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Indonesian fintech start-up Pluang raises $55m in Series B follow-up round

The company has now raised $110 million in total Series B funding.

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Crypto exchange CoinDCX names former Wells Fargo exec Divakar Prayaga head of information security

Launched in 2018, CoinDCX claims to be India’s “safest crypto exchange”.

Alternative investment platform CAIS hits unicorn status with $225m funding

CAIS describes itself as “the first truly open marketplace for alternative investments”.

Alternative retirement investment platform Alto raises $40m in Series B

The firm claims more than 15,000 IRA investors with a billion dollars of assets under custody.

Taipei Fubon Bank revamps private banking tech with Avaloq

The roll-out will start in Hong Kong and Singapore, followed by the onshore market of Taiwan.

Credit Suisse poaches Goldman Sachs’ Joanne Hannaford to lead technology & operations

Hannaford spent 25 years at Goldman Sachs in London and New York.

What the FinTech? Podcast | Season Two’s Jailed Buzzwords

We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.

ICYMI funding round-up: pliant, CreditBook, CIRCA5000, and LiveFlow

Our weekly ‘In Case You Missed It’ funding round-up for you to get the latest funding news.

Embedded finance platform Ant Money raises $20m, acquires savings app Blast

Acquisition of Blast boosts the number of apps under the Ant Money umbrella.

Rocket Companies to acquire personal finance app Truebill for $1.275bn

Truebill claims 2.5 million members and has doubled its user base in the last year.

Citi spin-out Proxymity raises $31m in Series B funding round

Proxymity says it has delivered significant growth since launch in April 2020.

ICYMI funding round-up: Novus, Bumper, topi, Toucan, & Raison

With the fast-paced nature of the fintech world, it’s easy to let announcements slip by from time to time.

Banking Technology Dec 2021/Jan 2022 issue out now

Cover story: THE GRETA GOOD – How the finance sector can help save the planet.

Fintech funding deals globally 6 December – 12 December 2021

Featuring Monzo, Tipalti, Mambu, Tradeshift and Pleo.

ICYMI funding round-up: Trolley, TSLC, and Freetrade

With the ever fast-paced nature of the fintech world, it’s easy to let announcements slip by from time to time.

Financial services app Lydia hits unicorn status with latest funding

Paris-based Lydia has raised over $100 million in new funding.

Brewin Dolphin goes live with Avaloq’s core banking system

One of the UK’s largest wealth managers has gone live with new SaaS-based core.

Digital wealth manager Wealthsimple exits UK

All eligible accounts will be transferred to Moneyfarm in January.

Start-up Quantile acquired by London Stock Exchange Group

LSEG will pay a maximum aggregate consideration of up to £274 million to Quantile’s shareholders.

DIY investment platform Tillit launches

Tillit offers “a curated investment universe, exclusive content and a fee that is based on time rather than wealth”.

Wealthtech FNZ acquires client onboarding tech vendor Appway

Hanspeter Wolf, CEO and founder of Appway, will become FNZ’s CTO.

AMP appoints new CTO, Felicia Trewin

Felicia Trewin will start her tenure in March 2022 and join AMP’s executive committee.

Republic to buy Seedrs to create global private investment player

The $100 million deal brings together the US and UK-based partners.

ICYMI funding round-up: Bunq, Qapita, GajiGesa, Knowledge Bank, Anchor, Goalsetter, & Lamaa

In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) funding round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news.

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Abrdn to acquire online investment platform Interactive Investor in £1.49bn deal

Abrdn had previously confirmed it was in talks to acquire the company in November.

Money management app Plum raises $24m from investors and crowdfunding

The London-based company plans European expansion and product development.

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Digital wealth app Endowus secures $27m in latest funding round

The Singapore start-up gains backing from new and existing investors from across Asia.

ICYMI funding round-up: Pomelo Pay, Nudge, Recordent, fintus, EarlyBird, WLTH, and Basiq

In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) funding round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news.

Family savings fintech UNest raises $26m in Series B round

Company is one of the few US fintechs with a female founder to gain investor funding to date.

Fintech funding deals globally 15 November – 21 November 2021

Featuring Gemini, Upgrade, CloudWalk, EasyHealth and Airwallex.

Social investing app Shares hires former Revolut product lead as CPO

Harjas Singh will be based in the company’s London office.

Wealth infrastructure API platform Atomic raises $25m Series A funding

The San Francisco-based company will add scale and headcount with funding round.

Standard Chartered to launch climate-focused savings app powered by Starling

Named Shoal, the platform leverages Starling’s Banking-as-a-Service offering.

UAE neobank Edfundo launches to teach children financial literacy

Edfundo says it is on a mission to help 8 to 18-year-olds become financially literate.

What the FinTech? | S.2 Episode 23 | An alternative approach to data

Marina Goche, chief executive officer at Sentifi, joins us on this week’s episode of the What the FinTech? podcast.

FNZ acquires German commercial bank Fondsdepot

Wealth management vendor plans to build out the bank’s digital capabilities.

German investing start-up Moonfare raises $125m in Series C round

The platform opens up access to private equity funds for individual investors.

Athlete-focused financial wellness app Scout launches in US

Scout aims to connect users with “the world’s top athletes and business minds”.

Wealthtech TIFIN lands $47m in Series C funding

The fintech believes data and technology can deliver “better wealth outcomes for individuals”.

Groww valued at $3bn following $251m Series E round

Groww will use the cash to expand its reach into underserved parts of India.

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