Trading Platforms

Flink, a Mexico City-based neobroker, has raised $57m in a Series B round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Capital market-focused FinTech company Smallcase raised $40m in funding, led by Faering Capital as well as new investors Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund and Premji Invest.

India-based Klub, a financing platform aimed at brands with high customer engagement, has reportedly netted $20m in a seed funding comprised of a mix of equity and debt.

Yieldstreet, an alternative investment platform which seeks to narrow the income and opportunity gap for retail investors initiated a campaign with NBA star Spencer Dinwiddie with the goal of bridging the wealth creation gap.

American cryptocurrency exchange firm Coinbase has revealed it is preparing to acquire digital currency overview tool Zabo for an undisclosed fee.

An analysis of the investment app market ranked the top ten UK apps which have gained an estimated 1.6 million more users in total since March 2020.

Controversial trading app Robinhood, which was at the centre of a retail-trading frenzy that gripped Wall Street this year, plans to raise up to $2.3bn in an initial public offering.

SEC-Licensed digital broker and leading digital investment platform Chaka Technologies raised $1.5m in a pre-seed funding round led by Breyer Capital, global venture capital firm focused on tech companies like Spotify and Facebook.

Natwest, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, ITAU and the National Australia Bank have joined forces to create a new marketplace for firms to buy and sell carbon offsets.

Mercado Bitcoin, the largest bitcoin exchange in Brazil, raised $200m in a Series B round from the SoftBank Latin America Fund.