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Sentiance underlines retail banking innovation importance, key banking trends

A blogpost by data science and behaviour change firm Sentiance has highlighted the growing importance of hyper-personalization in the retail banking sector.

Study finds central bank digital currencies may trigger stronger forex controls

A study by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has discovered the introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may lead to greater foreign exchange controls.

What Nubank and Klarna’s colossal rounds from last week reveal about the FinTech industry

While Nubank’s massive Series G round and Klarna's $40bn valuation may have secured the most headlines last week, CyberTech and cryptocurrency ventures bagged the most capital injections.

Ethereum rival Solana snags $314m led by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital

Solana has raised over $314m through a private sale of its native token SOL led by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital.

GroupSense and CipherTrace join forces to combat cryptocurrency cybercrime

Digital risk protection services company GroupSense and cryptocurrency intelligence firm CipherTrace are teaming up to help businesses identify threat actors and groups and thwart ransomware attacks.

Ledger hits $1.5bn valuation after Series C close

Ledger, an all-in-one digital asset management platform, has hit a $1.5bn valuation after the close of its Series C on $380m.

El Salvador becomes first country to make Bitcoin a legal currency

The government of El Salvador has passed a bill that will see Bitcoin join the US dollar as legal tender in the country.

Blockdaemon closes its Series A on $28m

Blockdaemon, an independent blockchain infrastructure platform, has closed its Series A round on $28m.

How Latin American startups and InsurTechs stole the show among the 37 FinTech investments...

InsurTech companies continued their winning streak last week among the 37 FinTechs that raised big rounds.

Standard Chartered unveils plans to launch cryptocurrency trading venture

Standard Chartered is planning to establish a UK-based cryptocurrency brokerage and exchange for clients in the UK and Europe.

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SME-focused FinTech Wamo bags $5m and broadens European operations

SME-focused FinTech Wamo bags $5m and broadens European operations

Wamo, a pioneering digital business account provider, has recently announced a significant development in its funding and regulatory status.
ReceiptHero raises funding to eliminate paper receipts

ReceiptHero raises funding to eliminate paper receipts

ReceiptHero, a pioneering company in the digital receipts sector, has successfully secured new funding to accelerate its innovative technology.
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.

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