TeamApt has just completed a financing round and brought on board one of the world’s largest fintech specialists, QED Investors.

With almost $5 billion in assets under management, QED is a premier VC in the fintech space. They have invested in 27 unicorns over more than 180 portfolio companies across 14 countries. 

Open Banking Expo, the largest global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives driving the biggest digital transformation in the financial services sector, is back with its flagship event in Europe, and this year it will be in person.

Open API card issuing and processing platform Marqeta is on the hunt for a CEO after founder Jason Gardner decided to make the move to executive chairman.

Gardner founded Marqeta in 2010, building it into a multi-billion dollar outfit disrupting the multi-trillion dollar card issuing market before taking the firm public last year.

A hunt is now underway for his replacement.

Motive Partners ("Motive"), a specialist private equity firm focused on growth equity and buyout investments in software and information services companies that serve the financial services industry ("financial technology"), has received the necessary regulatory approvals and completed the sale of Global Shares to J.P. Morgan. Motive invested in Global Shares in August 2018, acquiring a ~40% stake in the business.

Talking about starting a small business, you would need to get funding. From start-up costs to other expenditures, it is mandatory to have enough cash. However, not all people can fund their new venture directly. They require a dedicated loan that gets accepted ASAP, then starts the business. 

San Francisco-based blockchain payments company Ripple, which is embroiled in a high-profile battle with the U.S. securities regulator, is interested in potentially purchasing assets of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network, according to a company spokesperson.

Email is a crucial function of business communication, which many organisations strongly rely upon. But as the pandemic brought a new world of remote and hybrid working, it’s arguably more important than ever to keep both individuals and organisations connected – wherever they may be. A staggering 333.2 billion emails are sent and received daily – but in turn, it’s inevitable that typos can occur or the wrong attachments are sent to the wrong person.

Fintech platform Pomelo Pay has partnered with cryptocurrency payments services provider TripleA to enable businesses financial institutions, merchant acquirers, payment service providers and other fintechs, to offer cryptocurrency payments and pay-outs 

Reliance on email is a standard business practice in order to effectively communicate both internally and externally. This has proven to be of utmost importance as a majority of workforces have transitioned to hybrid working, but this, in turn, has also increased the size of the threat landscape – with cyber attackers targeting vulnerable workers who are away from the immediate support from IT teams.

Upper90, a leading provider of hybrid growth capital, has raised $180 million in a capped initial closing for its third fund. Commitments came from a strategic investor base of 300 entrepreneurs to help founders scale with less dilution. The firm has pioneered a new investment model combining tailored credit and equity for alignment with technology businesses that have predictable revenue or collateral.