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2 years ago
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...
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2 years ago
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...
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Switzerland -
2 years ago
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...
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2 years ago
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...
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Switzerland -
2 years ago
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...
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2 years ago
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...
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2 years ago
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:...
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2 years ago
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...
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Switzerland -
2 years ago
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...
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Switzerland -
2 years ago
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...
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2 years ago
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...
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2 years ago
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...
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Switzerland -
2 years ago
Berlin-based Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform Solarisbank has raised EUR 290 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round, clinching the coveted unison status with a valuation of € 1.4 billion.
The funding was led by Switzerland-based Dec...
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2 years ago
2021 was the tipping point for the acceptance of cryptocurrencies and digital assets in Switzerland. Investors entered the space at a rapid pace and client demand became simply too large to brush aside. Meanwhile, financial institutions started activ...
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Switzerland -
2 years ago
In 2020, the total volume of new debt capital brokered through online platform in Switzerland grew 42.5% to CHF 15.4 billion.
This represents a 183% increase from 2017 during which total volume of marketplace lending in Switzerland totaled CHF 5.4 bi...