Celo receives investment from Deutsche Telekom
Celo, a blockchain ecosystem aimed at building a decentralised financial system, has received an investment from Deutsche Telekom.
Santander IT infrastructure cloud migration grows as digital move accelerates
Banco Santander claims its digital transformation is ‘ahead of plan’ after it revealed more than 60% of its global IT infrastructure has already migrated to the cloud.
Dispersion Holdings eye AQSE market floatation
DeFi enterprise Dispersion Holdings is planning to apple for admission of its shares to trading on the Access segment of Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market (AQSE) in London.
Singapore FinTech STACS scores $3.6m to improve financial services via blockchain
Singapore-based blockchain development startup Hashstacs Pte Ltd (STACS) raised $3.6m in pre-Series A funding.
UK Chancellor examines case for new Britcoin digital currency
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has told the Bank of England (BOE) to look at the case for a potential Britcoin or central-bank-backed digital currency.
JP Morgan taps blockchain for improving money transfers
Investment bank and financial services juggernaut JP Morgan has revealed it is using blockchain technology to improve money transfers between banks globally.
JP Morgan, Mastercard, UBS inject $65m in blockchain firm ConsenSys
Brooklyn-headquartered blockchain technology firm ConsenSys raised $65m from major banks and financial services players including JP Morgan, Mastercard Inc and UBS Group AG to fund its growth and global expansion.
The 26 FinTech deals of last week show the unicorns are on the rise
FinTech companies continue to make waves as the last week witnessed a slew of heavyweights scoring millions of dollars with headlines being filled with decacorns and unicorns alike.
DeFi platform Gro collects $7.1m in its seed round
Decentralised finance platform Gro has collected $7.1m in its seed round, which will support it hiring staff and deepening its products.
What Dataminr’s $475m round among the 33 investments in the FinTech sector last week...
Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies and cryptocurrency-based enterprises were the clear winners.