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bunq Becomes First European Digital Bank to Offer Mortgages

Dutch challenger bank bunq announced that it will become the first European digital bank to offer mortgages. The bank secured a partnership with Dutch lending platform Tulp to deliver mortgages starting from early 2022, a statement from the company s...

Tiger Global Leads US$60 Million Series B for Blockchain Firm TRM Labs

US blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs has raised US$60 million in a Series B funding round. Tiger Global was the lead investor in the Series B, according to a statement. The round also saw participation from American Express’ Amex Ventures, Vis...

Jumio Acquires 4Stop For End-To-End Identity Solutions

US-based online mobile payments and identity verification company Jumio is acquiring strategic partner and KYC, compliance and fraud prevention solution provider 4Stop. The deal is expected to close early next year. The acquisition of the Germany-hea...

The Next Frontiers of AI and Machine Learning in Data

With data becoming a core business asset for financial companies, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) continues to be a focal point in maximising the competitive advantage of this ‘new oil’. This is according to a new study by...

Climate Fintech Catches On with Rising Funding Activity

Climate fintech, a sector comprising digital innovations, applications and platforms that help tackle climate change, is rapidly taking off. Over the past year, at least 16 climate fintech companies have raised rounds, data from Crunchbase show, and...

FNZ Acquires Appway to Provide Personalised Financial Solutions at Scale

London-based wealth management platform FNZ Group has agreed to acquire Zurich-headquartered client onboarding and servicing solution provider Appway. The deal is expected to close early in Q1 next year. Financial terms of the acquisition were not di...

Republic to Acquire Seedrs in US$100 Million Deal to Expand Its Europe Footprint

US-based private investment platform Republic will be acquiring European online private investment platform Seedrs for about US$100 million. The deal is expected to close in early 2022. The deal also saw participation from global institutional invest...

London Stock Exchange Group to Acquire Quantile for US$364 Million

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) will be acquiring financial services provider Quantile Group in a deal valued at GBP 274 million (US$364 million). The acquisition is expected to close in 2022. Quantile will support LSEG’s global OTC Derivative...

Run auf die PropTech Map Switzerland

Quasi als Endspurt vor dem Jahreswechsel kommen neun PropTechs neu auf die Proptech Switzerland Map. Einmal mehr legt die Kategorie “Services” zu. Aber es gibt auch einen prominenten Abgang. STARTUP.ch vermeldet rekordhohe Firmengründunge...

26 Startups Graduate From F10 Switzerland’s Global Summit

Twenty-six fintech and insurtech startups have graduated from incubator and accelerator programs by F10 Switzerland, as part of the third leg of the F10 Global Summit. A statement by F10 Switzerland said that a total of 12 growth-stage and 14 early s...

26 Startups Graduate From F10 Switzerland’s Global Summit /6 Investments

Moody’s Acquires Passfort and 360kompany to Boost Its Onboarding Solutions

Global integrated risk assessment firm Moody’s Corporation is acquiring two European providers of onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) technology solutions. Moody’s has completed the acquisition of PassFort Limited and has signed an agreement to a...

SEBA Bank Launches Crypto and Blended AMC Platform With GenTwo Digital

Digital assets banking platform SEBA Bank has launched a platform for blended Actively Managed Certificates (AMCs) in partnership with GenTwo Digital. The AMC platform allows Swiss asset managers to originate a Swiss-compliant AMC with Swiss ISIN, a...

Bitcoin Capital Rolls Out New Crypto ETPs on the Swiss Stock Exchange

Bitcoin Capital has expanded its crypto asset offerings by launching two new crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The new products, 1 FiCAS Active Bitcoin ETP and 1 FiCAS Active Ethereum ETP, are actively managed by crypt...

Colombia: Underdeveloped Wealthtech, Banking Tech Sectors Are an Opportunity for Swiss Fintechs

In Colombia, underdeveloped fintech segments including investment management/wealthtech and banking infrastructure represent a market opportunity for Swiss fintech companies, which have over the years build up expertise and competencies in both areas...