10x Future Technologies eyes $100m in Series C round
Its founder has hired financial advisory group, Lazard, to oversee its funding round in 2021.
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SoftBank aims to raise $525m with Spac IPO
Goldman Sachs Group and Citigroup are managing the deal.
Mastercard makes undisclosed investment in Form3
The additional undisclosed funding follows its $33 million raised in August this year.
UK fintech GoCardless raises $95m funding
The Series F round was led by Bain Capital Ventures and brings the total raised to-date to $240m.
Unit raises Series A funding to offer banking intergration
The start-up has raised a total of $18.6 million to-date.
Former JP Morgan execs launch wealthtech Vestrata with $4m
Vestrata has already signed up a number of investment managers and solution partners.
Top 10 Women in Fintech Power List 2020
We bring you a shortlist of ten women in – or investing in – fintech.
AnaCap announces acquisition of Novia Financial
The deal is AnaCap’s third foray into the UK investment space since 2019.
Innovations – moonshot thinking and the art of walking the Earth
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White paper: Analysis of impact and application of advanced analytics in asset management
Unleashing advanced analytics – how asset management firms can take advantage.
Credit Suisse announces António Horta-Osório as new chairman
The outgoing Lloyds executive will join the Swiss bank in April.
Central Bank of Sri Lanka picks SimCorp Dimension for reserve management
CBSL selected SimCorp as part of an ongoing revamp.
ABN Amro plans 2,800 cuts to investment banking and overseas divisions
Dutch lender rolls back operations to focus on home markets.
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Investing as magic discovered
A new investment app that aims to truly change the way you are used to thinking of things.
TransferGo secures £4m from Silicon Valley Bank
The pre-Series C investment funds will be used to develop and expand its RTP platform.
FNZ acquires investment solution vendor Silica from Ninety One
Silica claims to service more than 1.3 million investor accounts.
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Without limits: The Barclays accelerator races ahead
BBVA taps Amazon and Bloomberg for cloud-based equities platform
Spanish giant launches “BBVA C-fit” for its corporate banking division.
TradingView makes UK switch as COVID-19 boosts global users
TradingView has landed six funding rounds totalling $40.8 million.
Engage, empower and advance: Black voices in venture capital
Co-founder of BLCK VC and Storm Ventures associate, Frederik Groce, is on a mission.
PrimaryBid lands $50m from LSE, Draper Esprit & ABN AMRO
It adds to PrimaryBid’s $8.6 million Series A last year.
TreeCard raises $1m from Ecosia ahead of 2021 launch
TreeCard, set to launch next year, is made of sustainable cherry tree wood.
Swiss investment challenger FlowBank picks Temenos Transact
Temenos is set to deliver its system on a SaaS basis.
Chinese lender Lufax set for US IPO despite Trump’s delisting plans
The IPO could raise between $2 billion and $3 billion.
Bank of America teams up with Black-owned Unity bank
BoA has acquired approximately 5% of the bank’s common equity.
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Educate, advocate, invest: It’s not enough for companies to pay lip service.
JP Morgan Asset Management signs Morgan Money deal with SAP
SAP to deploy Morgan Money on its client-facing delivery platform.
Private banking challenger Letter set to land in California
The start-up is spearheaded by GoDaddy engineer Drew Wilson.
Finom raises €10m in pre-Series A investment to expand in Europe
Netherlands-based challenger aims to launch in France and Germany in 2020.
Competition concerns over fintech acquisitions
The CMA’s concern with mergers and acquisitions is to do with the potential impact on UK customers.
Allica Bank plans £100m funding round after £26m injection
UK challenger plans for future growth and acquisitions.
FCA calls for input on retail investment sector “not working as it should”
UK regulator wants input on how better to regulate the sector.
Klarna raises $650m funding at $10.6bn valuation
It has doubled its value which was previously set at $5.5 billion just over a year ago.
Ex-N26 employee lands $1.8m to launch ETF-linked checking account
“This is an everyday account, we don’t want you to risk your money,” says CEO.
Santander spins out Innoventures successor Mouro Capital with $400m
The bank has doubled its investment into its VC arm.
Mawer Investment Management picks SimCorp Dimension
The Canadian firm plans a front-to-back revamp.
Caceis signs up with FIS to deploy new payment hub
The asset servicing firm aims for cross-border payments compliance.
Buffet sells another $2.5bn in Wells Fargo shares
The 136 million shares Berkshire owns are worth less than $3.3bn.
Banking Technology September 2020 issue out now
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