FinTech News

Derivatives processing business truePTS, a spinout of digital trading platform operator trueEX, has appointed Zohar Hod as its CEO.Hod is joining the company from Intercontinental Exchange...

Danish blockchain payments service provider Coinify has landed $4m in a Series A round. The investment comes from Sweden’s SEB Venture Capital and SEED Capital Denmark.

German online bank Fidor Bank has been acquired by Groupe BPCE, France's second-largest banking group. The price of the deal is undisclosed.

Hong Kong-based regulated cryptocurrency trading platform Gatecoin is attempting to bounce back from a crippling hack with a $500,000 investment from an unnamed Japanese investment group.

Coinbase has received a strategic investment of $10m from Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and Silicon Valley investor Sozo Ventures.

Bitcoin trading platform Coinigy has raised $400,000 in seed funding from a single unnamed angel investor.

San Francisco-headquartered Sift Science has raised $30m in Series C funding to predict and prevent fraud online.

Los Angeles-based ZestFinance has received a strategic investment form Chinese web giant Baidu.

Investment advisory app WealthApp Financial Advisors has raised $440,000 in angel funding. The Bengaluru-based startup aims to help users take their first steps in investment.

Real-time financial data aggregation platform Finicity has picked up $42m in new funding. Experian led the Series B round with Bridge Bank also participating.