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The FinTech trends to watch out for in 2022

A recent blogpost by cross-border payments firm Currencycloud has outlined its predictions for the FinTech trends to look out for in 2022.

WealthTech company Qraft Technologies receives $146m

Qraft Technologies, which aims to improve alpha delivery in asset management, has collected $146m in funding from SoftBank Group Corp.

Trading Technologies International invests into KRM22

Professional trading software provider Trading Technologies International (TT) has invested $6.35m into KRM22, a software investment company that focuses on risk management for capital markets.

Bound wraps up $6.3m seed round

Bound, which hopes to make currency hedging simple for SMEs, has secured $6.5m, in its seed funding.

Social media’s grip on financial markets to persist, Hargreaves Lansdown reports

More than half of young investors are being influenced by social media - a trend that shows little sign of abating, according to the latest survey from financial services company Hargreaves Lansdown.

Canadian startup Composer to launch automated trading platform

Toronto-based FinTech software startup Composer is to commence the open beta rollout of its automated trading platform, following a $5.35m in unannounced seed financing, BetaKit has revealed.

Changing the use of data in debt capital markets – 9fin closes Series A

9fin, which supplies data, news and predictive analytics to debt capital markets, has scored £8m in its Series A funding round.

How WealthTech innovation is driving the rise of the neo-broker

A recent blogpost by Currencycloud has scrutinised how innovation in the WealthTech market is driving the rise of the neo-broker in wealth management.

Bhutan to pilot central bank digital currency through Ripple partnership

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) of Bhutan has teamed with cross-border crypto payment firm Ripple to pilot a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the region.

Capital markets software dev Irwin nets $20m in its Series A round

Irwin, a software developer for the capital markets, has closed its Series A round on $20m, which will support the expansion of its services.

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Napier AI warns opaque AI could cost firms their licence

Napier AI warns opaque AI could cost firms their licence

As artificial intelligence spreads across financial services, a growing argument suggests that opacity is not only unavoidable but sometimes desirable, a way to protect...
LSEG warns cloud adoption can fragment data controls

LSEG warns cloud adoption can fragment data controls

Financial institutions moving data workflows into the cloud may be creating new control problems, even as they solve old access issues. According to LSEG...
Reco raises $55m to secure the agentic enterprise

Reco raises $55m to secure the agentic enterprise

Reco, an agentic security company that protects AI agents and the environments they operate in, has closed an additional $55m in funding, lifting its...
LSEG launches Active Intelligence to sharpen World-Check

LSEG launches Active Intelligence to sharpen World-Check

LSEG Risk Intelligence, the risk data and screening division of LSEG, has rolled out Active Intelligence, a new data engine underpinning its World-Check offering...
Capitolis snaps up eSecLending in $200m cash deal

Capitolis snaps up eSecLending in $200m cash deal

Capitolis, the FinTech company focused on financial resource optimisation, has agreed to buy independent securities lending specialist eSecLending for $200m, paid entirely in cash. The...

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