Trading Platforms

Pre-wealth management platform Secfi secured a second investment facility from Serengeti Asset Management for $150m.

German stock-trading app Trade Republic raised $900m in Series C funding which valued the company at over $5bn - a figure that soared from $600m from last April.

Paris-based real-time investment monitoring platform Finary raised €2.2m in a seed round funding led by European VC Speedinvest.

From crypto startups raising millions despite Elon Musk pulling out of the bitcoin frenzy to subscription-based firms capitalising on the Covid-19 crisis, this is what you can learn from the 40 FinTech funding rounds of last week.

The Bank of Israel has opened a public consultation on the potential issuance of a digital shekel.

Forge Global, a private securities marketplace, has netted $150m in funding, alongside getting approval from FINRA to operate as a single broker dealer.

FinTech juggernaut Klarna has expanded its footprint in the UK with a new office in London and larger premises in Manchester.

Saudi Arabia’s only financial payments company Saudi Payments (SP) has introduced ‘sarie’ – an instant payments system – in collaboration with IBM and Mastercard.

UK fintech PensionBee has debuted on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with its shares priced at 165p per share.

Alto Solutions, the self-directed IRA platform for individuals to access and invest in alternative assets using their retirement funds, closed a $17m Series A funding.