Griffin, the UK’s first full-stack Banking as a Service platform, today announced that it has raised $13.5 million (£11 million) in a Series A funding round led by global VC firm, MassMutual Ventures, with participation from existing investors Seedcamp, Notion Capital and EQT Ventures. 

ION, a global leader in trading, analytics, treasury, and risk management solutions for capital markets, commodities, and treasury management, announces that Soochow Securities Co. Ltd of Hong Kong has chosen its Fidessa equities trading platform. Soochow is an international financial services firm, headquartered in Suzhou, China, and will use Fidessa to grow its Hong Kong-based investment banking and brokerage services, and stay competitive in the global marketplace.

The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) honoured exceptional individuals and organizations for their groundbreaking use of blockchain technology in solving public sector challenges. The Annual Achievement Awards, presented on May 24, 2023, in Washington, DC, celebrated this year's outstanding winners.

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, today announced its partnership with Allica Bank, the fintech challenger bank dedicated to supporting established UK small and medium businesses.

Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show, regarded as the place where money does business, celebrates five years of RiseUp, a global programme for promoting diversity and empowering women in the financial services and fintech sector at its flagship European show at RAI Amsterdam.

American Express today announces a new partnership with Request to Pay-focused fintech startup, Bluechain to help streamline the supplier payment process for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 

Finastra today announced a collaboration with S&P Global Market Intelligence focused on the corporate and syndicated lending market. The companies have agreed to collaborate and integrate their solutions for corporate and syndicated lending, with the aim of delivering significant benefits to common clients.

Carbon footprint management fintech, Cogo is proud to be ‘walking the walk’ when it comes to taking climate action by creating a sustainable stand at this year’s Money20/20 banking conference in Amsterdam. 

Spectrum Markets (“Spectrum”), the pan-European trading venue for securitised derivatives, has published its SERIX sentiment data for European retail investors for May, revealing strong positive interest towards the Japanese Yen against the Euro and US Dollar. Meanwhile retail investors’ sentiment was bearish towards the Nikkei 225.