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Digital payments alone could become a $100 trillion industry, according to PwC. And that’s just one component of the global Fintech industry. This channel tackles the lenders and buyers, the obstacles and achievements, and the trends and trend makers leading the ongoing technological evolution in global finance.

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Digital Assets: Robinhood Debuts Crypto Trading On Its App In The EU

December 7, 2023

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) has launched its Crypto app in the European Union (EU), allowing eligible customers to engage in crypto trading with the added incentive of earning Bitcoin rewards. Customers stand to receive up to 1 BTC as a reward when signing up and can earn an additional 1 BTC for each successful referral. The platform claims to be the sole custodial crypto platform in the EU offering customers a percentage of their trading volume back every month, paid in Bitcoin.

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FinTech: Tech Giant Yandex To Acquire Pole Position In Russia’s Fintech Industry

September 24, 2020

Investors made a bee-line for the stock of Russian technology giant Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) after it bid Tuesday for Tinkoff, a leading online bank in the country. Yandex shares touched a record high after analysts and investors apparently thought it was a marriage made in heaven.

Venture Capital: Robinhood, The ‘Go-To’ Trading App For Millennials, Snags $660M

September 23, 2020

According to an exclusive report today by Reuters, Robinhood Markets Inc. the trading app so popular with millennials, raised $660 million in its latest Series G funding round. Robinhood previously announced its Series G funding with a $200 million investment by D1 Capital Partners. A company spokeswoman told Reuters Tuesday that the round was expanded to $660 million at a valuation of $11.7 billion.

FinTech: Triterras’ Kratos Blockchain Platform Clocks $5B Trade Finance Volume

September 23, 2020

Triterras Fintech launched its Kratos blockchain-enabled, end-to-end global trade and trade finance platform in June 2019 with the Trade Discovery module. In February 2020, Triterras added the Trade Finance module to Kratos. Triterras has already handled about $5 billion of trade finance on Kratos over the six months ended August 31, 2020.

FinTech: Glint It! A P2P Gold Transfer Service Inside An App

September 22, 2020

Glint customers can use their mobile phones and the Glint app with its new Glint It! Feature to instantly send or receive gold or other currencies to their fellow Glint users. The person-to-person (P2P) service currently transacts gold, Euros, GBP, and USD.

FinTech: Indian FinTech Paytm Takes On Google, Alleges “Arm-Twisting”

September 21, 2020

Paytm, a major Indian payment app and fintech, said Friday that its app had been pulled from the Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Play Store because its recently launched “Paytm Cricket League” was allegedly violating policies regarding gambling. On Sunday, Paytm hit back with a strongly worded, and a detailed, blog post on the fracas. It alleged that Google arm-twisted the company to remove a UPI cashback scheme.

Venture Capital: Mobile-Based Banker Chime Raises $485 Million At $14.5B Valuation

September 21, 2020

According to an exclusive report Friday by CNBC, Chime, the branchless bank that delivers its services through mobile phones, has achieved a valuation of $ 14.5 billion in its latest funding round. Chime raised a monster $ 485 million in its Series F round, and its valuation has now leapfrogged past the $ 11.2 billion sticker garnered by fee-free trading app Robinhood.

FinTech: Buy-Now-Pay-Later Lender Affirm Raises $500M

September 18, 2020

Affirm announced Thursday its raise of $500 million in a G Round led by GIC and Durable Capital Partners LP. Other investors included Lightspeed Venture Partners, Wellington Management Company, Baillie Gifford, Spark Capital, Founders Fund, and Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC.

Digital Assets: Kraken Digital Exchange Wins U.S. Bank Charter

September 18, 2020

The State of Wyoming greenlighted Kraken’s application to form the world’s first Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI).
Kraken Financial, the new entity, can operate as a fully independent bank and is the first digital asset company in the U.S. to receive a bank charter recognized under both federal and state laws. As an SPDI, it can offer the full range of deposit-taking, custody, and fiduciary services for digital assets in a fully regulated manner.

Digital Assets: State Regulators Roll Out Multi-State Compliance For Crypto and FinTech Firms

September 17, 2020

Nationwide payments firms now have to undergo a single comprehensive exam to effectively satisfy all states’ regulatory compliance requirements. The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced Tuesday its “MSB Networked Supervision” initiative in this regard, effective 2021.

FinTech: Jetty’s New Offering Frees Up Renters’ Deposits

September 17, 2020

Jetty, which describes itself as a modern security deposit alternative, has expanded its services for renters. Its newly launched Unlock Deposit offering frees up renters’ cash deposits in exchange for a small one time or monthly fee.

FinTech: Amazon Shoppers In The UAE Can Now “BNPM,” Courtesy Standard Chartered Bank

September 16, 2020

Buy Now Pay Monthly. According to a report in The Fintech Times, Standard Chartered Bank and Amazon’s United Arab Emirates (UAE) website, Amazon.ae, are now offering installment payment plans to shoppers. Credit cardholders of Standard Chartered Bank can now convert their Amazon purchases into payment through installments up to 12 months.

