• €15M seed funding co-led by Lakestar and Lightspeed, with participation from Creandum and System.one, as well as angel investors from companies including N26, Public.com, sennder, Taxfix, Finoa and Stripe
• lemon.markets to launch its industry-disrupting stock trading API in Germany, with further markets to follow
• The fresh capital will be used to continue driving product development and growing its team, particularly building its regulatory expertise 

Global study finds 18% of UK adults own cryptocurrency, with nearly half (45%) investing for the first time in 2021

Almost one in five (18%) UK adults own cryptocurrency, according to new research from cryptocurrency platform Gemini. The 2022 Global State of Crypto Report suggests crypto adoption has accelerated rapidly in the last twelve months, with nearly half (45%) of these investors first buying in the past year. Over a third (35%) of UK cryptocurrency investors are female.

Azentio Software, a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, has been included in the reports Now Tech: Digital Banking Processing Platforms (Retail Banking), Q1 2022 and Now Tech: Digital Banking Processing Platforms (Corporate Banking), Q1 2022, published by leading research and advisory firm Forrester.

Mollie and WooCommerce build long term partnership to grow global footprint together

• The funding round was led by Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, existing investors plus new investor Polar Capital, and brings total funds raised by the digital wealth manager to £95 million
• Founded in 2016, Moneybox supports a community of more than 800k customers as AUA grows >100% YOY
• Moneybox also announces a second crowdfunding campaign, to enable customers to share and shape its future success

Australian merchants will have access to some of the world’s most advanced payment solutions thanks to the partnership between Worldline and ANZ

ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions announces its launch in Australia– a joint venture between ANZ and global payments services leader Worldline. Australian merchants will have access to some of the world’s most advanced payment solutions, proven internationally and adapted to meet the unique requirements of the Australian market.

Summary:  Bytes, a two-day virtual mega-scale summit, focused on Big Data Analytics will shed light on Southeast Asia’s market dynamics and requirements, all the while facilitating collaboration between the seeking organizations and the top technology providers from the industry.

Finastra today announced the appointment of Lynne Biggar, a proven financial services and marketing leader, to its Board of Directors, effective March 2022.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, fintech app adoption significantly soared, fueling further growth and investment interest. The first quarter of 2021 was a record-breaking period for fintech, with a maximum amount of deals, fundraising, exits, and mega-rounds. To capitalize on the current fintech boom, BigTech companies (Meta, Apple, Google, Amazon) have been taking intentional initiatives to increase their market share in financial services.

2021 has been a remarkable year for ID Finance, not only in terms of performance, but also of talent. Overall, the team grew significantly to over 600 employees, including our tech team.