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Ben Davey departs from Barclays Ventures CEO role

Davey steps down to focus on independent investing and advisory services.

Fintech funding deals globally 22-28 February 2021

Featuring Chargebee, Tyme, TypTap Insurance, Anchorage, and Earnix.

Klarna is Europe’s highest-valued fintech after $1bn raise

Klarna claims its round was oversubscribed four times over.

UK challengers Monument, Pockit and TreeCard bank funding

Three UK banking services start-ups have landed investment recently.

Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: TMRW – Best UX/CX in Finance Initiative

Exclusive interview with Kevin Lam, head of TMRW Digital Group.

Former international footballer Rio Ferdinand invests in Sokin

Ferdinand joins as a shareholder in the cross-border currency firm.

ICYMI funding round-up: Zolve, Symple Loans, Butn, FunGuard & more

We highlight a series of funding rounds that may have passed you by.

US fintech for gamers Zytara signs payments partnership with i2c

The deal follows Zytara’s launching of its own stablecoin.

Tyme lands $110m in Series B funding, plans Asia-Pacific expansion

TymeBank looks to expand beyond its South African headquarters.

Penta Bank raises €7.5m in extended Series B funding round

German challenger bank brings total raised this round to €30 million.

TransferWise rebrands as Wise to push platform capabilities

It’s dropping the first part of its name in a bid to underpin its expansion as a platform player.

Barclays to close Pingit after 10 years’ service

Long-serving payments app to be shut down by major UK bank.

Fintech funding deals globally 15-21 February 2021

Featuring Public, Webull, Blockchain, GoCardless, and Personetics.

Fintech funding round-up: SeedFi, Libeo, Ember and Finch Capital

A round-up of some of the recent investments in fintech, paytech and tax tech firms.

Sopra Steria invests in Parisian fintech Particeep

Banking software firm picks up minority stake in SaaS fintech.

Personetics raises $75m from Warburg Pincus

Data analytics and customer engagement firm plans expansion with new funding.

Neobank hopeful 11Onze to offer Catalans a non-Spanish alternative

The start-up intends to be a true representation of the country’s 7.6m population.

Diana Biggs HSBC

Swiss start-up Valour recruits former HSBC exec Diana Biggs as CEO

Biggs began working in blockchain back in May 2015.

United Fintech announces acquisition of German regtech TTMzero

UK scale-up has taken 25% stake with a view to nabbing 80% soon.

BBVA sells Holvi business lender, invests $150m in VC fund

Spanish banking giant ditches Finnish business bank, sells back to founder

Tandem Bank acquires £100m mortgage book from Bank and Clients

Private bank’s customers won’t notice the transition, claims challenger.

Fintech funding deals globally 1-7 February 2021

Featuring Stash, Built, LeaseLock, Valon Mortgage, and Metromile.

Fintech funding round-up: UiPath, Narmi, Balance, GajiGesa, and more

The start of February has seen a whole host of funding rounds around the world.

Barclays reveals fintech start-ups in its 2021 New York Techstars accelerator

Barclays’ 2021 cohort includes four data-focused fintechs.

NymCard raises $7.6m for Banking-as-a-Service in MENA

The Series A funding round brings NymCard’s total investment to $12 million to date.

Supply chain financing start-up CapBay raises $20m in Series A

CapBay offers short-term financing to “businesses of all sizes” through its “proprietary credit-decisioning model”.

UK fintechs Token and Tradeteq get investment

$15m for open banking payments platform Token and $9.4m for trade finance tech specialist Tradeteq.

US fintechs Albert and Crux Informatics in funding rounds

Featuring Albert’s $100 million Series C funding round and Crux Informatics’ $36 million convertible note.

Fintech funding deals globally 25-31 January 2021

Featuring Robinhood, Nubank, Melio Payments, Albert and Rhino.

New funding for European fintechs Compeon and SESAMm

Germany-based Compeon lands €15 million and France-based SESAMm – €7.5 million.

Payroll fintech founded by Google alums raises $35m

Check says it already works with 100,000 small businesses in the US

Nubank rakes in $400m to fuel expansion in Colombia and Mexico

Brazilian challenger reaches $1.8 billion in total funding raised.

Milo brings in $6m to provide US credit to international citizens

Lending start-up plans extra growth after round led by QED Investors.

Rhino raises $95m to support US renters

US-based insurtech believes the industry is set for “explosive growth”.

Curve signs PassFort to automate KYB processes

The card consolidation firm picked PassFort in the wake of its Series C round.

Founder-focused start-up Remagine nabs €20m in seed investment

Berlin-based firm aims to help “impactful” businesses with a range of products.

Wealthpilot raises €8m to fuel data aggregation push

German wealthtech has raised €14.9 million since 2017.

Saudi start-up Hakbah raises $1.2m in seed funding

Hakbah aims to “modernise and ease” savings in Saudi Arabia.

Lithuanian paytech kevin. raises €1.5m in seed funding

Lithuanian firm plans availability across Europe by Q4 2021.

Waqfinity launches in UK to provide “impact focused” Islamic finance

Former Rizq founder sets up new Islamic wallet app.

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