Swiss digital private bank startup Alpian scores license and funding
Alpian, incubated by Swiss banking group Reyl Intesa Sanpaolo, has obtained its Finma banking license, paving the way for it...
Spiros Margaris and CFP launch active fintech value investment product
Swiss-born Margaris is the founder of Margaris Ventures, a venture capital fund with investments in the likes of stcpay, wefox...
YES Bank to raise $1.1 billion in 10% private equity sale
YES Bank is a leader in India’s digital payments space, and the raise will be allocated toward meeting the bank’s...
Binance launches $500 million Web3 venture fund
The fund, which will be led by Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation of Binance, is supported by global...
Former Chaps CEO Tim Fitzpatrick takes on Synch Payments chairmanship
Synch is building a money-transfer app, called Yippay, on behalf of AIB, Bank of Ireland, and Permanent TSB.The project, which...
A time for reflection
A familiar feature on the bank notes and coinage in the UK and many Commonwealth countries for over seventy years,...
Freetrade launches crowdfunding campaign
Several months ago, Freetrade signed term sheets with new investors to raise money at a £700 million valuation, according to...
FedNow real-time payments service to launch next summer
The Fed is targeting a production rollout of the service for between May and July, finally bringing to conclusion a...
RBCx and RBC Ventures merge
Under the RBCx brand, the combined entity will work to support Canada’s tech firms and entrepreneurs in four areas: banking...
Hong Kong to lay the foundations for e-HKD
As part of its 'Fintech 2025' strategy to future-proof Hong Kong in terms of CBDC readiness, the HKMA has examined...
