HSBC leads Series A round in MarketNode
HSBC has led a Series A investment in MarketNode, a Singapore-based digital market infrastructure operator founded by SGX and Temasek.
ABN Amro joins $80m Privitar funding round
UK-based data privacy startup Privitar has raised $80 million in a Series C funding round led by Warburg Pincus and joined by ABN AMro Ventures.
Nasdaq Ventures invests in ESG insight firm Matter
Nasdaq Ventures has invested in Copenhagen-based sustainability analysis and reporting provider, Matter.
eToro makes acquisition ahead of debit card launch
Online investment platform eToro has furthered its preparations for the launch of its first debit card by acquiring UK-based e-money platform Marq Millions.
Cybercriminal J.P.Morgan brought to justice
A prolific cybercriminal operating under the online monicker J.P.Morgan has been arrested following a co-ordinated international police investigation.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao gets four month prison term
The founder of crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has been sentenced to four months in prison in the US after pleading guilty to violating anti-money laundering requirements.
Eurosystem invites expressions of interest in wholesale DLT trials
The European Central Bank is inviting expressions of interest from financial market stakeholders in participating in trials of new technologies for wholesale central bank money settlement.
EToro files for IPO
Israeli multi-asset investment platform eToro has confirmed a filing for an IPO on Wall Street.
Global fintech investment rebounds to hit $98bn in H1
Global investment in fintech bounced back strongly in the first half of 2021, hitting $98 billion with a record number of deals, according to KPMG.
Revolut pledges £3bn UK investment
As it opens its new global headquarters in Canary Wharf, fintech giant Revolut has pledged to invest £3 billion in the UK, creating 1000 new high-skilled jobs over the next five years.
GitHub CoPilot gives ANZ engineers productivity boost
Software engineers at ANZ Bank saw a “notable boost” in productivity and code quality when using the GitHub Copilot AI tool.
Revolut set for Indian launch
Revolut will launch its payments platform in India later this year, targeting 20 million customers in the country by 2030.
BX Digital to roll out DLT-based settlement system for digital assets in Switzerland
BX Digital, a subsidiary of Boerse Stuttgart, has received conditional approval from Swiss market regulators to operate a blockchain-based settlement system for digital assets.
Paystand acquires stablecoin network Bitwage
Blockchain-enabled B2B payments company Paystand has acquired cross-border stablecoin payments network Bitwage
Boerse Stuttgart launches pan-European settlement platform for tokenized assets
Boerse Stuttgart is rolling out Seturion, a pan-European, blockchain-based platform for the settlement of tokenized assets, within and across national borders.