Temasek favouring fintech investment over US banks
Singapore-based firm sees it as a more profitable industry.
Investment & Funding
Goldman Sachs leads Axoni’s $32m funding round
Blockchain technology firm basks in Series B round.
Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary bags $270m funding
Chinese private equity firm GSR Capital sees a hero in tZero.
EY finds $1bn for fintech foraging
Investment plans in cyber, risk management and cloud-based tech.
Idea incubator Pioneer calls for ambitious outsiders
“Apply with any project you need help with.”
Paytech ClickSwitch gets $3.5m funding
US-based automated account switching solution is switched on.
Blockchain record-tracker Factom gets $6m investment
FastForward Innovations shows interest in blockchain record-tracking company.
BBVA’s VC fund leads $9m funding round in finserv Steady
New funds will be used to launch additional product lines.
Quebec goes on tech quest with $6m fund
Plans to invest in 20 to 25 firms.
How to organise a successful funding round for your start-up
Lessons learned from Penta’s CEO and co-founder following its €2.2 million seed round.
Big data start-up Quantexa raises $20m for big plans
Series B funding round led by Dawn Capital.
Paytech Gusto brings in $140m funding
Payroll, benefits, and HR platform now valued at almost $2 billion.
Microsoft and Nationwide invest $12m in SME lender BlueVine
Takes the company’s total funding to $590 million. Ye gods!
Barclays and JP Morgan lead $14m funding in Cloud9
Cloud9 will speed up roll-out of its SaaS-based voice communications platform.
CloudTrade secures £2m investment from Calculus Capital
Cloud-based docs are finally in demand.
Top fintech stories this week – 27 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Payments firm Flywire flying with $100m funding
Singapore investment firm Temasek led the Series D round.
Tally ho! Debt management app gets $25m funding
Series B funding led by Kleiner Perkins.
Credit Suisse unveils $261m fintech fund
Its NEXT Investors team will be looking for the next group of firms to invest in.
Crypto lender BlockFi gets $52.5m investment
From Mike Novogratz’s investment firm, Galaxy Digital.
eBay sellers to get access to Square Capital
Sellers in the US could get access to funding up to the value of $100,000.
Blockchain network Nervos nervelessly nets $28m funding
Backed by investors Polychain Capital and Sequoia China.
P2Binvestor allies with Amalgamated Bank for SME funding
New partnership. More deals. Bigger financing opportunities for small businesses.
Banco BNI Europa invests $30m in US consumer loans
Teams with Fintex and Upgrade for lending action.
FundAmerica acquired by Prime Trust
Blockchain-driven trust firm buys crowdfunding regtech company.
Velocity accelerator calls for wealthtech start-ups
The programme will last six months and start in October.
PayPal leads $50m funding round in PPRO
Citi Ventures and return investor HPE Growth Capital also participated
Insurtech Digital Risks feeling brisk with £2.25m funding
Firm offers a monthly subscription model for start-ups.
Gold-as-currency enabler Glint goes for £15m funding
UK-based start-up wants to shine in US and Japan.
Next Insurance next firm to receive $83m funding
As a national insurance carrier, the firm has big plans in the US.
Paytech firm ai Corporation secures $2.5m funding
Firm looks to expand its services in payments globally.
Index Ventures unleashes $1.7bn fund
London-based company looking for action in US and Europe.
Macro analytics firm Quant Insight feeling bright with funding
It has also expanded further into the US and Asia.
Canadian financial data firm Flinks fuels up with $1.75m funding
With Luge Capital making its first investment.
Planck Re yanks in $12m for insurance plans
Israeli insurtech offers AI-powered commercial underwriting services.
The changing face of the venture capitalist
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain have the potential to change the face of the venture capitalist.
Paysend gets $20m funding godsend
Led by MARCorp with help of existing investors.
Automation Anywhere scores $250m to globalise bot workforce
Its software robots can take over manual tasks such as insurance claims processing.
11:FS Podcast: death is no excuse
11:FS Fintech Insider podcast featuring FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan.
Andreessen Horowitz unleashes $300m crypto venture fund
It’s called a16z crypto and seeks to tap into the latest craze.