Venture Capital: Uruguay-Based Payments Processor dLocal Gets Its Horn

September 16, 2020

General Atlantic led a $200 million funding round for Uruguay-based cross-border payment processor dLocal, catapulting the latter into the hallowed, three-comma-club. dLocal became Latin America’s latest unicorn and Uruguay’s first. New investor Addition also participated in the fundraising.

FinTech: Klarna Gains More BNPL Muscle With $650M Mega Round

September 15, 2020

A team of marquee investors, led by Silver Lake, invested $650 million in Klarna, the payments and shopping service known for its “buy-now-pay-later” (BNPL) offering. Klarna now ranks as the biggest fintech unicorn in Europe, and fourth globally, after the round valued it at $10.65 billion.

FinTech: Robo-Advisor App M1 Finance Charts Torrid Growth

September 14, 2020

M1 Finance, which calls itself the “Finance Super App,” announced September 9 that it had achieved the $2 billion landmark in assets managed on its platform. It did this within just six months after hitting the $1 billion asset mark in late February 2020.

FinTech: NAB Launches An Interest-Free Credit Card To Counter BNPL Fad

September 11, 2020

National Australia Bank (ASX: NAB) has launched, StraightUp, the country’s first interest-free credit card as “Buy Now Pay Later,” or BNPL, schemes become increasingly popular with shoppers.

Digital Assets: REINNO Offers Investors $237M In Tokenized Commercial Real Estate

September 11, 2020

REINNO intends to disrupt commercial real estate investing by breaking down the financial barriers which limit entry to the small guy. REINNO’s platform offers tokenization of real estate, loans against tokenized real estate, and a marketplace for property owners to list the token offerings. It announced Thursday the launch of its marketplace for tokenized commercial real estate with five offerings worth over $ 237 million.

Digital Assets: Mastercard Creates Platform For Simulating a CBDC Ecosystem

September 10, 2020

As central banks navigate the feasibility of their CBDC projects through uncharted territory, Mastercard has unveiled a proprietary virtual testing environment for them to evaluate CBDC use cases.

FinTech: Cash Is Still King In India’s Vast Rural Hinterland, Says RapiPay

September 10, 2020

Cash is still king among India’s millions of banking unserved, residing predominantly in the country’s vast rural areas. Fintech RapiPay, therefore, plans to deploy 500K of its micro-ATMs over the next two years at small businesses. These devices, which look like a calculator, enable consumers to conduct basic banking services including cash withdrawals.

FinTech: BNPL Biggie Klarna Could Value At $10B In Last Fundraise Before IPO

September 9, 2020

According to a Reuters Exclusive, Klarna, the Swedish fintech and unicorn, is talking with investors to raise as much as $ 500 million at a valuation of $ 10 billion. During its previous fundraise in August 2019, Klarna raised $ 460 million at a post-money valuation of $ 5.5 billion. Reuters’ sources said the money would be raised from both existing and new investors. An announcement is likely within days, they said.

FinTech: Grab Seeks To Raise From $300 To $500M For Fintech Thrust

September 8, 2020

According to a Reuters Exclusive report, Grab, which has evolved from being a ride-hailing cab operator to a multi-business conglomerate, is looking for funding in the range of $300 million to $500 million. Reuters’ sources said the company is in advanced talks with investors such as Prudential plc (LON: PRU), AIA Group Ltd (HKG: 1299) and others.

FinTech: Jiko, A 23-Person Startup, Becomes The First Fintech to Buy A National Bank

September 4, 2020

Jiko, the four-year-old upstart fintech, and digital bank, which has all of just 23 employees, appears to have pulled off the impossible. It acquired Mid Central National Bank, a 63-year old retail bank based in Minnesota, becoming the first fintech to complete the acquisition of a nationally regulated bank in the U.S.

Digital Assets: Revolut Steps Up Crypto Offerings; Revolut Business Snags 500K Customers

September 4, 2020

According to an announcement Wednesday, digital challenger bank Revolut has enhanced the scope of crypto trading for its customers in the US. It has added Bitcoin Cash and LiteCoin to its range of cryptocurrencies that customers can buy sell or hold.

FinTech: Sezzle Makes Its BNPL Virtual Card Available In-Stores

September 3, 2020

Sezzle Inc (ASX: SZL), the buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) platform, announced Wednesday that its customers can now use the Sezzle Virtual Card to convert their purchases at brick-and-mortar stores into easy installments. They may also use the Card online.

Venture Capital: Brazilian Fintech Neon Nabs $300M In Series C

September 3, 2020

Neon Pagamentos, a leading Brazilian fintech, has received a Series C investment of $300 million led by General Atlantic. New investors participated in the round, too. These included funds and accounts managed by BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), as well as Vulcan Capital, PayPal Ventures, and Endeavor Catalyst. Existing investors Monashees and Flourish Ventures also took part in the funding, while BBVA participated through existing shareholder Propel Venture Partners.