Institutional Investment & Trading

A Bank for International Settlements (BIS) survey has found US citizens trust banks more than FinTechs, government agencies and Big Data to protect their personal data.

Compliance within the financial services industry has taken a new turn as online trading and the emergence of 'finfluencers' on social media platforms have magnified the risks of market manipulation. The shift in the landscape demands greater attention to the prevention, detection, and mitigation of market abuse.

Trader communication provider Cloud9 has raised $30m in a Series A round led by JP Morgan Chase.

Cryptocurrency micro-investment and portfolio management platform Coinseed has raised $1m in just 12 hours of its ICO.

Online marketplace for pre-IPO securities Forge Global, has rebranded to Equidate alongside the close of its $85m Series B.

German FinTech startup Acatus is on a mission to modernise the way banks can finance loans to grow their business. It just raised €5.5m in Series A round to make it happen.

Keeping up with all the comings and goings of the FinTech space is far from easy, but don't worry. We've got you covered with the deals that sent shock waves across the sector in the last week.

Last week proved to be good week in terms of FinTech investment, with the rounds revealing the state of CyberTech and InsurTech.

Robinhood has removed its restrictions on trading GameStop stocks after facing criticism from users and lawmakers.

InsurTech companies continued their winning streak last week among the 37 FinTechs that raised big rounds.