FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 22 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Anthemis
BNP Paribas invests in fintech-focused VC firm Anthemis
BNP Paribas’ head of global markets Olivier Otsy says Anthemis has a “strong track record” in fintech investments.
BBVA joins $1.3m round for UK gig economy start-up Wollit
It’s one of the first to evolve out of BBVA’s ‘Venture Creation Partnership’ with Anthemis.
BBVA and Anthemis create hub to nurture next gen start-ups
BBVA and Anthemis Group to build a venture creation studio in London.
Baloise to invest $50m in insurance and risk management tech start-ups
Switzerland-based insurance provider Baloise Group has forged an investment partnership with Anthemis Group, a digital financial services investment and advisory firm. Together, they will curate European and American tech start-ups developing insurance (insurtech) and risk management solutions, with a mandate is to invest CHF 50 million ($50 million).
Nurturing innovation
Recently appointed president of investment and advisory firm Anthemis Amy Nauiokas talks about her plans to reinvent the world of financial services.
Investment network eToro migrates to hybrid cloud
Online social investment network eToro has moved its core IT infrastructure onto a hybrid cloud system. The platform will allow it to maintain sensitive applications in a private cloud while using a public cloud for others.
