Fintech funding deals globally 24 January – 30 January 2022
Featuring Fireblocks, FTX US, Creditas, Esusu and CoinTracker.
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Video: fintech news pick of the week – UBS, Katana Labs and Walmart
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
Zafin acquires fellow Canadian fintech Fincad
Together, Zafin and Fincad will become “one of Canada’s largest B2B fintech companies”.
Crypto asset software and data provider Lukka lands $110m in Series E
New York-based Lukka is now valued at $1.3 billion.
ING spin-out fintech Katana Labs shuts down
“I regret to announce that Katana Labs will cease to operate as of January 31, 2022,” founder says.
Crypto IRA software platform iTrustCapital secures $125m in growth equity
The growth equity investment round values the company at more than $1.3bn.
White paper: Accelerate! Digital transformation in wealth management
A fresh insight into how financial institutions adopt new strategies, brought to you by Celent.
ICYMI funding round-up: BillEase, Cake, Gr4vy, Finmap, Shield, & Skilling
Don’t let funding announcements slip you by in this fast-paced industry!
Banking Tech Awards 2021 Winners Supplement out now
Projects, products, services and teams that showcased genuine innovation and had a tangible impact.
Fintech funding deals globally 10 January – 16 January 2022
Featuring Checkout, Qonto, CAIS, Qraft Technologies and SEBA Bank.
Alternative investment platform CAIS hits unicorn status with $225m funding
CAIS describes itself as “the first truly open marketplace for alternative investments”.
Alternative retirement investment platform Alto raises $40m in Series B
The firm claims more than 15,000 IRA investors with a billion dollars of assets under custody.
Credit Suisse poaches Goldman Sachs’ Joanne Hannaford to lead technology & operations
Hannaford spent 25 years at Goldman Sachs in London and New York.
What the FinTech? Podcast | Season Two’s Jailed Buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
Embedded finance platform Ant Money raises $20m, acquires savings app Blast
Acquisition of Blast boosts the number of apps under the Ant Money umbrella.
Rocket Companies to acquire personal finance app Truebill for $1.275bn
Truebill claims 2.5 million members and has doubled its user base in the last year.
Banking Technology Dec 2021/Jan 2022 issue out now
Cover story: THE GRETA GOOD – How the finance sector can help save the planet.
Fintech funding deals globally 6 December – 12 December 2021
Featuring Monzo, Tipalti, Mambu, Tradeshift and Pleo.
ICYMI funding round-up: Trolley, TSLC, and Freetrade
With the ever fast-paced nature of the fintech world, it’s easy to let announcements slip by from time to time.
Digital wealth manager Wealthsimple exits UK
All eligible accounts will be transferred to Moneyfarm in January.
Wealthtech FNZ acquires client onboarding tech vendor Appway
Hanspeter Wolf, CEO and founder of Appway, will become FNZ’s CTO.
Republic to buy Seedrs to create global private investment player
The $100 million deal brings together the US and UK-based partners.
ICYMI funding round-up: Bunq, Qapita, GajiGesa, Knowledge Bank, Anchor, Goalsetter, & Lamaa
In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) funding round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news.
FinTech Futures Reports Calendar 2022
Position your brand as a thought leader and a trusted industry expert. Throughout the year FinTech Futures’ experienced editorial team publishes a series of comprehensive reports, providing an independent expert view on the industry, including analysis of key topics and in-depth insight into future trends. Designed to address research objectives across the banking and fintech […]
ICYMI funding round-up: Pomelo Pay, Nudge, Recordent, fintus, EarlyBird, WLTH, and Basiq
In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) funding round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news.
Family savings fintech UNest raises $26m in Series B round
Company is one of the few US fintechs with a female founder to gain investor funding to date.
Fintech funding deals globally 15 November – 21 November 2021
Featuring Gemini, Upgrade, CloudWalk, EasyHealth and Airwallex.
Wealth infrastructure API platform Atomic raises $25m Series A funding
The San Francisco-based company will add scale and headcount with funding round.
What the FinTech? | S.2 Episode 23 | An alternative approach to data
Marina Goche, chief executive officer at Sentifi, joins us on this week’s episode of the What the FinTech? podcast.
Athlete-focused financial wellness app Scout launches in US
Scout aims to connect users with “the world’s top athletes and business minds”.
Wealthtech TIFIN lands $47m in Series C funding
The fintech believes data and technology can deliver “better wealth outcomes for individuals”.
Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 – call for judges
An unrivalled opportunity to be on the forefront of fintech and banking tech innovation and gain exclusive insights.
SoFi partners Pagaya to boost access to financial services
SoFi plans to extend its credit lending services to a broader audience.
Webinar: Reimagining the customer experience in wealth management
Celent and OneSpan give a closer look at the digitisation trends shaping the wealth management industry.
The importance of democratising online trading
The growing number of new traders is a reminder that online trading cannot remain exclusive to an elite group.
Fintech funding deals globally 4 October – 10 October 2021
Featuring Devoted Health, CoinSwitch, Ajaib, Sky Mavis and Masterworks.
Daily News at Sibos 2021
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Digital transformation in asset management – obstacles for fund administrators
Fund administrators are struggling to keep pace with digitalisation thanks to some notable obstacles.
Robo-advisor Betterment achieves unicorn status with $160m capital injection
The funding was drawn from a Series F round and $100m credit facility.
Banking Technology October 2021 issue out now
Cover story: multi-tusking – how do you eat an elephant?
