Retail Investing & Trading

Darksquare, an alternative investment startup, has reportedly raised £260,000 in a funding round backed by angel investors.

Gamification can bring a level of excitement and greater engagement to financial services, but it can delude users about the risks of investing.

WealthTech startup beatvest, a mobile app designed to help people get involved with investing, has reportedly collected €1.3m in seed financing.

Smart Pension, a workplace pension provider, has launched three new sustainable lifestyle strategies with different growth fund options.

Genesis Global Holdco (GGH), the parent company of struggling crypto brokerage Genesis, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Obligate, which offers blockchain-based regulated debt securities, has reportedly raised $4m in a seed extension.

Grünfin, a sustainable investment platform, has reportedly raised €2m in equity to expand its product suite.

Bloom Impact Investing, an Australian FinTech for investing into climate impact, has reportedly secured $525,000 in its seed round.

InvestSky, a social investing platform for retail investors, has secured $3.4m in its pre-seed funding round, to support its mission of making investing more inclusive.

Talk of artificial intelligence was once an exciting prospect. The idea of bringing a hallmark of sci-fi fantasies into the real world sparked a lot of enthusiasm. While systems might not quite be on the same level as HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, the technology has brought a lot of changes to how businesses operate.