Restaurant365 lands $135m funding at unicorn valuation
The round takes the Restaurant365 valuation to over $1 billion.
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NatWest buys back shares worth £1.26bn from the UK government
The sale is the sixth block sale of shares since it rescued the bank during the financial crisis of 2008.
India’s PhonePe secures another $100m from General Atlantic
With the latest funding, PhonePe has raised a total of $850 million in the current round.
Wise CFO Matt Briers to leave money transfer firm next year
Wise will start the search for its next CFO immediately.
Sonata Bank taps Plinqit to help restaurant workers meet savings goals
Through the partnership, Sonata will provide customers with ways to save and plan for future financial needs.
Airbnb taps Stripe to enable bank payments for US customers
The feature will be available for customers with a US bank account.
Sonata Bank aims to boost quick service restaurant employees’ financial health
The challenger has raised more than $20 million in its initial round of funding.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority kickstarts e-HKD retail CBDC pilot
A total of 16 firms have been chosen from across the financial, payments and technology sectors to take part.
American Bank & Trust taps Marstone for digital wealth management offering
With the partnership, the bank aims to retain existing client deposits and attract new retail bank customers.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 19 May 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
LatAm #paytech Bamboo names Francisco León as its first CEO Bamboo believes it is in “a unique position” to capita… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Tackling the triple challenge: digital fatigue, decision fatigue, and scarcity mindset Today’s consumers are navig… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
B2B #fintech Plastiq files for #bankruptcy, enters deal with Priority Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Top five stories of the week > Anne Boden to step down as CEO of @StarlingBank > Pipe builds “#fintech dream team”… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Why is @Apple taking a bite out of #banking? I am, on the whole, a delighted Apple customer. And as a #fintech spe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
FinTech Futures #Jobs: Despite London being a global superhub for #fintech and the UK being ranked as the European… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#Crypto app @TapGlobalPlc appoints David Hunter as chairman He will replace John Taylor, who will remain on the co… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
At FinTech Futures, we know that it can be easy to let funding announcements slip you by in this fast-paced industr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…