Company News

International money transfer startup Azimo in integrating its service into Facebook Messenger to allow senders and receivers to connect through the social network of 1.65bn users.

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Cross-border payments company Currencycloud has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of a new chief operations officer and chief technology officer.

Two of Germany’s prominent angel investors have launched the Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, a co-investment VC fund targeting companies with at least one female founder. The vision of the fund is to drive equitable representation of women as founders and investors in venture capital.

The Swedish bank Swedbank has signed a partnership with payment company SIA in order to tap into its fiberoptic network infrastructure called SIAnet.

Singapore has appointed Lim Tuang as its first ever government chief sustainability officer to drive the government’s sustainability efforts.

Abu Dhabi-based Hala has snared $5m from a funding round led by Mubadala Investment Company.

AI-driven hardware security company Axiado has closed an oversubscribed Series B round at $25m

Atomico has announced the closure of its fifth fund. With $820m in fresh capital in its coffers, the venture capital firm now hopes to support more Series B and C startups across Europe.

kompasbank, a Danish commercial bank dedicated to SMEs, has closed a capital round of DKK92m.