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Spanish blockchain experts warn of dangerous bubble in ICO funding

Blockchain: the fever of the ICOs must be brought down. This form of funding, which allows small business to reach millions via blockchain and cryptocurrencies, is facing a dangerous bubble driven by speculation.

Options lands $100 million PE investment

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Options lands $100 million PE investment

UK capital markets technology outfit Options has scored a significant $100 million investment from New York-based private equity house Bregal Sagemount.

Digital pocket money startup Spriggy secures A$2.5 million funding

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Digital pocket money startup Spriggy secures A$2.5 million funding

Spriggy, an Australian startup that has developed a mobile pocket money app and linked card account, has raised a $2.5 million funding round.

Digiliti Money on the brink of bankruptcy as 2016 results come under investigation

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Digiliti Money on the brink of bankruptcy as 2016 results come under investigation

Ailing US financial technology firm Digiliti Money is contemplating bankruptcy after auditors refused to sign off on its financial accounts for 2016.

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Euronext closes FastMatch acquisition

Euronext today announces it has completed the acquisition of c.90% of FastMatch, the fastest growing Electronic Communication Network (“ECN”) in the spot foreign exchange market, after having received regulatory and anti-trust approvals.

PayPal buys Swift Financial to boost working capital biz

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PayPal buys Swift Financial to boost working capital biz

PayPal is expanding its working capital programme for merchants through the acquisition of online lending firm Swift Financial. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Vyze raises $13.1m

Vyze, a leader in cloud-based financial technology solutions for retailers, today announced that it has closed $13.1 million in venture capital financing.

Coinbase raises $100m

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Coinbase raises $100m

Digital currency exchange Coinbase has joined the unicorn club after raising $100 million in a Series D funding round led by venture capital firm IVP.

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LendInvest makes London Stock Exchange debut with £50m raise

LendInvest, the UK’s leading online platform for property lending and investing, today listed a £50 million retail bond on the London Stock Exchange’s Order book for Retail Bonds (ORB).

Santander InnoVentures pumps more money into digital ID firm Socure

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Santander InnoVentures pumps more money into digital ID firm Socure

Santander's fintech venture capital fund has joined a $13.9 million Series B funding round for New York-based digital identity startup Socure.

RailsBank raises $1.2 million in funding

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RailsBank raises $1.2 million in funding

RailsBank, a fintech startup led serial entrepreneur Nigel Verdon that promises to provide access to global banking services with 5 lines of code, has raised $1.2 million in a funding round led by Firestartr

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Paysafe delivers robust first half

Paysafe Group plc (LSE: PAYS, "Paysafe" or the "Group"), a leading global provider of payment solutions, announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2017.

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First Data meets Q2 forecasts

First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017. Consolidated revenue for the second quarter was $3.0 billion, up 3% versus the prior year period, or up 4% excluding currency impacts.

Westpac invests $40 million in POS financing startup ZipMoney

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Westpac invests $40 million in POS financing startup ZipMoney

Westpac has poured $40 million into point-of-sale financing startup ZipMoney in a deal that is being billed as a coming-of-age for Austalian fintech.

Infosys to buy CX studio Brilliant Basics

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Infosys to buy CX studio Brilliant Basics

Indian IT giant Infosys is buying London-based product design and customer experience outfit Brilliant Basics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Gibralta Stock Exchange scores blockchain investment

GSX Group Limited, the parent of GSX Limited, which operates the Gibraltar Stock Exchange, is pleased to announce a new shareholder, Cyberhub Fintech Holdings Limited.

SoftBank invests $250m in Kabbage

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SoftBank invests $250m in Kabbage

Kabbage, the US online lender for small businesses, has secured a $250 million investment from Japan's Softbank.

Square stock rises on bigger deals

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Square stock rises on bigger deals

Shares in payments upstart Square have surged after the company pushed revenues above expectations on the basis of more sales to larger retailers.

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Global fintech investment rebounds in Q2 2017

Total global fintech investment more than doubled quarter over quarter in Q2’17 to US $8.4 billion, up from US$3.6 billion in Q1’17, according to the KPMG Pulse of Fintech report.

Former Deutsche COO takes stake in DLT venture Cobalt

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Former Deutsche COO takes stake in DLT venture Cobalt

Cobalt, the FX post-trade processing network based on shared ledger technology, has closed an investment from Henry Ritchotte, the former Deutsche Bank COO who will also become a member of the startup's strategic advisory board.

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