Multi-currency investment platform Lightyear lands $25m Series A
The Series A will support the company’s expansion into 19 European markets.
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Coremont hires Akbar Sheriff as new global COO and partner
Sheriff joins Coremont from State Street, where he held multiple global and regional leadership roles.
ING spins out digital post-trade market infrastructure tech to GMEX Group
GMEX intends to combine Pyctor with its MultiHub offering.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 8 July 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI funding round-up: MarketWolf, Pina, Deshe and Sava
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the world.
NatWest, Citi, Barclays trial Finteum intraday FX swap and repo platform
Given the rising interest rate environment, liquidity optimisation is a high priority, Finteum says.
Euronext migrates core data centre from UK to Italy
The move has been a strategic decision made in response to multiple factors including Brexit.
Nexi sells capital markets tech business to Euronext for €57m
Nexi is selling its tech businesses that are powering MTS and Euronext Securities Milan to Euronext.
Societe Generale embarks on derivatives tech transformation with FIS
Societe Generale will transition its existing derivatives IT environment to FIS Cleared Derivatives Suite.
Indonesian crypto investment platform Pintu lands $113m Series B funding
Intudo Ventures, Lightspeed, Northstar Group and Pantera Capital participated in the round.
Commodity hedging platform Stable secures $60m Series B
Stable bills itself as a way for agribusinesses to “protect themselves from volatile commodity prices”.
Capital markets fintech Clear Street lands $165m in Series B funding
The new funding takes the company’s valuation up to $1.7 billion.
New Glasgow-based trading app Strikes prepares for launch
Founded in 2021, the start-up aims to help retail options traders save time and money.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three new roles if you’re considering a great resignation
Exciting open vacancies at Hazy, Xero and LSEG. Apply today!
The potential of DLT for capital market firms keen to overcome post-trade challenges
DLT has the potential to bring post-trade processing into the 21st century.
LSEG acquires digital ID verification data provider Global Data Consortium
GDC is a global provider of identity verification data to support clients with know your customer (KYC) requirements.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three great London-based jobs to apply for this week
Exciting open vacancies at Freetrade, Shopify and Railsbank. Apply today!
Saphyre secures $18.5m in Series A from HCAP, J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas
Saphyre’s AI-enabled platform is intended to improve pre- and post-trade data and processes.
Trading Technologies acquires start-up RCM-X
RCM-X is a technology provider of algorithmic execution strategies and quantitative trading products.
Pipe acquires Purely Capital to move into media and entertainment financing
Pipe claims to be “the creator of the world’s first trading platform for recurring revenues”.
Crypto firm Bitpanda acquires Trustology to launch custody service
Trustology will be rebranded as Bitpanda Custody, providing an institutional-grade crypto custody platform.
London Stock Exchange acquires trading tech TORA for $325m
Founded in 2004, California-based TORA offers cloud-based trading technology solutions.
Fintech funding deals globally 14 February – 20 February 2022
Featuring Neon, Flutterwave, RapidRatings, Spotter and Genesis.
Online brokerage ThinkMarkets secures $30m investment to support growth
The trading platform has headquarters in London and Melbourne.
New sustainable investing app Etcho set to launch in UK
Etcho wants to “empower everyone and anyone” to be able to invest their money sustainably.
Fintech funding deals globally 31 January – 6 February 2022
Featuring FTX, Chargebee, Koho, Phantom and League.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Diem, SAP & FTX
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
Goldman Sachs’ veteran tech head Nash Panchal to take over as MarketAxess CIO
MarketAxess COO says Panchal brings “impressive record” of leading global tech organisations.
FTX Trading secures $400m Series C funding at $32bn valuation
The firm now claims to be the third-largest crypto exchange in the world.
Crypto paytech BCB Group acquires software firm LAB577, gains new CTO and COO
LAB577 founder Richard Crook and Farzad Pezeshkpour join BCB Group as COO and CTO, respectively.
CoinTracker lands unicorn status with $100m Series A round
Users collectively track over $50 billion in crypto assets on CoinTracker.
Fintech funding deals globally 24 January – 30 January 2022
Featuring Fireblocks, FTX US, Creditas, Esusu and CoinTracker.
Crypto asset software and data provider Lukka lands $110m in Series E
New York-based Lukka is now valued at $1.3 billion.
ING spin-out fintech Katana Labs shuts down
“I regret to announce that Katana Labs will cease to operate as of January 31, 2022,” founder says.
Crypto IRA software platform iTrustCapital secures $125m in growth equity
The growth equity investment round values the company at more than $1.3bn.
ICYMI funding round-up: BillEase, Cake, Gr4vy, Finmap, Shield, & Skilling
Don’t let funding announcements slip you by in this fast-paced industry!
Crypto exchange CoinDCX names former Wells Fargo exec Divakar Prayaga head of information security
Launched in 2018, CoinDCX claims to be India’s “safest crypto exchange”.
ICYMI funding round-up: Anfin, Cion Digital, D2X, KRM22, & Orenda Finance
Our weekly “In Case You Missed It” funding round-up for you to get the latest funding news.
MODIFI secures $145m in debt financing to boost SME trade support
“2021 has been a challenging year for SMEs,” says MODIFI CEO.
Digital asset infrastructure provider Anchorage raises $350m in Series D round
The round, led by global investment firm KKR, values Anchorage at over $3 billion.
