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.

Thirdfort, a risk management platform combining Know Your Client (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Source-of-Funds (SoF) verification, has secured equity investment from Pepper Advantage, a global credit intelligence company.

Today, BaaS (Banking as a Service) fintech firm Griffin announced the launch of Verify, a customer onboarding product. Verify will help regulated fintechs onboard customers at scale while meeting regulatory requirements. 

Leveraging blockchain technology to alleviate the complexities faced by asset managers with funds in multiple geographies, global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. has released a multi-jurisdictional version of its private equity platform, Private Market Hub, now available to funds domiciled in North America.

SEBA Bank, a leading global crypto bank, simplifying access to the digital assets economy through a suite of fully regulated banking services, has today launched Ethereum staking services, an institutional-grade offering enabling clients to earn staking rewards on Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

Creditcare Technology, an innovative, multinational consumer finance company, today announced that they have partnered with MoneyGram International, Inc., a global leader in the evolution of digital P2P payments, to expand further into the emerging markets of the Philippines, Vietnam, and, now Nigeria with Moneygram.

The bankkit app has been purpose-built with global citizens in mind. bankkit is a new app that lets users manage and control their personal finances with innovative functions, including a UK current account, in one convenient place.

GoUpscale, a Singapore-based sales technology business, today announces the launch of its Smartcards - digital business cards that banish paper, start conversations, and drive more engagement for wealth and asset managers.

Smartcards are repeat-use, bespoke branded plastic or metal cards, that can be tapped against the recipient's mobile phone, facilitating an offline-to-online connection.

Exchange-traded funds recorded a sizeable growth in recent years, fuelled by growing popularity from retail investors.