Category : News

16 Upcoming Fintech Events in the US

Across the US and around the world, live events are back in full force and gathering steam. In key fintech hubs like New York and California, major trade shows and events are scheduled to take place in the coming months, promising to gather some of t...

Swiss Proptech emonitor Raises CHF 5 Million in Series A Funding Round

Swiss proptech startup emonitor announced that it has successfully raised over 5 million Swiss francs Series A financing round to further develop technologies in the “home” ecosystem. New investors in this round include St. Galler Kantonalbank, Graub...

Neobank Mercury Bags US$120 Million, Looks To Crowdfund US$5 Million More

Mercury, a San Francisco-based fintech startup which offers banking services for startups, announced that it has raised US$120 million during its Series B funding round and is now valued at US$1.62 billion. The round was led by Coatue, with participa...

Square Inks Deal To Acquire Australian BNPL Firm Afterpay for US$29 Billion

Digital payments company Square announced that it has agreed to acquire Australia’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm Afterpay in a in an all-stock deal worth approximately US$29 billion. The closing of the transaction is expected in the first qua...

Fenergo’s Acquisition Gets the Green Light From the EU Commission

The acquisition of Irish regtech firm Fenergo by private equity firms, the Paris-based Astorg and London-based Bridgepoint has been concluded in a US$600 million deal. The transaction was completed following approval by the European Commission. This...

Fenergo’s Acquisition Gets Green Light From the EU Commission

Commission-Free Trading Pioneer Robinhood Seeks US$35B Valuation in Upcoming IPO

Robinhood, the US startup that pioneered commission-free trading, is seeking a market valuation of up to US$35 billion in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) on July 29. In its submission to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the...

Commission-Free Trading Pioneer Robinhood Seeks US$35B IPO Valuation

SEBA Bank Strengthens APAC Presence With Appointment of New Asia CEO

SEBA Bank, a digital assets firm with a Swiss banking license from FINMA, announced the appointment of Sam Lin as its Chief Executive Officer for Asia with immediate effect. This appointment is in line with SEBA Bank’s aim to strengthen the off...

2 Schweizer Krypto-Startups im Mastercard Accelerator dabei

Mastercard startet ein weiteres globales Startup-Engagement-Programm. Start Path unterstützt schnell wachsende junge Unternehmen aus den Bereichen Digital Assets, Blockchain und Kryptowährungen. Sieben Startups haben sich dem Programm angeschlossen:...

Swiss Fintech Tradeplus24 “Raises” $225 Million To Drive Expansion

Swiss small and medium enterprise (SME) financing startup Tradeplus24 has raked in $225 million in a mix of equity and debt financing, Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported. Of the total funding, $25 million is in equity financing and the remain...

Swiss Fintech Tradeplus24 Raises $25 Million To Drive Expansion

Swiss small and medium enterprise (SME) financing startup Tradeplus24 has raked in $225 million in pre-Series B round, the startup announced. Of the total funding, $25 million is in equity financing and the remaining $200 million is in debt financing...

What are Stablecoins and What Risks and Opportunities Do They Bring?

Stablecoins, or digital tokens with values tied to fiat currencies or other assets, have surged in popularity over the past year on the back of booming cryptocurrency transaction activity, the emergence of decentralized finance (DeFi), and a large ri...

Spendesk Raises €100 Million in Series C Funding

Paris-headquartered Spendesk, an all-in-one spend management platform for finance teams, has raised €100 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by global growth equity firm General Atlantic while existing investors Index Ventures and...

Solarisbank Becomes Unicorn With EUR 190 Million Series D Funding

Berlin-based Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform Solarisbank has raised EUR 290 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round, the startup announced. The funding was led by Switzerland-based Decisive Capital Management while new investors Pat...