Fintech April fintech funding roundup: fintech funding hits twelve-month low Fintech funding hit a low point in 2022 of $6.4 billion for the month of April. Read Full Story May 5, 2022, 8:30AM UTC
The Block Payments startup Kevin rakes in $65 million Series A Lithuanian fintech startup Kevin said Tuesday that it has raised $65 million in a Series A round led by Accel. Read Full Story May 3, 2022, 3:15PM UTC
Exchanges Two Argentina-based banks add crypto trading to their platforms Banco Galicia, one of the largest private banks in Argentina, and digital bank Brubank have both added new crypto features. Read Full Story May 2, 2022, 8:14PM UTC
Fintech Web3 startup Rain raises $6 million to launch corporate credit cards for DAOs Lightspeed has led a $6 million seed round into Rain, a corporate card and expense management platform for decentralized companies. Read Full Story Apr 27, 2022, 1:00PM UTC
Fintech Neobank Cogni dives into web3 as it raises $23 million US neobank Cogni has raised a $23 million Series A in a round led by Hanwha Asset Management and CaplinFO. Read Full Story Apr 26, 2022, 2:15PM UTC
Startups Starling Bank raises £130.5 million at £2.5 billion valuation The challenger bank says it is building a “war chest for acquisitions”. Read Full Story Apr 26, 2022, 12:30PM UTC
Fintech Mastercard files for more than a dozen metaverse and crypto trademarks Mastercard has filed for 15 metaverse and crypto trademarks, on a 1b basis. Read Full Story Apr 11, 2022, 8:21PM UTC
Startups Robinhood widens user access for crypto wallet transfers, unveils plan to support Lightning payments for bitcoin Robinhood's crypto arm is teeing up support for bitcoin's Lightning network. Read Full Story Apr 7, 2022, 5:30PM UTC
The Block News Plus March fintech funding roundup: Fintech funding continues to falter this year After hitting its lowest levels since May last year in February, monthly fintech funding has yet to return to the double-digit billions. Read Full Story Apr 7, 2022, 2:50PM UTC
Stablecoins Worldpay to offer merchants direct settlement in USDC The move highlights a growing appetite for connections between fiat and crypto-native payment systems. Read Full Story Apr 6, 2022, 1:11PM UTC
Fintech Moneybox plots crypto push as it secures $46 million in fresh funding The platform becomes the latest in a string of fintech firms planning to push into crypto. Read Full Story Apr 4, 2022, 9:28AM UTC
Fintech Stock trading API startup lemon.markets raises $17 million in seed funding German startup lemon.markets has raised $17 million in seed funding in a round co-led by Lakestar and Lightspeed. Read Full Story Apr 4, 2022, 7:00AM UTC
Fintech Apple acquires UK open banking startup Credit Kudos Credit Kudos becomes the latest European open banking startup to be snapped up by a US acquirer. Read Full Story Mar 23, 2022, 9:43AM UTC
Fintech Expenses fintech Jeeves eyes crypto transfers as it raises $180 million Expenses management platform Jeeves has raised $180 million in a round led by Chinese investor Tencent as it looks to implement stablecoin transfers. Read Full Story Mar 22, 2022, 2:00PM UTC
Fintech Investment app Acorns catches crypto bug, adds bitcoin exposure nvestment app Acorns has added the option for its user to invest up to 5% in btc via their investment accounts. Read Full Story Mar 22, 2022, 1:00PM UTC
Venture Capital ClearBank raises $229 million marking expansion push ClearBank CEO Charles McManus declined to offer details of its valuation. Read Full Story Mar 18, 2022, 5:00PM UTC
Fintech Block invests in Japanese challenger bank Kyash in $41 million round Kyash, a Tokyo-based challenger bank, has raised a $41 million Series D from investors including payments company Block, Greyhound Capital and Japan Post Investment Corporation. Read Full Story Mar 17, 2022, 11:57AM UTC
The Block News Plus Inside Flat Capital, the little-known investment company founded by Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski The Block spoke to Flat Capital CEO Hanna Wachtmeister to find out more about the Klarna CEO-founded investment company. Read Full Story Mar 17, 2022, 9:00AM UTC
Fintech Neobank Lunar raises $77 million as it rolls out crypto tools Lunar, a neobank operating in the Nordic markets, raises $77 million in a round led by Heartland. Read Full Story Mar 10, 2022, 12:11PM UTC
Fintech Pension fund leads $276 million investment in loan platform Lendable Consumer loan platform Lendable secures $276 million in a round that values it at $4.6 billion. Read Full Story Mar 10, 2022, 10:04AM UTC