startups
Wise’s Taavet Hinrikus launches €250m fund for tech founders
Plural will lead early-stage rounds between €1 and €10 million, focused on acting as a more workable investor for new...
Blackfridge launches GBP stablecoin
Operating under the ticker GBPT, and available for trading on Gate.io, Bittrex Global and Uniswap, poundtoken is backed 1:1 against...
Fintech advisor Royal Park Partners bucks trend with industry-beating growth
In the second quarter, global fintech funding was down 39% from its 2021 peak as the sector felt the consequences...
Nationwide invests in rent-to-own fintech Kettel Homes
The size of the investment has not been disclosed but Nationwide - which is Britain's biggest building society - has...
CCAF reports on fintech industry’s resilience and rapid growth during Covid-19
The study included data from 1,448 fintech platforms operating in 192 areas worldwide, reporting that the fintech industry displayed growth...
OpenFin secures investment from ING Ventures
The investment is earmarked to broaden OpenFin’s reach across financial services, and expedite their OS expansion in the industry. The...
Santander to hold awards ceremony in metaverse
The Spanish bank is making its début in Decentraland on 14 July when it will name the six challenge winners....
Credix raises $11.25m for decentralised credit marketplace
Credix has built a platform that matches the likes of hedge funds and alternative asset managers with credit fintechs and...
Digital bank Grasshopper raises $30.4m
Patriot Financial Partners, Endeavour Capital Advisors, FJ Capital Management, Carpenter & Company, and GCP Capital Partners joined the round, which...
Griffin launches API-first BaaS platform Verify
The API-based product automates biometric verification, sanctions, media screenings, and fraud, combining compliance and user experience into one single platform....
