FinTech Founders Video: start-up journey reflections and key advice for aspiring founders
Four fintech founders reflect on their start-up journeys and give their key takeaways for aspiring entrepreneurs.
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FinTech Founders Video: taking a start-up idea from inception to reality
Four founders explain how they made their fintech start-up ideas a reality.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ekko, Layer, MNZL, Panax and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Founders Video: essential traits for a successful founding team
Four fintech founders discuss the essential traits that can help founding teams fly.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 8 | The evolution of the UK’s crypto landscape
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Bivu Das, UK Managing Director at Kraken.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fundcraft, Volta, Swypex, SAVR and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Securitize secures $47m funding round led by BlackRock
The investment adds to the $48 million raised during Securitize’s Series B funding round in 2021.
White paper: Redefining banking for the digital future
Learn how to harness digital-first, on-demand banking to increase bottom lines.
Finalists announced for PayTech Awards 2024
We are delighted to share with you the shortlist for FinTech Futures’ PayTech Awards 2024.
Stripe to go live with USDC stablecoin payments this summer
The service will enable customers to transact USDC stablecoins via Solana, Ethereum and Polygon.
Wealthtech Midas raises $45m Series A to launch new products
The funds will enable Midas to introduce mutual funds, savings accounts and crypto trading.
Digital asset neobank Keytom launches in the UAE
Keytom says it aims to help customers better manage their digital assets “in one convenient location”.
Germany’s Landesbank Baden-Württemberg taps Bitpanda to offer crypto custody services
LBBW will launch a pilot for its crypto custody services in the second half of 2024.
Ripple set to launch USD-backed stablecoin this year
The offering will make its debut initially on the XRPL and Ethereum blockchains with ERC20 token standards.
Video: FinovateEurope 2024 – What’s hot and what’s not in fintech
We ask three industry professionals what’s hot and what’s not in the fintech sector this year.
Video: Decoding the digital euro
Ville Sointu of Nordea discusses how a potential digital euro could impact the financial services sector.
France’s Request Finance acquires crypto accounting fintech Consola Finance
The purchase is set to bolster Request Finance’s platform with crypto-specific accounting functions.
UAE start-up Dunes Financial acquires Be Mobile Africa’s tech assets
Be Mobile Africa’s CEO says the “sale of non-financial assets injects vital financial resources” into the firm.
Blockchain intelligence start-up Crystal hires Navin Gupta as new CEO
Gupta succeeds Marina Khaustova in the role, who will now shift to the position of COO.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fordefi, Mia Share, Kema, Coba and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
RockWallet bags former Wyre users after acquiring the firm’s full customer base
The companies have not disclosed the amount paid for Wyre’s customer base.
Ripple acquires Standard Custody & Trust Company to strengthen regulatory licences
Ripple has recently announced custody partnerships with HSBC, BBVA and Zodia Custody.
Vast Bank exits cryptocurrency market, closes crypto banking mobile app
The bank disabled and removed the Vast Crypto Mobile Banking app from app stores on 31 January.
Swiss crypto neobank Sygnum lands $40m growth investment
Sygnum says it will use the capital to expand into new markets and further develop its product suite.
Cartoon: Thawing
A new cartoon illustrating how hopes of the end of the crypto winter are starting to become real.
Digital asset firm HashKey bags $100m Series A funding at unicorn valuation
The latest round saw participation from both new and existing investors, HashKey says, without divulging names.
Circle gears up for second attempt at IPO with new SEC filing
The stablecoin company has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the US regulator.
Cartoon: Pyrrhic victory
A new cartoon illustrating what’s next for Bitcoin following the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US.
UK fintech funding fell 63% in 2023, new Tracxn report finds
It is the second year fintech funding has fallen in the UK, down 70% on 2021 figures.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 5 January 2024
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week, featuring HSBC, Monese, Circle and more.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season four’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 23 | 2023 in review
In the final podcast episode of 2023, we’re joined by banking tech veteran Dharmesh Mistry.
DTCC completes acquisition of Securrency, rebrands business as DTCC Digital Assets
DTCC initially announced that it had signed an agreement to buy the firm back in October.
Germany’s Scalable Capital secures $65m in Series E extension
The raise follows on from the company’s $180 million Series E round in June 2021.
German wealthtech Trade Republic lands full EU banking licence from the ECB
The new licence means the firm can now offer essential banking services such as deposits and lending.
Latvian embedded cryptocurrency trading platform Primex goes live
The platform seeks to “cut through crypto trading complexity” for financial services companies.
Konstantin Zaripov resumes role as managing director of Nebeus after five-year break
Zaripov initially departed the platform in October 2018, after a 15-month tenure as managing director.
Crypto.com lands EMI licence from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority
Crypto.com says it now plans to roll out a suite of e-money products customised for the UK market.
SoFi set to end crypto services, taps Blockchain.com as “strategic crypto partner”
SoFi’s cryptocurrency services will formally end on 19 December.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 24 November 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
