The day after it emerged that a funding round for Freetrade fell apart earlier this year, the UK stock trading app has gone back to the public with another crowdfunding campaign.

Several months ago, Freetrade signed term sheets with new investors to raise money at a £700 million valuation, according to a letter obtained by the Financial Times.

FNZ, the global wealth management platform, today announced that it has agreed to acquire DIAMOS AG, the specialised wealthtech provider for the asset and wealth management industry, to further enhance its global wealth management platform.

The acquisition will strengthen FNZ’s global client proposition by adding advanced product and service solutions to its existing end-to-end wealth management platform.

Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, today announced it has been named a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions for the second year in a row.

Two months after its acquisition of the UK-based company Cornhill, global financial services provider iBanFirst which has 300 employees in 10 countries, is further accelerating its growth throughout Europe.
 
Specialised in international payments, iBanFirst has experienced an average growth of 100% over the past several years and announces a string of new appointments.
 
The following people have been appointed to the company’s executive committee:
 

Hyland, a leading content services provider named a Leader in the industry for the 12^th straight year by Gartner, has joined the Linux Foundation and will sponsor Open Source Summit Europe, demonstrating Hyland’s deep and growing commitment to the open-source community.

Zai, the global financial technology company delivering embedded finance orchestration solutions, has announced a partnership with TerraPay, a leading global payments infrastructure company. This partnership enhances both companies’ ability to scale their offerings and deliver real-time, transparent cross-border payments globally.

A new study has revealed that Revolut is the most searched online banking service in Europe.

The study, conducted by spread betting broker CMC Markets, analysed a comprehensive list of online banking services available in Europe through Ahrefs to discover the average number of monthly searches each bank receives in each European country.

Financial management startup Mesh Payments has landed $60 million in new funding, 10 months after its last raise.

Founded in Israel and now with headquarters in New York, Mesh Payments is one of a growing group of startups focused on helping companies manage their spending through automation.

Zvilo, the credit-led challenger bank for the Balkans and emerging markets, has been accepted to the Fintech 5.0 growth program facilitated by Tech Nation.

Tech Nation is the UK’s leading network for ambitious tech entrepreneurs, and the program itself is delivered as part of HM Treasury's Fintech Sector Strategy to maintain the UK’s place as a world leader in the sector.

Skilling, the international multi-asset fintech company with a Scandinavian heritage has announced the appointment of Jon Squires, as Executive Chairman. Mr. Squires will actively advise the company as it continues to scale up its expanding operations.