Black-owned First Boulevard bank secures $5m ahead of its official launch
Part of its goal with the new capital involves building out a Black business marketplace.
Investment, Asset & Fund Management
Finix closes $3m Black and Latinx investor-led SPV
“This is very personal for me as a founder of colour,” says Finix founder.
What did the GameStop saga expose about UK trading regulation?
FinTech Futures unpacks the FCA’s published response to trading restrictions on 29 January.
GameStop trader Deep F—ing Value, a licensed broker, sued for “fake persona”
The lawsuit accuses Gill of “deceitful and manipulative conduct”.
SoLo Funds snaps up $10m Series A for P2P lending
SoLo brought in $12m, which includes a $2.8m seed round and a series of convertible notes.
ICYMI funding round-up: Trade Ledger, Mesh, Safepay, Globacap & more
We round up some of the funding rounds that may have slipped you by.
Fintech funding deals globally 1-7 February 2021
Featuring Stash, Built, LeaseLock, Valon Mortgage, and Metromile.
US investor Stash lands $125m Series G ten months after last round
Stash’s last valuation sits at around $812 million.
Cross-border payments fintech Payoneer to IPO with $3.3bn Spac merger
Payoneer is reportedly profitable and expects to pull in $432 million in revenues this year.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 3 | Israel’s mobile lending tech scene
Featuring Shlomi Turgeman, founder and CEO of BTB Israel.
Fintech funding deals globally 25-31 January 2021
Featuring Robinhood, Nubank, Melio Payments, Albert and Rhino.
Online brokers halt GameStop trades as SEC investigates
The SEC is “actively monitoring” the “ongoing market volatility”.
Stripe leads big investment in one-click checkout fintech Fast
Two-year-old Fast has enjoyed exponential growth in the last year.
Affirm IPO sees shares surge 98%
Affirm managed to halve its losses by June 2020.
What the Fintech? Season one | Fintech Jail
Here’s a list of all the buzzwords in our What the Fintech podcast game, “Fintech Jail”.
Independent broker-dealers: keep reps and build on fund-family partnerships
Let’s get the lay of the land with a quick industry-evolution review and where it’s left IBDs.
SoftBank aims to raise $525m with Spac IPO
Goldman Sachs Group and Citigroup are managing the deal.
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.
Innovations – moonshot thinking and the art of walking the Earth
In wealth management, innovations need challengers, ambitious goals… and patience.
White paper: Analysis of impact and application of advanced analytics in asset management
Unleashing advanced analytics – how asset management firms can take advantage.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 hosted online by Tom Ward
Join comedian Tom Ward for the 2020 Banking Tech Awards. Broadcast online on 10 Dec, 3:30pm GMT and is free to attend.
Banking Technology November 2020 issue out now
Without limits: The Barclays accelerator races ahead
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.
TreeCard raises $1m from Ecosia ahead of 2021 launch
TreeCard, set to launch next year, is made of sustainable cherry tree wood.
Bank of America teams up with Black-owned Unity bank
BoA has acquired approximately 5% of the bank’s common equity.
Banking Technology October 2020 issue out now
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.
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.
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
Tipping point: Google vs Oracle showdown.
What the Fintech? Episode 13 | Commerce in the wake of COVID-19
Travis Skelly tells FinTech Futures all about how Citi Ventures evaluates ecommerce companies.
Report: The total economic impact of Appway Onboarding for wealth management
Increased revenues and improved efficiency for internationally operating wealth management firms and private banks.
The great asset servicing cloud migration and its implications
Cloud migration requires a considerable initial spend and some are simply not yet ready to commit.
Nasdaq proposes IPO alternative to raise funds
Nasdaq’s proposal to the SEC pushes for alternative routes to the public markets.
