Trading technology firm DriveWealth secures $450m Series D funding
Fintech will use the funds for continued product and service expansion and additional hires.
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Nymbus to offer Marstone’s digital wealth suite following new partnership
Partnership will see the two US firms integrate their offerings.
German fintech Moss lands $29m funding in Series A extension
Start-up claims the latest injection boosts its valuation up to $264 million.
Transact365 – change the way you process online payments
Localise, globalise and optimise your business with Transact365’s range of payment and banking solutions.
The importance of customer-centric strategies for traditional banks
To thrive and grow, banks must identify how they can be more customer-centric.
eBook: Five ways data is redefining financial services
Find out about Snowflake’s modern data approach for financial institutions.
Fintech funding deals globally 16 August – 22 August 2021
Featuring DriveWealth, Sightline Payments, Bitpanda, PalmPay and Reali.
Webinar: Mobile financial super apps – what’s your strategy and what are you waiting for?
Learn how you can win the mobile banking app battle and secure your future banking business.
Family finance start-up Hapi launches investment app for parents
Parents can open a junior stocks and shares ISA or general investment account.
Aspiration Partners to go public in $2.3bn SPAC deal
It claims it will be the first ESG-focused financial services institution to go this route.
Wealth management start-up Smallcase raises $40m in Series C funding
The round included participation from e-commerce giant Amazon.
Fintech innovation and the cloud: securely connecting the future of banking
Hybrid or multi-cloud environments can potentially provide banks with added flexibility and security.
eBook: Three data trends in financial services
How banks, brokerages, and fintech start-ups can collect, store, analyse, and share data easily and securely.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Goldman Sachs, Paysafe, HSBC & more
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three companies on hiring sprees right now
Exciting vacancies at Broadridge, Finastra and Grant Thornton. Apply today!
CloudPay secures $58m investment to expand payroll solutions
CloudPay aims to consolidate employee pay processes through a single platform.
Bitpanda valued at $4.1bn after $263m Series C raise
Austrian firm has now raised around $546 million in total funding.
Israel Discount Bank of New York picks Argo for anti-fraud
Texas-based Argo will deploy its OASIS platform.
US fintech One lands $40m in Series B funding
Start-up aims to bring “all-in-one banking” to middle-class Americans.
The birth of personal banking assistants
Banks should aim to utilise more data to become a personal banking assistant for your money/wealth.
Dear Luc: Should I use influencers to target Gen Z?
This week someone asks: we’re targeting Gen Z, how can we utilise our spend on marketing and influencers?
Brex acquires Israeli start-up Weav in $50m deal
US fintech will aim to leverage Weav’s API technology.
Plaid announces Series D extension featuring AmEx and JP Morgan
CEO Zach Perret says its new backers are “storied companies”.
Branch raises $48m Series B to serve independent contractors
Payments firm provides instant access to wages and a zero-fee bank account.
Travel fintech Hopper raises $175m in Series G round
The new funding will go towards growth on “several fronts”.
Blockchain security start-up CertiK lands $24m in Series B extension
The “Series B+” investment comes just one month after the firm’s $37 million Series B round.
Resigning to the facts
People join companies but leave managers. And that is a fact.
UK challenger Kroo lands licence to build social bank
Kroo, formerly B-Social, plans a full launch in 2022.
LendInvest signs partnership with HSBC and Barclays worth £150m
Property finance firm continues growth with new collab deal.
M-DAQ lands $145m Series D funding from Affinity
The investment sees Affinity take a joint controlling stake in the company.
Cartoon: Pac-Man, our friendly neobank
This new cartoon illustrates some of the daily threats faced by neobanks.
Financial inclusion: understanding the needs of the underbanked
Better access to a wider range of banking services can help drive financial inclusion for all customers.
Reimagining customer experience in financial services
Utilising the cloud can help banks get customers to the right person at the right time.
Fintech funding deals globally 9 August – 15 August 2021
Featuring Carta, Uala, FalconX, M-DAQ and TaxBit.
Change at the top for SimCorp as Christian Kromann appointed new CEO
Kromann takes over from incumbent Klaus Holse, who held the role for nine years.
Abrdn acquires wealth management platform Exo Investing from Nucoro
Edinburgh-based investment firm plans to offer a 24/7 digital wealth management app.
CoinDCX lands $90m Series C funding to become India’s first crypto unicorn
The round was led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital Group and returning investors.
Is a change of approach required to benefit from cloud services as critical infrastructure?
It’s a fine balancing exercise of facilitating and encouraging innovation and adoption of cloud integrated services.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Western Union, Dataiku and Razer
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three really exciting jobs to apply for this week
Exciting vacancies at OakNorth, Checkout.com and Deloitte. Apply today!
