Latest Start ups News: Finextra Research

NAB Ventures invests in Archistar

National Australia Bank has led an $11 million funding round in property intelligence platform Archistar.

06 June 2022

Trade Republic raises €250m

German neobroker Trade Republic has topped up its Series C funding round with an extra €250 million at a €5 billion valuation.

03 June 2022

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EBAday 2022: Otoma scoops Fintech Zone prize

After two days of live pitches from 16 cutting-edge fintech startups from across Europe and beyond, Otoma has been announced the 2022 EBAday Fintech Zone winner.

01 June 2022

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Citi invests in document management spin out Arteria AI

Arteria AI, a document and contract management spin out from Deloitte, has received investments from the strategic investing arm of Citi's Global Spread Products division, and Canada's BDC Capital.

01 June 2022

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EBAday 2022: 71% believe the future of payments is yet to come

After two years as a virtual conference, EBAday 2022 is back in person for its seventeenth year in Vienna, Austria. The EBA and Finextra Research welcomed a host of board directors, chief executive officers, and payments and technology heads from Europe's leading banks, as well as selected fintechs to the conference.

31 May 2022

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UK neobank Kroo raises £26 million

Newly authorised mobile-only UK bank Kroo has raised £26 million to grow its team and expand its product offerings.

31 May 2022

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German digital bank Nuri to lay off 20% of staff

German crypto-focused digital bank Nuri is the latest to feel the chill winds of change in fintech markets, announcing plans to lay off 20% of its workforce in a drive to reach profitability.

31 May 2022

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Visa invests in CO2 tracker ecolytiq

Sustainable finance provider ecolytiq has secured a €13.5 million financing round led by Visa and other blue chip investors.

30 May 2022

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Merge emerges from stealth to provide banking infrastructure for crypto-native businesses

Merge, a UK-based Web 3.0 startup co-founded by a former Paypal and Barclays' executive, has raised $9.5 million in a seed round to develop an API-based fiat-to-crypto banking and payments platform.

30 May 2022

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B2B BNPL startup Mondu raises $43 million

Berlin-based B2B buy now, pay later startup Mondu is to expand across Europe on the back of a $43 million Series A round led by Valar Ventures.

30 May 2022

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Starling's Anne Boden chairs taskforce to boost female entrepreneurs

Starling Bank's Anne Boden is to chair a Government-backeded ‘Taskforce on Women-Led High-Growth Enterprises’, which aims to support women entrepreneurs, tackle investing barriers, and increase the number of women-led fast-growing businesses.

26 May 2022

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Revenue-based financing startup Bloom raises £300 million

Revenue-based business finance provider Bloom has secured £300 million in a funding round led by Credo Capital Partners and funds managed by Fortress Investment Group

26 May 2022

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