Category : News

London Fintech Plum Bags US$14 Million in First Close of Its Series A

London-based money management app Plum announced the first close of its US$14 million Series A round to fuel its expansion plans in Europe. The company also announced a new crowdfunding round opening on Crowdcube later in October. Plum reports that m...

Newly Minted Unicorn Zopa Raises £220 Million Led by Softbank Ahead of IPO

Zopa, London-based peer-to-peer lender and digital bank, announced its latest fundraise of £220 million led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 ahead of plans for an initial public offering (IPO) by late 2022 in London. CNBC reports that Zopa is now one of the...

Tala Raises US$145 Million Series E, Plans to Roll Out Crypto Products

Tala, a Californian digital financial services provider in emerging markets, announced that it has secured a US$145 million Series E fundraise led by Upstart with participation from the Stellar Development Foundation. New investors Kindred Ventures a...

Neobank N26 Secures US$900 Million Series E, Now Valued at US$9 Billion

German neobank N26 announced a record-breaking US$900+ million Series E funding round which increases the company’s valuation to more than US$9 billion. The round was led by renowned New York-based tech investors Third Point Ventures and Coatue...

Virtual Debit/Credit Cards Take Off Amid Rising Theft, Digital Shift

Around the world, virtual debit and credit cards are on the rise, a trend brought about by COVID-19. In Switzerland, neobanks, incumbents and card issuers are waking up to the shift, launching new products to address evolving customer demand and expe...

Revolut Bank Continues Rollout Across Europe; Launches in Austria

UK digital banking unicorn Revolut has started operating as a bank in Austria, marking the 13th country in which it is launching as a licensed specialized bank. Revolut Bank secured a specialized banking license from the Bank of Lithuania in 2018, wh...

6 Fast-Growing Fintech and Blockchain Startups from Zug

Within the Greater Zurich Area, Zug has emerged as a hotspot for fintech startups, home to some of the world largest and most renowned blockchain projects and networks including Ethereum, Cardano and Polkadot. The canton is primarily known for hostin...

Payments Firm SumUp Acquires Fivestars for US$317 Million

SumUp, a London-based global payments service provider, announced the acquisition of Fivestars, America’s commerce network that combines a marketing platform with integrated payments, for US$317 million in a mix of cash and stock. The acquisiti...

Facebook to Hire 10,000 New European Talent to Help Build Its Metaverse

Social media giant Facebook announced its plan to create 10,000 new high-skilled jobs within the European Union (EU) over the next five years to help build its “metaverse”. The computing platform is a a new phase of interconnected virtual...

German Asset Manager DWS Group Acquires Minority Stake in Smart Pension

Smart, a global savings and investments technology platform provider based in London, announced that DWS Group has acquired a minority stake in the firm by joining its £165 million series D funding round. The DWS Group is a German asset management co...

Marc Hauser Appointed as New Head of F10 Switzerland

Fintech incubator and accelerator F10 announced that it has appointed Marc Hauser as new Head of Switzerland and a member of its global leadership team. ‍Gerrit Sindermann, who has been leading F10 Switzerland until recently, decided to pursue...

Embedded Finance Firm Alviere Raises US$70 Million in Funding

Alviere, a New York-based embedded finance platform offering single-integration plug and play software services, announced that it had raised US$70 million of new funding. This latest round includes the participation of existing investors Viola Ventu...

Halo Investing Bags Over US$100 Million Series C, Plans to Set up Office in the UAE

Halo Investing, a Chicago-based multi-issuer technology platform for protective investment solutions, announced that it has raised over US$ 100 million in Series C funding. The latest fundraising round was led by Owl Capital and included the Mubadala...

Advisory Firm Nebula Capital Partners Set to Launch BNPL-Focused Fund

London-based advisory firm Nebula Capital Partners (NCP) is launching a fintech lending focused fund project which bridges the gap between traditional and digital finance. NCP aims to bring the emerging asset classes of digital lending and embedded f...

7 Must-Know Fintech Startups from Geneva

Geneva, a leading international financial center, is seeing the emergence of a burgeoning fintech sector. Today, the region is home to some 39 fintech companies that cover various segments ranging from blockchain and crowdfunding, to regtech and weal...