Blockchain

Mastercard, Verizon team to introduce 5G to payments market

Mastercard and Verizon Business have entered a strategic partnership aimed at bringing ‘transformational solutions’ to the global payments and commerce industry.

Banking quartet team to launch carbon offset marketplace

Natwest, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, ITAU and the National Australia Bank have joined forces to create a new marketplace for firms to buy and sell carbon offsets.

What last week’s 31 FinTech investments means for the PayTech sector

Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, PayTech companies and lending enterprises were the clear winners.

Zerion inks $8.2m in a Series A led by Mosaic Ventures to make DeFi...

Ethereum-based DeFi aggregator Zerion raised $8.2m in a Series A funding round led by Mosaic Ventures which also featured participation from Placeholder, Digital Currency Group, and Blockchain.com Ventures, among others.

The 29 FinTech rounds raised last week prove that crypto firms and InsurTechs will...

The FinTech space continues to grow with no sign of slowing down and the 29 rounds raised week prove that, with cryptocurrency companies and InsurTechs being the leading sub-sectors.

SoftBank invests $200m in Brazil’s largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin

Mercado Bitcoin, the largest bitcoin exchange in Brazil, raised $200m in a Series B round from the SoftBank Latin America Fund.

MAS partners with IMF, World Bank to launch global challenge for digital currency solutions

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) introduced a global challenge for retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) solutions.

Can FCA’s Binance ban be the beginning of a clampdown on crypto exchanges?

Binance, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has been banned from operating in the UK. This might be a sign that regulatory bodies will now put cryptocurrency exchanges under their microscope.

Andreessen Horowitz leads $12m investment in Ethereum data startup Nansen

Nansen, a DeFi-native crypto tracer, has raised $12m in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

How payment companies struck gold among the 51 rounds raised last week

Our weekly roundup of the big FinTech trends from the past seven days is all you need to keep yourself updated on what’s happening in the industry.

News Stories

Gradient AI, an independent provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the insurance industry, has successfully raised $36m.

Gradient AI raises $36m to advance AI solutions in insurance

Gradient AI, an independent provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the insurance industry, has successfully raised $36m.
Priceline, the iconic innovator of online travel, and Cover Genius, the InsurTech for embedded protection, have announced a new North American partnership to introduce enhanced travel protection for flights, hotels, rental cars, and packages booked with Priceline.

Priceline and Cover Genius join forces to enhance North American travel protection

Priceline, the iconic innovator of online travel, and Cover Genius, the InsurTech for embedded protection, have announced a new North American partnership to introduce enhanced travel protection for flights, hotels, rental cars, and packages booked with Priceline.
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), has announced that Rob Cole has joined the company as chief actuarial officer.

Markel welcomes Rob Cole as new chief actuarial officer

Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), has announced that Rob Cole has joined the company as chief actuarial officer.
Good.Lab, a provider of sustainability software and services, has launched a new solution designed to help mid-market companies comply with the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Good.Lab unveils solution to aid mid-market companies with EU CSRD compliance

Good.Lab, a provider of sustainability software and services, has launched a new solution designed to help mid-market companies comply with the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Digital solution platform, Bold Penguin, has announced a strategic partnership with RT Specialty, a leading wholesale distributor of commercial excess and surplus (E&S) insurance products and services.

Bold Penguin partners with RT Specialty to enhance E&S insurance solutions

Digital solution platform, Bold Penguin, has announced a strategic partnership with RT Specialty, a leading wholesale distributor of commercial excess and surplus (E&S) insurance products and services.

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