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Form3 snares another $60 million for A2A payment vision

UK account-to-account payments platform Form3 has raised a total of $60m in C-series extension funding with new investor British Patient Capital leading the way with a $10 million punt.

/startups

Outward VC raises £51 million fintech fund

Outward VC, a London-headquartered early-stage venture capital fund, has closed on a £51 million fund to back early stages founders operating on the intersection of fintech and connected sectors.

/wholesale

Barclays joins $26 million round in syndicated loan platform Versana

Barclays Bank has joined with major US and EU financial institutions in a $26 million funding round for syndicated loan platform Versana.

/crypto

FCA files first criminal charges against operator of crypto ATM network

The Financial Conduct Authority has filed its first criminal charges against an individual accused of unlawfully running multiple crypto ATMs without FCA registration.

/retail

Twenty7tec secures £16.5 million investment from BGF

Mortgage technology outfit Twenty7tec has bagged £16.5 million from the Business growth Fund (BGF) to drive growth and expansion within the UK.

/payments

B2B BNPL player PastPay secures €12 million Series A

B2B buy now, pay later platform PastPay has raised €12 million in a Series A funding round led by Platina Capital and supported by a number of financial institutions.

/payments

Japanese banks pilot stablecoin-based cross-border payments

Japanese banks MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho are participating in a pilot using stablecoins and the Swift network for cross-border payments.

/startups

Financial management app IN1 raises $6m

IN1, a financial management app for fiat and crypto currencies, has raised $6 million in seed funding.

/payments

UK lays the groundwork for open finance era with completion of open banking Roadmap

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially confirmed the full completion of the final Roadmap for Open Banking, laying the foundations for the future development of open finance.

/security

Lloyds sets up anti-scam working group to tackle fake websites

Lloyds Bank has established an industry working group, working with Chargebacks911 and other payment platforms, to report known fake websites when they arise and block transactions.

/regulation

Mirrorweb raises $63 million as regulators clamp down on off-channel record keeping

Market communications surveillance firm Mirrorweb has secured a $63 million growth equity investment from Mainsail Partners.

/regulation

Klarna Bank criticised by FSA over money laundering risks

Klarna Bank has been upbraided by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority for failing to adequately deal with money laundering risks.