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A news report last week claimed that Coinbase, the country’s most prominent cryptocurrency company, is exploring an initial public offering. The report said the company is talking to bankers and lawyers and could go public late this year or sometime in 2021.
Allowing millions of Brazilian users of Facebook’s WhatsApp to send money as easily as texts seemed a golden opportunity for the world’s largest social media company.
Marqeta Inc, the U.S. payment card issuing start-up whose investors include Goldman Sachs Group Inc, is seeking to hire investment banks to advise on a potential initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.
Moneybox, the saving and investing app, today announced it has recently secured €33.07 million in Series C funding from existing investors including Eight Roads, and new investors Breega and CNP. The company stated that it now has €1.1 billion in assets under administration.
Swedish PFM app Tink has acquired Instantor, a provider of credit decisions software used by more than 150 live customers, including banks and fintechs across 13 European markets.
findexable is launching the Global Fintech Index – the world’s first real-time fintech ranking and categorisation tool to benchmark fintech ecosystems and fintech companies globally.
Technology is changing the landscape of the financial sector, increasing access to financial services in profound ways. During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has created new opportunities for digital financial services to accelerate and enhance financial inclusion. Here’s a new report from the International Monetary Fund analysing risks and opportunities.
Alessandro Ravanetti- Freelance content writer and copywriter. Working in the fintech industry since 2011, I built and managed digital companies with distributed teams and international partners, gaining experience with both startups and large corporations. I am an independent expert with the European Commission, FundingBox and the Eureka Network, and an advisory board member of SXSW. alessandro.ravanetti@startupdigestmail.com
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