What are the odds…
Are the successful fintech entrepreneurs singing to themselves, “the odds are that we will probably be alright”?
Start-up
SoFi to acquire Golden Pacific Bancorp in $22m quest for US bank charter
US fintech switches tactics to nab an existing licence.
Dozens hires new CTO from energy firm Kingo
Peter Kasprowicz is a “rare” direct hire from the Guatemalan firm
Minu raises $14m to provide on-demand salary payments in Mexico
Minu has raised $20 million since 2019, and plans an expansion in its home country.
Fintech funding deals globally 1-7 March 2021
Featuring Klarna, Papaya Global, TaxBit, Beam Technologies, and Xendit.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 05 March 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
FinTech Futures Industry Survey & Report 2021
A deep-dive into the trends defining 2021 and beyond, based on a comprehensive survey of the industry.
Budget 2021: What does it mean for UK fintech?
FinTech Futures scrolls through the UK chancellor’s new budget to pick out the fintech impact.
Dear Luc: Your most pressing fintech problems solved
In Dear Luc, we answer the questions the industry’s fintech founders are too embarrassed to ask.
Ben Davey departs from Barclays Ventures CEO role
Davey steps down to focus on independent investing and advisory services.
Fintech funding deals globally 22-28 February 2021
Featuring Chargebee, Tyme, TypTap Insurance, Anchorage, and Earnix.
Klarna is Europe’s highest-valued fintech after $1bn raise
Klarna claims its round was oversubscribed four times over.
UK challengers Monument, Pockit and TreeCard bank funding
Three UK banking services start-ups have landed investment recently.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: TMRW – Best UX/CX in Finance Initiative
Exclusive interview with Kevin Lam, head of TMRW Digital Group.
Former international footballer Rio Ferdinand invests in Sokin
Ferdinand joins as a shareholder in the cross-border currency firm.
ICYMI funding round-up: Zolve, Symple Loans, Butn, FunGuard & more
We highlight a series of funding rounds that may have passed you by.
US fintech for gamers Zytara signs payments partnership with i2c
The deal follows Zytara’s launching of its own stablecoin.
Tyme lands $110m in Series B funding, plans Asia-Pacific expansion
TymeBank looks to expand beyond its South African headquarters.
Penta Bank raises €7.5m in extended Series B funding round
German challenger bank brings total raised this round to €30 million.
TransferWise rebrands as Wise to push platform capabilities
It’s dropping the first part of its name in a bid to underpin its expansion as a platform player.
Fintech funding deals globally 15-21 February 2021
Featuring Public, Webull, Blockchain, GoCardless, and Personetics.
Fintech funding round-up: SeedFi, Libeo, Ember and Finch Capital
A round-up of some of the recent investments in fintech, paytech and tax tech firms.
Sopra Steria invests in Parisian fintech Particeep
Banking software firm picks up minority stake in SaaS fintech.
Personetics raises $75m from Warburg Pincus
Data analytics and customer engagement firm plans expansion with new funding.
Neobank hopeful 11Onze to offer Catalans a non-Spanish alternative
The start-up intends to be a true representation of the country’s 7.6m population.
Swiss start-up Valour recruits former HSBC exec Diana Biggs as CEO
Biggs began working in blockchain back in May 2015.
United Fintech announces acquisition of German regtech TTMzero
UK scale-up has taken 25% stake with a view to nabbing 80% soon.
BBVA sells Holvi business lender, invests $150m in VC fund
Spanish banking giant ditches Finnish business bank, sells back to founder
Tandem Bank acquires £100m mortgage book from Bank and Clients
Private bank’s customers won’t notice the transition, claims challenger.
Fintech funding deals globally 1-7 February 2021
Featuring Stash, Built, LeaseLock, Valon Mortgage, and Metromile.
Fintech funding round-up: UiPath, Narmi, Balance, GajiGesa, and more
The start of February has seen a whole host of funding rounds around the world.
Barclays reveals fintech start-ups in its 2021 New York Techstars accelerator
Barclays’ 2021 cohort includes four data-focused fintechs.
NymCard raises $7.6m for Banking-as-a-Service in MENA
The Series A funding round brings NymCard’s total investment to $12 million to date.
Supply chain financing start-up CapBay raises $20m in Series A
CapBay offers short-term financing to “businesses of all sizes” through its “proprietary credit-decisioning model”.
UK fintechs Token and Tradeteq get investment
$15m for open banking payments platform Token and $9.4m for trade finance tech specialist Tradeteq.
US fintechs Albert and Crux Informatics in funding rounds
Featuring Albert’s $100 million Series C funding round and Crux Informatics’ $36 million convertible note.
Fintech funding deals globally 25-31 January 2021
Featuring Robinhood, Nubank, Melio Payments, Albert and Rhino.
New funding for European fintechs Compeon and SESAMm
Germany-based Compeon lands €15 million and France-based SESAMm – €7.5 million.
Payroll fintech founded by Google alums raises $35m
Check says it already works with 100,000 small businesses in the US
Nubank rakes in $400m to fuel expansion in Colombia and Mexico
Brazilian challenger reaches $1.8 billion in total funding raised.
