Investors

Discrimination, stereotyping and boys club mentality – the state of gender inequality in FinTech

The gender gap is showing little sign of narrowing in the world of finance. Debate around gender inequality and a lack of women in finance has raged on for years but more action is needed to empower female professionals and founders.

Klarna backer launches new VC enterprise to fill seed funding gap

The co-founder of European VC Atomico Mattias Ljungman has launched Moonfire Ventures – a VC aimed at providing seed stage funding for FinTechs among others.

San Francisco VC firm eyes Lithuanian FinTech investment

Venture capital startup Launchpad Capital is investing up to $35m in early-stage Lithuanian startups who are looking to break into the North American market.

OneStream bags $200m Series B, secures $6bn valuation

Corporate Performance Management (CPM) business OneStream Software has raised $200m in investment from a Series B funding round and now has a $6bn valuation.

Razorpay seeks to double its valuation to $2bn via plans to secure up to...

FinTech startup Razorpay is reportedly in talks with existing investor Singapore investment fund GIC to raise circa $150m to $200m in a new financing round.

Andy Murray backs GoodBox £9m funding round

Manchester-based GoodBox, which provides charities with contactless payment tools, closed a £9m funding round from existing backers including tennis champion Andy Murray.

Introducing the Global RegTech Buyer’s Guide 2021 to help financial firm pick the right...

Picking the right RegTech company to invest in is difficult. Luckily, the Global RegTech Buyer's Guide 2021 has just been launched to help make it easier to make the right choice.

Does more attention need to be put on mental health within FinTech?

Monzo’s co-founder’s exit has prompted the FinTech industry to take a hard look at how it protects the mental health of its staff.

What’s next for Sweden’s FinTech ecosystem?

After years of record growth and it briefly being home to Europe's most valuable FinTech, how will Sweden's emerging FinTech ecosystem come out of the Covid-19 pandemic?

How has Covid-19 transformed the need for better pricing in the insurance space?

The coronavirus pandemic has forced insurers to review their pricing models, but adopting new tech solutions to do that could have many benefits.

News Stories

Strong week in the FinTech sector with $1.7bn raised

FinTech Global this week reported on 21 recorded deals in the FinTech sector, with a strong showing in the reinsurance space bringing the total value recorded over $1bn.

EU regulator suggests revamp in sustainable investment rules

The ESMA has recently recommended a significant overhaul of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) within the EU.
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

EU banks and insurers lag in green compliance, PwC study finds

A recent PwC study has uncovered a striking deficiency in the alignment of financial institutions’ activities with the EU's taxonomy for sustainable activities. According...
India

India’s new climate finance taxonomy to propel green transition

India is poised to implement a climate finance taxonomy, as announced by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, during the annual budget.

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