Institutional Investment & Trading

After the GameStop backlash: Robinhood removes trading restrictions

Robinhood has removed its restrictions on trading GameStop stocks after facing criticism from users and lawmakers.

AOC calls for hearing into why Robinhood locked users out from GameStop trading

Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called for an inquiry into why Robinhood shut users out of trading GameStop stocks.

Robinhood goes down amidst GameStop trading chaos

Stock-trading app Robinhood went down for some users during Wednesday amidst the trading chaos surrounding GameStop, according to a Motherboard report.

iSTOX nets $50m Series A to support international growth

Singapore-based iSTOX, which offers a securities issuance and trading platform, has reportedly bagged $50m in its Series A round.

Sweden-based Savr closes $6m investment round

Sweden-based digital financial platform Savr has reportedly collected SEK 50m ($6m) in funding.

wealthpilot closes ?8m round to improve data aggregation capabilities

wealthpilot, a software-as-a-service platform for wealth management, has bagged ?8m in a funding round to improve data aggregation capabilities.

Berlin-based WealthTech company Elinvar scores €25m in funding

Berlin-based Elinvar has netted €25m in a new funding round, which will help the WealthTech scale its multi-tenant platform.

Single.Earth said to raise capital to support its goal of saving forests

Single.Earth, which is helping to save forests through investments, has reportedly raised funding to continue its goal of saving the natural world.

Quantile Technologies raises $51m minority investment from Spectrum Equity

Portfolio optimisation service provider Quantile Technologies has scored a $51m minority investment from growth equity firm Spectrum Equity.

The 38 FinTech funding rounds raised last week highlight the success of payments companies...

While the payments industry has reason to celebrate, last week also proved a boon for 38 FinTech companies closing investment rounds. The FinTech industry returned...

News Stories

Quantifind's new features target market manipulation and more in 2024

Quantifind’s new features target market manipulation and more in 2024

RegTech company Quantifind, prides itself on its commitment to delivering high quality risk intelligence solutions. As part of this, the company recently introduced new product features and functionalities at the start of this year, marking a significant advancement in its capabilities. 
How has Consumer Duty impacted wealth management so far?

How has Consumer Duty impacted wealth management so far?

Consumer Duty has now been live in the UK for several months. Wealth management firms spent many resources preparing themselves to be ready for...
Birdwingo secures €1.2m to revolutionise teen financial education in Europe

Birdwingo secures €1.2m to revolutionise teen financial education in Europe

Birdwingo, a Prague-based FinTech company, has successfully closed a €1.2m funding round.
Aikido clinches $17m Series A to revolutionise developer-focused security

Aikido clinches $17m Series A to revolutionise developer-focused security

Aikido, a disruptive force in developer security, has successfully closed a $17m Series A funding round.
Cybersecurity firm StepSecurity lands $3m to safeguard CI/CD environments

Cybersecurity firm StepSecurity lands $3m to safeguard CI/CD environments

StepSecurity, a cybersecurity firm specialising in CI/CD pipeline and infrastructure protection, has successfully closed a $3m seed funding round.

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