Kid-Focused Startup Greenlight Snags US$260 Million in Series D Funding Round
Greenlight Financial Technology, a debit card for kids and a mobile app that empowers parents raise financially-smart children, announced the close of a US$ 260 million Series D funding round. This brings Greenlight’s total funding to over $550 million and
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Current Raises US$220 Million Funding, Triples Valuation to US$2.2 Billion
US-based challenger bank Current announced that it has raised $220 million in Series D funding and tripled its valuation to $2.2 billion in just five months. Current has now raised over $400 million in total funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the
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Verse: Solving the in-App Instant Payments Challenge
Verse, a mobile P2P payments provider, wanted to seize an opportunity to move quickly on the P2P payments scene to allow its users to instantly send money to any eurozone country – without the need for Verse to rely on
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Amazon to Roll Out Pay-With-Palm at Whole Foods Stores
Amazon.com announced that it is rolling out its biometrics technology Amazon One as a payment option at Whole Foods stores in the Seattle area over the coming months. The multinational company had introduced Amazon One as a fast, convenient, contactless
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Helvetia Venture Fund Acquires German Property Finance Company Baufi24
The Helvetia Venture Fund is investing in Baufi24, a German property finance company, by acquiring its shares as part of a series A financing round. Venture capital firm btov also took part in the financing round alongside Helvetia Venture Fund.
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56 Fintech Billionaires Worth a Combined US$327B in 2021
There are 56 fintech billionaires around the world who combine a total net worth of US$327.7 billion, data curated by Finextra based on Forbes’ 2021 World’s Billionaires list show. These represent some of the world’s biggest and most successful fintech
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Relio Aims to Build Digital Accounts for Swiss SMEs
Relio, a Swiss provider of digital accounts for SMEs, announced the closing of a pre-seed financing round of CHF 0.7 million with SIX FinTech Ventures and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). The firm also received additional support from the former Revolut COO,
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St.Galler Fintech revolutioniert das Anlegen des Altersguthabens
Die PSS, führende Fintech-Spezialistin für die Anlage des freien Altersguthabens, lanciert eine neue Fintech-Anlageplattform – zugeschnitten auf das Kundensegment 55+. Die neue PSS-Plattform ermöglicht die vollständig papierlose Kundenbetreuung, wobei die Kundinnen und Kunden über das hybride Betreuungsmodell den Grad der
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Klarpay Secures FINMA License, Plans to Roll Out Borderless Multi-Currency Accounts
Zug-based merchant payments company Klarpay announced that it has secured a license to offer borderless multi-currency accounts to digital businesses from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). Switzerland introduced the fintech license under the Swiss Federal Banking Act Article
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12 Fintech Leader Women to Follow in Switzerland in 2021
Fintech News Switzerland has selected some fintech women leaders in the Swiss fintech sector. These 12 women have gained the trust and respect of their peers through hard work, dedication and leadership. They are now driving changes in the traditional
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