Trading firm Imperative Execution kills it with $9m funding
Follows a $5m investment round last year.
USA
Tibco acquires data manager Orchestra Networks
It will get EBX to add to its Connected Intelligence platform.
Q2 acquires Gro Solutions
Digital banking solutions firm buys account opening technology provider.
US tech watch: Gradifi, Numerated, Jibo, Corvus, Botkeeper
Boston bosses this one. A wave of cash for finance and insurance tech start-ups, and a robotic assistant goes dark.
Coinbase backs Flipside Crypto amid “healthy” currency selloff
The crash in digital currency values has tossed fuel on the already raging fire of skepticism.
Insurtech Lemonade has a pop at Europe
US insurance firm has “no intention of stopping at water’s edge”.
Brexit is real. What now for finance companies?
Frankly, the time to act is now.
I’m a celebrity… get my ICO out of here!
US Securities and Exchange Commission makes two people in/famous.
Cathay Bank picks QuantaVerse to combat crime
Sino-American bank selects a range of AI-based anti-financial crime solutions.
Securitize supported by Coinbase and Ripple with $13m funding
Californian firm plans to build tokens out of securities.
Risk exchange CyberGRX raises $30m in funding
Series C round led by Scale Venture Partners.
Morgan Stanley’s $15m funding FX ups Integral
Foreign exchange tech provider looking for more banking and broker action.
Tradeshift makes bid to buy Basware
California-based company reportedly in talks to purchase Finnish software maker.
Silvergate Bank files for IPO to grow cryptocurrency services
US-based bank has set a $50 million price target.
AWS goes all the way with Ellie Mae
That would be a story. This is about moving to a cloud infrastructure.
BBVA picks penguin-powered AI advisor with $9m funding
Bank’s Propel Venture Partners leads Series A in Charlie chatbot.
Move beyond the electronic payment: how well do you know E-Sign?
E-Sign can save you the cost of many hundreds of thousands of first-class mail stamps.
Capital One makes smart purchase with Wikibuy
US firm acquires again and gets a comparison engine for online shoppers.
IBM and Columbia University call for blockchain start-ups
Two juicy new accelerator programmes are waiting for you.
Finca Impact Finance picks Finastra for IFRS9 needs
Takes no risks in regulatory compliance with Fusion Risk.
Plastiq gets $27m funding to its credit
US firm offers way to pay bills and business expenses by credit card.
Temenos covets cloud cover with NuoDB investment
Vendor ups cloud and container-native database technologies.
US regulator plays hardball over ICO securities
Yo fintech! Don’t mess with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Paytech Sezzle sizzles with $100m line of credit
Alternative e-commerce payment system is so hot right now.
Gohenry crowdfunds £6.2m for US expansion
To teach American kids about money.
US Faster Payments Council alive and kicking
FPC plans pacey paytech for all.
SuperMoney launches student loan refinancing marketplace
Financial services comparison site is venturing into new territory.
MaxMyInterest brings clever cash management to Radius Bank
Bank to offer a new account, Radius Max Savings.
Sabadell’s InnoCells invests $10m in Base10
Base10 is an investment fund for automation in financial software.
Automation Anywhere going somewhere with $300m funding from SoftBank
RPA firm gets support from SoftBank Vision Fund.
Revolut to get $500m boost from Softbank
To enable US expansion.
Lighter Capital increases funding limit to $3m
US firm will provide start-ups working capital in exchange for 2% to 8% of their business’ future revenue.
Prosper plans HELOC product launch in 2019
New digital Home Equity Line of Credit product is on the way.
Bain Capital Ventures nets $1bn funding for new round of tech bets
Its current portfolio includes companies focused on infrastructure software, security, commerce and fintech.
Cloud security firm Netskope is dope with $168m funding
Massive round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Paytech Poynt scores NAB points with $100m funding
Series C raise includes Elavon and National Australia Bank.
Arizona’s regulatory sandbox programme puts US on competitive fintech ground
Offering a competitive operating cost environment and one of the easiest to navigate for regulations.
Lendtech SoFi flying low as losses linger
US firm has lost money for the second consecutive quarter.
Finablr takes majority stake in digital gifting firm Swych
Payments and foreign exchange solution platform boosts its stake in the firm.
Simple appoints former Amazon exec as CEO
David Hijirida is replacing Dickson Chu who was temporarily working as the interim CEO.
