11/10/2023
BlackRock expands crypto strategy with Ethereum ETF application
However, Coin Telegraph reports that the SEC could approve all 12 of the pending applications for spot Bitcoin ETFs in the next eight days.
Alternative Investments
11/09/2023
Opening doors to the world of alternative investments
New York-headquartered B2B fintech platform iCapital enables wealth managers and their clients to conveniently access private markets and hedge funds through its integrated marketplace.
11/08/2023
Infosys signs deal with AWS for financial cloud adoption
Customers will also benefit from production-ready shared toolsets, certified architectural and security blueprints to accelerate adoption and ensure compliance.
11/07/2023
Italian BNPL startup Qomodo raises €34.5m in pre-seed funding
Qomodo is positioned as a "simplifier" that enables retailers to expand their businesses by ensuring immediate, secure, and transparent collections
11/03/2023
Insurtech Wefox secures $55m and retains $4.5bn valuation
The backing from Deutsche Bank and UniCredit brings the Berlin-based fintech total raised this year to $160m
11/02/2023
St.Galler Kantonalbank Partners with SEBA Bank to Provide Digital Assets
The partnership between the two Swiss financial entities provides St.Galler Kantonalbank with regulated and secure custody and trading services for Bitcoin and Ethereum
11/02/2023
How insurers can offer easy online document submissions using a Web SDK
Implementing a Web SDK for document scanning simplifies the process for insured individuals.
11/01/2023
Allstate, Allianz invest $265 million in Next Insurance in a big bet on insuretech
Next Insurance is entering a strategic partnership with Allstate to develop products including commercial auto policies and extending its existing reinsurance relationship with Allianz.
11/01/2023
Atom Bank raises £100m in equity funding from existing investors
One of the biggest raises of the year, but reportedly at a lower £362m valuation
10/30/2023
UK fintech Railsr secures $24m in funding
The firm was also saw its licence revoked in Lithuania in June 2023
10/25/2023
Adepa implements BlackRock's eFront technology
This has allowed Adepa to strengthen the tailored services it provides to clients across private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real estate.
10/25/2023
Ripple forges partnership with Uphold
The partnership will see Uphold provide Ripple with enhanced crypto liquidity capabilities to underpin and enhance its cross-border payments infrastructure.
10/24/2023
Seedrs licenced under new EU authorisation to boost sector for startups and investors
The platform says the new regulation will level the playing field for the industry
10/16/2023
Tokenisation of UAE Real Estate
Tokenisation has therefore been identified as an alternative pathway to increase exposure to the UAE real estate market and, as a result, we are seeing an increased number of real estate tokenisation projects in the UAE.
10/16/2023
Online mortgage broker Habito turned its first monthly profit in September
CEO Ying Tan said he is “ecstatic” at the news and that the foundation of Habito’s business is “extremely solid”
10/16/2023
Investing app Stash raises $40m
Butte joins with a track record of taking companies public as director, advisor, and CFO, including the Nyse IPO.
10/12/2023
Zilch Up launches to help credit invisible customers build their financial futures
Zilch Up is starting with credit limits as low as £50
10/11/2023
Digitalisation drives innovation and new risks in insurance industry: Swiss Re
Insurers aim to achieve a 3–8 percentage point improvement in loss ratios and 10–20% cost savings across the value chain through digital transformation.
10/10/2023
Sopra Banking Software ships cloud-native core banking platform
The fully redeveloped cloud-native platform is a significant milestone for SBS’s large customer base
10/06/2023
Modern Treasury joins JP Morgan payments partner network
Modern Treasury’s participation in the Payments Partner Network is the next step in four years of collaboration