deals for the same period last year. VC investors showed increasing willingness “to make… Read More

AI Investment Is Surging with Senior Professionals Reportedly Seeing More Positive ROI

First AI Pulse Survey shared by EY reveals that the number of senior leaders investing $10 million or more is set to nearly double, but many are failing to also invest in necessary infrastructure, jeopardizing AI’s impact. After more than a year of hype around… Read More

Binance Labs Announces Investment in aPriori, a Project Focused on Miner Extractable Value-powered Liquid Staking Solutions

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in aPriori, a project focused on Miner Extractable Value (MEV)-powered liquid staking solutions on Monad, a high-performance Ethereum-compatible L1 smart contract platform. aPriori’s mission is to “decentralize Monad’s network and enhance the user… Read More

UK Businesses May Access Lightyear’s Business Accounts and Benefit from Cash Interest and Investments

Businesses in the UK can access Lightyear’s new business accounts and start putting their money to work through cash interest and investments on the platform. This comes as the neobroker releases analysis “on new Bank of England data highlighting the increase in the total amount… Read More

Superstate Introduces Crypto Carry Fund (USCC), a New Investment Offering for Institutional Clients

At Superstate, they reportedly develop sophisticated investment solutions for institutional investors, aligning with their mission to modernize the investing landscape. By leveraging blockchain technology’s speed, programmability, and compliance advantages, Superstate reportedly create tokenized products “that meet the evolving demands of the financial sector.” Superstate has… Read More

UK Private Equity Investment Cools in H1 2024, Rebound Expected in Second Half – Report

Mid-market private equity investment activity in the UK declined by 11% in the first half of 2024, as challenging macroeconomic conditions persisted, according to KPMG UK’s latest mid-market Private Equity analysis. The firm’s most recent M&A research study revealed “that 321 mid-market transactions were completed… Read More

HeavyFinance Reports €1.16M Allocated Across 36 Agricultural Projects via Platform in June 2024

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HeavyFinance recently shared its latest platform performance review. HeavyFinance reveals in its comprehensive update that June proved to be “a dynamic month for their investor community, with €1.16M allocated across 36 agricultural projects on the HeavyFinance platform.” By the close of June 2024, the total… Read More

Alpaca Introduces Instant Funding for Broker API, a Payments Feature Providing Buying Power to Streamline Trading

One of the key metrics for consumer investment apps is reducing the time to trade once an account is opened, according to an update from Alpaca. However, slow funding can be “a big friction for this engagement,” Alpaca noted in a blog post. To provide… Read More

Mintos Risk Score Updates Announced, Platform Shares Investment Strategies

The latest Mintos Risk Score updates based on developments and data from the first quarter of 2024 are now live on Mintos. Mintos has shared the general summary of the most recent quarterly changes. This quarter, Mintos says that it “saw 5 increases in the… Read More

Global Fintech Ecosystem Secures Nearly $16 Billion in Capital During H1 2024, UK Tops All Other EU Countries Combined – Report

Data generated by Pitchbook and posted by Innovate Finance, a UK-based group that supports the Fintech community, highlights global Fintech funding trends in the first half of 2024. The data includes both equity and debt funding raises. Fintech has been a significant success story “for… Read More

Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky Now Focused on Quantitative Investment Initiative for Early-Stage Firms

Nik Storonsky, the CEO of Revolut, has spent the last ten years focused on disrupting the traditional banking / financial services sector with various innovations. The Fintech billionaire and ex- Lehman Brothers trader is now looking to enhance the existing venture capital space. Storonsky has… Read More

Miguel Buffara, Lead Financial Engineer at RACE, Explains How RWA Tokenization Is Improving Investments for HNWIs

Miguel Buffara, Lead Financial Engineer at RACE, recently commented on how RWA tokenization is enhancing investment processes for HNWIs. Miguel Buffara from RACE explained that it could be beneficial to tokenize real-world assets for various use-cases. Buffara also shared details about RACE and the impact… Read More

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