ESMA slaps €408,000 penalty on derivatives firm due to EMIR data breaches
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has fined DTCC Derivatives Repository for seven breaches of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
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.
Crown Agents Bank introduces new pensions management tool
Crown Agents Bank has launched Empower Pensions, a new end-to-end pensions management platform.
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.
Drake teams up with climate-focused FinTech firm Aspiration to become carbon neutral
Drake has signed on as an investor and collaborator with Los Angeles-based sustainability and financial services startup Aspiration.
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.
Chip launches new membership plan with BlackRock funds to “bring the millionaire’s experience to...
Savings and investments platform Chip launched ChipX, a new membership plan that aims to boost access to more investment funds from BlackRock for its users.
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.