Video: Top fintech stories this week – 24 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Investment & Funding
Kristal.AI raises $6m in Series A for algo-powered wealth management
Singapore-based firm plans Middle East expansion with fresh cash.
Why start-up boards are here to stay
Start-up boards are often overlooked and underappreciated.
A market course correction will rein in overblown valuations in 2020
Recent disappointing IPO stories are sending investors back to the drawing board.
Ripple raises $200m in Series C funding round
Ripple says the investment marks its “record year”.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 20 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Supplement: the 2019 fintech review
Ruby Hinchliffe dissects her top five 2019 fintech trends from this year’s top stories!
Time is now: US investors seek fintech opportunities abroad
Fintech investors are looking outside of the US for greater returns.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 06 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Portag3 Ventures closes $320m fund for early-stage investment
Venture capital firm plans to focus on the US and Canada, as well as overseas
What’s next for investment in tech?
Will fintech firms re-evaluate the costs & benefits of public and private ownership?
CMFG Ventures hands BankBI Series A investment to tap US market
BankBi will use CMFG Ventures’ US credit union connections.
Hastee raises £208m to boost on-demand payroll systems
The firm will use this new capital to increase its scale.
Middlegame Ventures reaches first close of €150 million for investment in early-stage fintechs
New venture fund wants to empower fresh innovation.
Automation Anywhere raises $290 million in Series B round
RPA firm has previously had funding from SoftBank.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Canada’s Stradigi AI closes $40.3m in Series A funding round
The AI firm wants to expand further into the North American market.
Lendtech firm Snapdocs raises $25m in Series B funding
Snapdocs claims to power 10% of US mortgage transactions.
Digits Financial raises $10.5m in Series A
Digits remains in stealth mode for now and remains at an invite only stage.
Visa invests in ultrasonic payments firm Lisnr
Lisnr plans to take on NFC and QR-based payments.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 08 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Mylo raises $10m Series A from major Canadian financial institutions
This fundraising marks two years of rapid growth for Mylo.
Picturewealth co-founder says VCs don’t understand profit when it comes to start-ups
Neal Cross reveals the flaws in fintech start-up’s pitches today.
The future of distribution: is insurtech a saver or a threat?
What do insurance incumbents think of the new insurtech start-ups on the block – saver or threat?
Banking Technology November 2019 issue out now
The identity challenge.
PeerNova raises $31 million in new funding round
Data reconciliation firm plans to build out its flagship platform.
Luge Capital raises $85m to invest in Canada’s start-ups
Investments will range from $150,000 to $2 million.
BNP Paribas purchases stake in Allfunds to bolster wealthtech solutions
Bank aims to create market-leading software using Allfunds expertise.
Funding innovation: a penny for the thought you never had
You can’t avoid the pain and discomfort of change no matter how many digital agencies you engage.
Decentralised vs centralised exchanges: a comparative analysis
Crypto is not about rolling the dice but it’s about making tough decisions.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
What’s the best way to secure investment?
Banking Technology October 2019 issue out now
Lessons from Africa.
Rapyd secures $100m in funding to bolster “fintech-as-a-service”
Oak HC/FT, Tiger Global, Stripe and more get involved in funding round.
Will Smith and Kevin Durant part of $20m investment in Mercury
The bank launched in April this year.
Summer raises $10m to “democratise” student loan advice
The fintech is gearing up to support 120 loan forgiveness programs.
Sibos 2019: IBM’s initiative for social good
AI to combat social issues is “not philanthropy”, but rather an initiative.
Banking Circle calls for financial inclusion for SMEs
The paper explores how to bring barriers down for small players.
Element AI raises CAD 200m in Series B funding round
Element AI has raised CAD 340 million in total so far.
AI firm Syte eyes global expansion with $21.5m funding
The company will branch into visual AI-powered personalisation.
Top fintech stories this week-06 September 2019
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