FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 8 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Fiserv, Monzo, Virgin Money and more.
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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.
Google parent company Alphabet in talks to seize major stake in UK challenger Monzo
Monzo could close its latest round of funding before the end of the year as it eyes up a potential IPO.
FCA kickstarts discussion on Big Tech’s impact on competition
The regulator says Big Tech firms have the potential to change market outcomes quickly.
Mantl closes $40m Series B funding round
The account-opening fintech aims to continue its rapid growth.
Data firm Collibra bags $100m funding
Following a great year in revenue and expansion.
Softbank continues spending spree, grabbing smart robotics firm from Google
Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank continued its drive to take centre stage in the evolution of the tech industry with the acquisition of Boston Dynamics from Google/Alphabet. Telecoms.com (Banking Technology‘s sister publication) reports that Boston Dynamics has been a fairly high profile robotics pioneer in recent years, specialising in humanoid and quadrupedal machines apparently designed to […]
