Investment Platforms

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.

Crown Agents Bank has launched Empower Pensions, a new end-to-end pensions management platform.

South African banking-as-a-service (BaaS) company Jumo has bagged $120m from a recent funding round co-led by Visa, Fidelity Management and Kingsway.

Banyan, an investment facilitator for sustainable infrastructure headquartered in San Francisco, has raised $8.2m in Series A funding, seeing the company valued at $47m.

PIMFA, a significant voice in the WealthTech industry, is urging the UK Government to leverage a 'generational' opportunity to invigorate the UK retail investment market. This call to action comes six months after the introduction of the significant Edinburgh Reforms.

Exploring investor behaviour opens a window into a unique blend of rationality and emotionality that drives financial decisions. A recent study delved into the intricate patterns of Italian and French investors, discovering noteworthy disparities despite the geographical and cultural proximity of the two nations.

New York-based venture capital newcomer Reciprocal Ventures has pulled in at least $25m towards its debut FinTech-focused fund.

Investment advise platform Fountain has reportedly received a seed round led by Day Cooper Day chairman Partick Day.

Real estate investment platform iFunded has scored €4m in its pre-Series A round.

CrossLend, a digital debt marketplace has netted a Series B financing round.