London-based investment management firm Octopus Investments is launching a new FinTech-dedicated accelerator out of its Octopus Labs division.
Crowdfunded VC investment platform investiere.ch has landed CHF3.5m ($3.6m) in a Series B round of funding from Swiss bank Zürcher Kantonalbank.
Swedish financial services group Nordea is selecting startups for its second accelerator programme from a long list of 35 teams.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is moving closer to approving blockchain-based products.
US bank Capital One is hiring WilmerHale counsel Elijah Alper to take on a role as a FinTech and blockchain specialist.
PayPal is offering a boost to Singapore’s the FinTech scene and opening a new Innovation Lab in the city.
Digital signature startup Digio has raised $400,000 in a pre-Series A round of funding. The capital for the Bengaluru-based company comes from Rainmatter Technologies.
South African mobile FinTech firm Zoona has raised $15m in a round led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a division of the World Bank Group.
Japanese tech giant Rakuten is acquiring the assets of Belfast and San Francisco-based startup Bitnet to launch a blockchain research lab.
US payments processor and card reader Square is inching further into the European market with a series of three job openings highlighting the company’s expansion plans.
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