Fintech star Wise powers towards £10bn value after just three days on the stock market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 BST, 9 July 2021 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 9 July 2021 Financial technology star Wise’s value is heading for £10billion after just three days on the stock market. The British firm … Read more
Visa to buy Swedish fintech start-up Tink for nearly £2bn: Payments giant snaps up open banking platform after being forced to abandon similar deal Visa is buying Swedish fin-tech Tink for $2.2bn Tink develops technology to allow fintechs to connect to customers from different financial institutions It comes after Visa was forced to abandon its … Read more
It’s a long way from Tipperary! Irish brothers are worth £16 billion as value of their fintech giant soars By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 GMT, 15 March 2021 | Updated: 22:25 GMT, 15 March 2021 Two Irish brothers have seen their fortune soar above £16billion after their fintech company Stripe was … Read more
Fintech start-up Lanistar drops celebrity backer claims after 3,000 Instagram influencers were paid to promote its debit card Lanistar signed up footballer Kevin de Bruyne and Love Island’s Amber Gill It claimed to be ‘part-owned’ by ‘influential people’ in its launch campaign But the company has since dropped those claims Lanistar could not say how … Read more
Financier Lord Spencer doubles down on his investment in technology company shaking up bond market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 21 September 2020 Financier Lord Spencer has doubled down on his investment in a technology company shaking up the bond market. The former … Read more
Swedish buy now, pay later firm Klarna climbs to top fintech ranking after being valued at £8bn By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:16 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 22:53 BST, 15 September 2020 Swedish payments firm Klarna has become Europe’s highest-valued fintech firm Buy now, pay later firm Klarna has become Europe’s … Read more
Finance professionals are focusing on innovation and adaptability in 2020, according to a survey. The biggest cybersecurity risks in the financial services industry Ransomware, SQL injection attacks, and cross-site scripting are also serious cybersecurity risks for banks and brokerage firms, according to a new study. Finance professionals are focusing on a number of trends this … Read more