UK fintech in record VC investment
VC investment in the nation’s fintech firms was up 153% at $1.8 billion in 2017.
Investment & Funding
Personal Capital launches socially responsible investing
Clients can select a strategy with same pricing structure as the rest of its offerings.
Trunomi closes $3.5m round from CloudScale Capital
Consumer consent and data rights company collects some cash.
Fintech funding round-up: 5 February 2018
First one of February features Ohpen, Penta and Behalf.
Where top US banks are betting on fintech – CB Insights
Research company CB Insights has mapped out where the top ten US banks are investing in fintech.
Spanish fintech Finect raises capital as BME takes minority stake
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) bought a 9.7% stake in Spanish fintech Finect for under €1 million.
Top fintech stories this week – 02 February 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Moven lands investment from SBI, ponders bank acquisition
SBI and Moven to set up a joint venture to bring the latter’s tech to Asia and Asia Pacific.
Salesforce invests in nCino
Cloud-based banking tech vendor nCino has reeled in investment from Salesforce Ventures.
UK SME lender Ezbob raises $21m from Russian PE firm
Investment from Moscow-based firm Da Vinci Capital Management.
Huddlestock and Acuity bring mobile trading to Sri Lanka
Offering the ability to “crowd-trade and access investment ideas”.
TSB to invest £100m into UK’s SME sector
An initial tranche of £30 million will be invested via TSB’s new investment vehicle, BlueWaves.
Rabobank ventures to fintech frontier with $60m fund
Welcome to Rabo Frontier Ventures – and its focus on early-stage fintech firms.
Wealthfront launches homeownership planning tool
The pressure is high in today’s US housing market – home buyers feel the need to buy.
BNI Europa makes €50m Funding Circle in Germany
BNI Europa reckons investment will provide access to finance for around 600 companies.
BehavioSec boosted by $17.5m funding
Behavioural biometrics company now has total funding of almost $26 million.
Fintech funding round-up: 29 January 2018
Features Tender Armor, OpenDoor, Duco and Sancus Finance.
StreetShares brings in $23m in equity funding
StreetShares has landed $23 million in equity funding, bringing total investment to $43 million.
Digital ID firm Signicat raises $2m
Signicat is one cool cat with its Identity Assurance-as-a-Service.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 January 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Juvo gets Samsung investment for smartphone boost
Samsung will bring Juvo access to billions of underbanked prepaid users across the globe.
WealthForge tops $500m in investments processed
US-based private placement platform feeling perky.
Fintech funding round-up: 22 January 2018
Features Oval Money, TradeCore, Paytronix Systems and Hippo.
Lending firm Defi Solutions definitely lands $55m
The Series C funding round comes from Bain Capital Ventures.
Fintech funding round-up: 19 January 2018
Stars Varo Money, OakNorth Bank, NetPay and ISME ACE.
Blockchain security firm Ledger raises $75m funding
Investment takes the company’s total capital to more than $85 million.
Cisco’s ex-boss launches VC firm
He also praises eating insects.
Fintech funding round-up: 18 January 2018
Featuring BB&T Corporation, Solgari and Tinkoff Bank.
Interview: Dmitry Leus, Imperium Investments – how to protect money?
Reading smart books and applying other successful investment strategies will not lead to success.
Standard Chartered creates fintech investment unit
New adventures beckon as SC Ventures plans to invest in fintechs and other start-ups.
AI firm Savedroid launches ICO
German AI savings technology firm looks to raise capital – both crypto and conventional.
Turkey: the next cashless society
Turkey is perfectly placed to become the world’s next cashless society – a true digital payment powerhouse.
Fintech funding round-up: 12 January 2018
Features Ladder, Petal, Fisco, Equitise and Xinja.
Fintech funding round-up: 10 January 2018
Starring Mylo Financial Technologies, Goji and Collibra.
Alkami scores $70m in Series D funding
Takes Alkami’s total capital to more than $116 million. Woo! Yeah!
Fintech funding round-up: 8 January 2018
Features IBM, Comcast, MState, Early Salary, Previse and Dinghy.
Funding Circle eyeing £1bn IPO
The firm is preparing to go public and plans to have advisors put in place to oversee.
Wealthfront rakes in $75m
The financing was led by Tiger Global Management with participation from existing investors.
Failed fundraiser closes the folio on Folio
Closing this month after it failed to meet its fundraising target.
Ex-SoFi CEO on rebound with new fintech venture
Ex-CEO and SoFi founder plotting a comeback with a new fintech start-up amidst allegations of sexual harassment.
