Vauban said to close seed round on £1.6m
Vauban, which enables investors to build funds and investment vehicles online, has reportedly closed its seed round on £1.6m.
MAS launches RegTech and digital schemes, commits S$42m to boost adoption
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has introduced a RegTech grant scheme and an enhanced digital acceleration grant (DAG) program to boost tech use in the financial sector.
The 26 FinTech deals of last week show the unicorns are on the rise
FinTech companies continue to make waves as the last week witnessed a slew of heavyweights scoring millions of dollars with headlines being filled with decacorns and unicorns alike.
Blockchain Capital pulls in up to $59m for its fourth vehicle
Venture capital firm Blockchain Capital has pulled in up to $59m for its fourth vehicle, FinTech Global can reveal.
Accern nabs $1.2m for AI financial news curation
Financial news curation platform Accern has raised $1.2m in a Seed round. Rostra Capital, Gurtin Ventures, 26 Ventures, Belmont Capital and Affinity Investment Group all participated in the round alongside angel investors.
Dave enters acquisition agreement to speed up IPO plans
US banking app Dave has entered into a partnership with acquisition firm VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings that will result in the former becoming a publicly-traded company.
Swiss investment platform Investiere.ch takes $3.6m
Crowdfunded VC investment platform investiere.ch has landed CHF3.5m ($3.6m) in a Series B round of funding from Swiss bank Zürcher Kantonalbank.
Crown Agents Bank introduces new pensions management tool
Crown Agents Bank has launched Empower Pensions, a new end-to-end pensions management platform.
Nationwide to commit over $100m to insurance and financial services
Nationwide is committing over $100m to the future of insurance and financial services, to help stay ahead of consumer needs.
InvestFeed receives around $4m from ICO
Social investor network InvestFeed has reportedly received around $4m after acquiring just over 15,000 ETH in its ICO.
