N26 raises €110m and eyes US expansion
German mobile challenger bank will also consolidate its presence in Europe.
Investment & Funding
Top fintech stories this week – 16 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Fintech funding round-up: 15 March 2018
Featuring Mosaic Smart Data and YellowDog.
OCBC Bank to be “AI-first” with new AI unit
OCBC Bank will invest up to $10 million in its new AI lab, AI Lab@TOV, over three years.
Ant Financial invests $184.5m in Telenor Microfinance Bank
Ant Financial now owns a 45% stake in Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank (TNB).
Retail payments platform Pine Labs raises $82m
India’s largest digital retail payments platform Pine Labs raises $82 million in a funding round led by Actis.
European Commission unveils fintech action plan and crowdfunding rules
How to harness the opportunities presented by tech-driven innovation in financial services.
solarisBank in €56.6 million funding round
BBVA, Visa and ABN Amro are among the new investors in solarisBank.
Chetwood Financial lands £150m investment
Elliott Advisors will invest up £150 million in UK challenger bank Chetwood Financial.
Top fintech stories this week – 9 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Challenger bank Atom raises £149m
The latest funding round includes £85.4 million from Atom’s existing investor, BBVA.
Infographic: the incredible growth of fintech
Some facts and figures on the incredible growth of fintech in one nifty infographic.
Fintech funding round-up: 2 March 2018
Stars Blueprint Income, Wecash Technology and Everproof.
Top fintech stories this week – 2 March 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Fintech funding round-up: 28 February 2018
Features Babb, Payslip and a global reminder.
Hong Kong’s fintech scene gets budget boost
Financial services and fintech sectors get handy boost of $63.9m over next five years.
Global VC investment in fintech reaches record $27.4bn
Driven by surge in India, US and UK, Accenture analysis finds.
ANZ seeks innovation throne with Data Republic
Bank takes an equity stake in local start-up to boost its data innovation ambitions.
Oman’s Bank Muscat refreshes on TCS Bancs core system
System will be used for its fund and investment operations.
Fintech funding round-up: 27 February 2018
From the US to Brazil – stars Pagaya Investments, C2FO and RecargaPay.
NatWest unleashes four fintech accelerators
UK hub hullabaloo in Bristol, Edinburgh, London and Manchester.
BNP Paribas fires up new investment fund for start-ups
More help is on the way for the young guns of fintech and insurtech.
Fintech funding round-up: 21 February 2018
Stars Anyfin, CivilisedBank, Greenlight Financial Technology, Even Financial and Wealthsimple.
Fintech funding round-up: 20 February 2018
Features SETL, AND Global, LendMN and Augmentum Fintech.
Ireland – a land of fintech opportunity
Ireland’s future looks very promising in terms of fintech investment and for financial services more broadly.
Algorand nabs $4m for blockchain aiming to avoid Bitcoin’s flaws
Straight out of MIT – and reckons it can solve the problems dogging Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Lendtech Roostify lands $25m to disrupt mortgage industry
Roostify’s Series B funding round comes from new and existing investors.
Payfone gets $23m in funding from Synchrony Financial
New round takes digital identity authentication company’s total funding to $93.6 million.
Glossary: what’s what in fintech
What’s what in fintech? Here is a glossary of the most commonly used terms.
Global fintech funding goes over $31bn mark
Brings the total over the past three years to $122 billion.
Dwolla lands $12m in funding
The funds will be used to support Dwolla’s growing capital requirements and to expand its team.
Fintech funding round-up: 12 February 2018
Featuring YapStone, Stash, Moneyfellows and Lendingkart.
Davo launches two new apps for SME cash management
Welcome to Davo Sweep and Save, and Davo Savings Club.
Cardlytics first fintech firm to go public in 2018
Data driven marketing tech firm Cardlytics is now listed on Nasdaq.
Top fintech stories this week – 9 February 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Fintech funding round-up: 7 February 2018
Welcome to another wave of wondrous wealth. Features Autobooks, Finomial and Rebuildingsociety.
UK fintech in record VC investment
VC investment in the nation’s fintech firms was up 153% at $1.8 billion in 2017.
Personal Capital launches socially responsible investing
Clients can select a strategy with same pricing structure as the rest of its offerings.
Trunomi closes $3.5m round from CloudScale Capital
Consumer consent and data rights company collects some cash.
Fintech funding round-up: 5 February 2018
First one of February features Ohpen, Penta and Behalf.
