Blockchain firm ConsenSys lands $450m Series D funding
Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Microsoft all contributed to the latest funding round.
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Unbanked goes crowdfunding to build global bank on blockchain
Unbanked has attracted nearly $1.5 million from 1,500+ investors so far. The round closes on 26 April.
Trading Technologies acquires start-up RCM-X
RCM-X is a technology provider of algorithmic execution strategies and quantitative trading products.
Rutter raises $27m in Series A to become “Plaid of commerce”
Rutter’s $27 million Series A funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Cybersecurity firm Axonius valued at $2.6bn following $200m Series E
Founded in 2017, Axonius has now raised a total of $395 million to date.
Marlette secures $225m Series E to grow Best Egg financial platform
The round was led by the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).
US fintech Acorns lands $300m investment to boost growth
The funding comes after the fintech abandoned its planned IPO in January.
Fintech app Curve launches in US, loses COO
Curve launched in 2018 and has already spread to 31 markets across the globe.
US banking technology provider Bankjoy hires André Jones as VP of operations
Jones brings 17 years worth of management experience to the Detroit-based firm.
Growth financing platform Capchase raises $80m Series B funding
Capchase CEO says funding businesses “is not a one-size-fits-all approach anymore”.
US fintechs Selfbook and Stellar raise funds
New York-based Selfbook landed $15 million, while Austin-based Stellar raised $7 million.
Zeta partners Mastercard to shake up credit card issuance
The payments giant has also invested $30 million, alongside other investors, into Zeta.
Oklahoma’s First National Bank & Trust taps CSI for core banking upgrade
The bank will deploy CSI’s NuPoint core banking platform.
Wolters Kluwer acquires International Document Services in $70m deal
IDS is expected to generate revenues worth approximately $15 million in 2022.
US payroll platform Branch closes $75m Series C round
Branch claims its workforce payments platform revenue grew by more than 700% over the last year.
Property lender Better.com lays off more than 3,000 staff in fresh cuts
The announcement was made by the company’s interim president Kevin Ryan via an e-mail to affected staff.
US paytech Stax hits $1bn valuation with $245m funding round
Stax has grown 500% in the past three years and processed more than $23 billion in payments.
FX platform Currencies Direct receives £140m investment
The deal is expected to close by the end of Q1 2022.
Core banking tech vendor for credit unions FLEX gains 13 new users
FLEX is a credit union core system processor based in Utah, US.
Enterprise tech provider NCR buys open banking IP from UK fintech Spoke
NCR says the deal will accelerate its push into open and international digital banking.
Funding pours into rapidly growing climate fintech scene across Europe and US
Climate fintech start-ups raised $1.2 billion in 2021, according to figures from CommerzVentures.
Payoneer taps cybersecurity firm ThetaRay for AI-powered transaction monitoring
Payoneer will deploy ThetaRay’s Sonar solution from Q2 2022.
A new world: Mission Lane on helping the underbanked build credit
FinTech Futures discusses financial inclusion in the US with Mission Lane CEO Shane Holdaway.
Aussie BNPL firm Zip confirms Sezzle acquisition
The deal values Sezzle at approximately $360 million (AUD 491 million).
Payroll API fintech Atomic secures $40m Series B funding
Atomic wants customers to be able to invest, save and accrue wealth by “unlocking the power of their paychecks”.
US fintechs Growfin and PTO Exchange secure seed funding
US-based start-ups Growfin and PTO Exchange raise $1.4 million and $5.4 million, respectively.
Boku offloads ID verification division to focus on mobile payments
Boku CEO says the sale will allow the firm “to focus on developing our mobile payments solutions”.
Shift4 to acquire cross-border payments provider Finaro in $575m deal
The company also confirmed the acquisition of cryptocurrency fundraising platform The Giving Block.
Digital business bank Grasshopper relaunches with focus on supporting SMEs
The bank has brought in a new leadership team and implemented a new technology strategy.
Canada’s TD Bank snaps up First Horizon for $13.4bn in US expansion push
The combined entity will become a top six US bank, serving 10.7 million customers across 22 states.
Banking challenger and investing platform Finch set to launch in US
Finch boosts users’ credit score by reporting spending to US credit bureaus Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
BNY Mellon first GSIB to integrate Chainalysis crypto compliance software
BNY Mellon is building a multi-asset digital custody and admin platform for traditional and digital assets.
U.S. Bank partners Microsoft for cloud banking tech upgrade
Microsoft says financial services organisations need to become more digital to meet customer demands.
Squirro signs European Central Bank, buys open.exchange, raises $4m
Zurich-based Squirro has raised $4m in equity funding from capital investment firm BuildGroup.
TreviPay acquires fellow B2B paytech Baton Financial Services
Start-up Baton “has built a unique, innovative B2B invoice payments network”, TreviPay says.
UK fintech start-up Weavr secures $40m Series A round; targets US launch
CEO Alex Mifsud says Weavr shortens the time it takes to launch embedded finance solutions.
Digital ID verification start-up OCR Labs expands to North America with $30m funding
OCR Labs has raised $46 million through its combined Series A and B.
Chat commerce platform Clickatell raises $91m Series C to boost expansion plans
Clickatell says chat is the largest digital platform in the world, with 7.7 billion users.
London Stock Exchange acquires trading tech TORA for $325m
Founded in 2004, California-based TORA offers cloud-based trading technology solutions.
Beyond Identity raises $100m to replace passwords with invisible, un-phishable MFA
Beyond Identity’s total funding to date reaches $205m and propels its valuation to $1.1bn.
