Barclays Launches Tech-Focused Venture Arm to Foster Innovation
Barclays Bank today launched a new venture arm to focus on investing in technology. This unit labelled Barclays UK Ventures ...
Tag: Capital & Funding
Goldman Sachs Buys PFM Clarity Money Adding One Million Users to Marcus
Goldman Sachs today announced it acquired PFM fintech Clarity Money for an undisclosed amount. The Wall Street Journal first reported ...
Standard Chartered Opens Fintech Innovation Center in Hong Kong
Standard Chartered has officially open its eXellerator facility, a center designed to promote the innovation of fintech, in Hong Kong, ...
German Neobank N26 to Launch in U.S. and Britain in 2018
Berlin-based challenger bank N26 will be opening its services to users in the United States and the United Kingdom by ...
Kabbage Set to Acquire Lending Data Startup Orchard Platform Markets
Small business banking company Kabbage is set to acquire startup Orchard Platform Markets, a provider of lending data and services, ...
British P2P Fintech Zopa Valuation Could Surpass $550 Million
British P2P lender Zopa, which is working on restructuring its business into three categories for the launch of its challenger ...
Cybersecurity Funding Continues to Decline as Privacy Concerns Increase
The amount of funds invested in US-based cybersecurity companies declined for the third-straight quarter, with few large rounds in sight ...
Ripple Invests $25M in Blockchain Capital
Enterprise blockchain provider Ripple has made a $25 million investment in blockchain startup, Blockchain Capital, the company announced today. The ...
Latest Funding Round Could Lift Ant Financial to $150B Valuation
Ant Financial, the fintech company that manages popular Chinese mobile payment service Alipay, is looking to raise $9 billion in ...
Wells Fargo to Combine Corporate and Investment Banks, WSJ Reports
Wells Fargo is looking to integrate its corporate and investment banks, according to a Wall Street Journal article, which cited ...
