Checkout.com Closes $1Bn Funding Round with $40Bn Valuation
The global payments firm, Checkout.com today (Wednesday) closed a $1 billion Series D funding round which gives the cloud-based end-to-end payments platform a $40 billion valuation.
View ArticleTokeny Joins Hands with Inveniam Capital Partners
Luxembourg-based tokenization platform, Tokeny announced a collaboration with Inveniam Capital Partners that includes an investment worth 5 million euros from Inveniam, Apex and K20 Fund, today.
View ArticleNCR Corporation Announces Acquisition of LibertyX
On January 13, NCR Corporation, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of automated teller machines (ATMs), announced a complete acquisition of LibertyX, a cryptocurrency software provider and AT...
View ArticleNAGA Group Revenue Hits €55.3 Million for Fiscal Year 2021
On January 13, NAGA Group, a German fintech social trading focused online broker, announced its 2021 financial results, indicating that the company exceeded its revenue guidance for 2021.
View ArticleSheer Markets Taps Match-Prime as Liquidity Provider
On January 13, Match-Prime, a Liquidity provider licensed and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), announced that Sheer Markets, an FX broker based in Cyprus, has tap...
View ArticleGlobal Crypto Funds See Record Gains in 2021
On January 14, BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions Group, released a report showing that the global cryptocurrency funds achieved steep gains last year.
View ArticleItalian Financial Regulator Bans Five Websites Offering Financial Services
The Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (Consob), the government authority of Italy responsible for regulating the Italian securities market, has added five websites to its register of ...
View ArticleFord Signs 5-Year Deal with Stripe to Boost Its Digital Payments
On January 17, Ford Motor Company signed up a five-year deal with the online payment processor, Stripe to bolster its auto e-commerce capabilities.
View ArticleSkilling Raises €10 Million in Seed Funding Round
On January 17, Skilling, a forex and CFD online Trading Platform based in Cyprus, announced that it had raised €10 million in a new funding round.
View ArticleBritish Payments Regulator Fines Mastercard and 4 Others £33M
The United Kingdom’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSA) has imposed a total penalty of more than £33 million on five pre-paid card issuers: Mastercard, allpay, Advanced Payment Solutions, Prepaid Fina...
View ArticleLCH Breaks Clearing Volume Record in 2021
On January 17, LCH, part of LSEG (London stock exchange group), announced record clearing volume for 2021, which came as a result of expanding its services and building new connectivity.
View ArticleWise Posts 34% YoY Jump in Revenues during Q3 FY2022
Wise, one of the fastest-growing international financial services providers, published its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2022 today.
View ArticleBoku Estimates 22% Jump in 2021 Revenue
Boku, a global mobile payment and mobile identity company, is expecting to generate approximately $69 million in revenue in 2021, according to the latest trading update.
View ArticleCosaic Partners with Aiera to Launch Interoperability in Digital Finance
Cosaic, a major US-based software development company that offers products like the financial charting software and a smart desktop platform, has announced a partnership with Aiera, an event intell...
View ArticleSoFi Technologies Obtains Regulatory Approval to Become a National Bank
The digital personal finance company, SoFi Technologies announced that it has received approval from the regulatory authorities to operate as a national bank today.
View ArticleViola Ventures Raises $250 Million for Investment in Early-Stage Companies
On January 19, Viola Ventures, a popular Israeli venture capital company, announced that it raised $250 million in its six-funding round.
View ArticleOKEx Changes Its Company Name to OKX in Major Rebrand
On January 18, OKEx, the second-largest crypto exchange in the world by spot trading volume, announced via Twitter that it has changed its company name from OKEx to OKX.
View ArticleSecret Network Announces $400 Million Ecosystem Funding and Investors
On January 19, The Secret Network (SCRT), a decentralized blockchain protocol, announced $400 million in ecosystem funding as part of its growth initiative, Shockwave, which is aimed at establishin...
View ArticleHenyep UK Changes Company Name to HYCM
On January 19, Henyep, a global CFD and forex broker, announced that it has changed the name of its London-based regulated entity from Henyep Capital Markets (UK) Limited to HYCM Capital Markets (U...
View ArticleJKO Withdraws from Race to Acquire Playtech
JKO Play Limited officially announced on Friday that the consortium is dropping out of the Playtech acquisition race and is not intending to make an offer anymore.
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