January 2025 – Page 16

Binance to Acquire Struggling Competitor FTX

Facing a liquidity crisis, the cryptocurrency exchange FTX has reached a preliminary agreement to be acquired by rival Binance, though specific details of the deal...

Former Google Employee Launches ‘Global Family Office’ Initiative

A group of former Google employees has successfully secured $90 million in funding for a startup aimed at democratizing the advantages typically enjoyed by family...

Santander Seeks to Fill 750 Technology Positions

Banco Santander has established technology hubs in Malaga and Warsaw, creating space for 1,400 tech professionals as the Spanish bank aims to accelerate its digital...

Manchester-based payments startup Boodil secures pre-seed investment round

Boodil, a startup based in Manchester that specializes in account-to-account payments, has successfully secured £525,000 in pre-seed funding. Boodil provides an alternative payment solution that...

Former PayPal CEO Harris Closes New Startup Just Weeks After Launch

Nirvana Money, a fintech startup launched by former PayPal and Intuit CEO Bill Harris, has ceased operations less than a month after its official debut....

ABN Amro Issues Digital Green Bond on Blockchain

ABN Amro has made history as the first Dutch bank to register a digital green bond on a public blockchain. The entire process of preparing,...

Godfather Android Trojan Aims at Hundreds of Banking and Cryptocurrency Applications

Security researchers are issuing warnings about Godfather, an Android banking Trojan that has compromised users of over 400 applications. According to Group-IB, cybercriminals are utilizing...

Estonian Startup Mifundo Aims to Establish a Unified Market for Bank Loans Throughout the EU

Mifundo, a fintech startup founded by the former CEO of Estonian digital bank Bigbank, has successfully raised €1.2 million in pre-seed funding to develop a...

Dapio Launches Tap to Pay Service in the UK

Dapio, a London-based pay-tech company, has introduced its Tap to Pay app, enabling small businesses and sellers in the UK to turn their Android smartphones...

Finextra’s Premier Research Reports of 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, we reflect on our most downloaded whitepapers, sentiment papers, and surveys from the past year. These reports are developed...