Dave enters acquisition agreement to speed up IPO plans
US banking app Dave has entered into a partnership with acquisition firm VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings that will result in the former becoming a publicly-traded company.
SoftBank invests in GBM to accelerate democratisation of investments in Mexico
Investment platform in the Mexican stock market Grupo Bursátil Mexicano (GBM)secured up to $150m investment from SoftBank.
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.
Wise, Teleport co-founders back new European investing app in $1.5m pre-seed
UK commission-free stock trading app Lightyear has raised $1.5m from a pre-seed funding round.
How cybersecurity startups and neobanks scooped the most funds among last week’s 42 investment...
While Covid-19 continues to haunt us, the FinTech industry continues to rake in millions of dollars. Neobanks and cybersecurity companies were the top-scoring sectors to raise investment among the 42 rounds that FinTech Global reported on last week.
Banks more trusted than FinTechs and Big Tech, US survey reveals
A Bank for International Settlements (BIS) survey has found US citizens trust banks more than FinTechs, government agencies and Big Data to protect their personal data.
UK finance sector ninth biggest CO2 emitter in the world, report finds
A Greenpeace-led report has found UK banks and assets managers were responsible for 805m tonnes of CO2 in 2019 – making it the ninth largest carbon emitter worldwide.
TrueLayer, HeyTrade team to expand digital retail investing in Spain
UK open banking platform TrueLayer has partnered with Spanish FinTech HeyTrade to launch a new digital trading app in Spain.
Why the 46 FinTech rounds from last week are exciting for stock trading and...
With Trade Republic netting $900m and four startups earning the horn among 46 rounds, last week proved to be a great week in terms of FinTech investment, particularly for stock trading apps enterprises.