Banking Technology June 2018 issue out now
A sublime eternal tune to the rhythms of fintech.
Investment & Funding
Paytech firm Marqeta raises $45m from Iconiq Capital and Goldman Sachs
Bringing Marqeta’s total funding to $116 million.
UniCredit invests €3.1m in Meniga
The biggest personal finance management (PFM) deal in Europe to date.
Free financial advice service Multiply secures £1.75m investment
Multiply is ready to take off spurred by £1.75m investment.
US mobile banking challenger Chime raises $70m
It also reached over one million bank accounts this month.
Orange and Google looking to fund fintech start-ups
Interested in IoT, cybersecurity, cloud and AI in EMEA.
Top fintech stories this week – 1 June 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
CLS invests in blockchain software firm R3
Market infrastructure group provides financial support.
UK challenger bank Starling seeks £80m funding
Also ends its partnership with TransferWise.
Signifyd lands $100m in Series D funding
E-commerce fraud protection provider Signifyd has more than doubled its financing total.
Goldman Sachs heads $250m funding round in Tradeshift
Firm says its valuation now stands at $1.1 billion.
Digital bank Lidya lands $6.9m funding
The latest round brings the bank’s total funding to $8.2 million.
RPA specialist WorkFusion raises more funding
WorkFusion’s aggregate funding now exceeds $120 million.
Digital money transfer service Azimo raises $20m in funding
Round led by Rakuten Capital.
Allianz leads £40m funding round in Moneyfarm
Takes UK digital wealth manager’s capital to £60m.
China surging in payments technology: lessons for the West
What has driven the explosive growth of Asian paytech from giants such as Ant Financial and Tencent? And what’s next?
BondIT raises $4m in new funding
BondIt’s Series B round led by major investor Fosun Group.
Wealthtech firm WeInvest raises $12.3m, Schroders among investors
The financing comes from angel investors and Schroders.
Tango Card rewarded with $35m funding
Digital Rewards-as-a-Service platform does a merry dance.
US insurtech start-up Bestow raises $15m
Brings Dallas-based firm’s total financing to more than $18 million.
Barclays escapes fraud charges over Qatar capital raising
But UK’s Serious Fraud Office is “likely to seek to re-instate these charges”.
Tax compliance firm Avalara files for IPO
Tax compliance specialist Avalara has big plans.
Fintech funding round-up: 18 May 2018
Stars LendingPoint, Open and The Disruption House.
DBS jumps on Carousell for mobile payments ride
Invests in classifieds marketplace’s latest fund raising round.
Circle raises $110m and creates dollar-pegged cryptocurrency coin
Each token backed by reserves of US dollars.
Y2X wants to do Moore for blockchain investment
Plans to raise $200 million through global token offering.
African payments firm Cellulant raises $47.5m
Helped by The Rise Fund – marking its debut on the continent.
Crowdfunding platform OurCrowd surpasses $1bn AUM
Equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has reached a major milestone.
Jeneration game for fintech with new $800m fund
All right, my loves? Bonus news from Hong Kong-based investor.
Trading app Robinhood feeling merry with $363m funding
Series D round puts its valuation at $5.6 billion.
Blockchain Valley Ventures begins its adventures
Swiss accelerator launches offering advice and venture capital.
Mortgage maven Trussle gets Goldman Sachs backing
Goldman Sachs among investors and part of £13.6m Series B funding.
Australian start-up Athena readies to launch lending wisdom
Ex-NAB bankers looking to nab lendtech market.
Insurtech Betterview feeling better with Nationwide investment
Nationwide in the US. Not the UK one.
Crypto-investing 101: advice for beginners
Ten tips to help you avoid common pitfalls when investing in cryptocurrencies.
New holding company Syncapay looks for paytech acquisitions
Syncapay’s vision is to build a powerhouse portfolio of disruptor payment solutions.
Top fintech stories this week – 4 May 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Trusted Key raises $3m for passwordless authentication
Trusted Key’s total funding now stands at $4.1 million.
Student Loan Genius lands $4.7m new funding
11 investors participated in the funding round.
Quovo lands funding to expand to Canada
The new investment takes Quovo’s total funding to $20 million.
