MetaWeb Ventures, a global venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments in crypto start-ups, announced today the launch of its first fund ("Fund I" or "the Fund"), with total capital commitments of $30 million USD.

A new global report released today by Braze, a comprehensive customer engagement platform, reveals a huge gulf between how banks are communicating with customers and what they actually want.

OneSpan, the digital agreements security company, today announced a significant expansion of its OneSpan Cloud Authentication service with BankID. BankID first launched with OneSpan in September 2021 and has already reached a multi-million user milestone that is expected to continue growing as BankID’s technology adoption increases.

IT talent acquisition challenges are now heavily influencing technology investment decisions, according to new research released today from Salesforce’s MuleSoft.

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21.co, the world’s leader in providing access to crypto through simple and easy-to-use products, today announced a $25 million round led by Marshall Wace. This round values the business up to $2 billion, making 21.co Switzerland’s largest crypto unicorn. With this round of financing, 21.co will continue to drive rapid, targeted growth through first-of-their-kind products, key market expansions and strategic talent acquisitions.

Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector bank has partnered with PayNearby, India’s largest branchless banking and digital service network, to offer the seamless opening of savings and current bank accounts for both last mile retailers and customers. Enabled by Aadhaar-led authentication (eKYC), the opening of these bank accounts at a nearby local store will ensure easy access, greater convenience and a hassle-free process for customers.

According to the Pulse of Fintech H1’ 2022 – a bi-annual report published by KPMG highlighting global fintech investment trends – Global fintech investments in H1 2022 recorded $107.8B with 2,980 deals.

British Business Investments today announces an initial commitment of €30 million to Atempo Growth’s inaugural venture debt fund, which will target VC-backed businesses in the UK and Europe.