Balderton Capital led $75bn fintech’s first funding round and retains substantial stake even after cashing out $2bn
JPMorgan seeks to rein in expenses related to legal action on fraud claims over a fintech start-up it acquired
China pivots its digital currency strategy
Fintechs have touted stablecoins as a way to revolutionise international transfers
Deal extricates lender from one of the last businesses related to its ill-fated push into retail banking
UK fintech agrees $38mn deal as it eyes international expansion and potential IPO
A tokenised version of the EU’s currency for wholesale use would bring big benefits
‘Deposit tokenisation’ could overhaul how customers use their accounts, says chief Charlie Nunn
Big Four firm has made strategic pivot towards digital assets, says US boss
Cultural hurdles can be just as hard to get over as regulatory ones
Share-option plans that employees believed were only subject to CGT at centre of dispute
Announcement of a new CEO seemed to start smoothly but now threatens to descend into a mess
Trade Republic’s €1.2bn share deal also attracts new backers including Singapore’s wealth fund
Investors including Accel and Iconiq are also pressing for greater board representation for shareholders
Timing for fintech’s planned listing was a key aspect of ructions ahead of TS Anil’s surprise departure
Fintech seeks to capitalise on Trump administration’s looser regulatory environment in financial industry
Some technologists believe more than 100,000 such payment systems could swamp the world within five years
It’s been quite the year for systematic investors
Dutch payments group aims to create new European fintech
Neobank wants to put its £12bn of deposits to more profitable use
Fintech completed funding round at $75bn valuation in November
Payments company opens San Francisco base and reduces Tencent’s holding in US pivot
Companies given the 18-month permits will have restrictions on the volume or value of business they can do
If a single system dominates, it will become nearly impossible to opt out
Charlie Nunn says system of tokenised deposits has potential to spark change as dramatic as invention of smartphone
