Paxos raises $300 million to build a cryptocurrency infrastructure giant
Paxos has been building infrastructure and white-label services for enterprise clients that want to offer cryptocurrency products to their own customers.
Fintech startup Current valuation triples after Andreessen funding
Fintech startup Current has raised $220 million in a funding round led by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz that lifted its valuation by three-fold to $2.2 billion. The New York-based company said in a statement on Tuesday it planned to use the new funds to expand its product portfolio, including cryptocurrencies. Current has no immediate plans of considering a stock market listing but will look to be ready to go public in the next few years, its founder and Chief Executive Officer Stuart Sopp said in an interview with Reuters. Venture capital firms are betting big on fintech firms after the COVID-19 pandemic drove a surge in online transactions last […]
Startup gets backing to create clearing firm for equities
Embedded Financial Technologies is a new custodian-and-clearing firm for equities founded by Michael Giles, who previously ran Square’s Cash App.
Greenlight raises $260 million led by Andreessen Horowitz to expand its family finance platform
“The demand for Greenlight’s family finance solution continues to grow,” said Johnson Cook, Co-Founder and President of Greenlight.
Digital Finance as the New Normal: Plaid raises $425 Million Series D
With digital finance being the new normal, Plaid has announced a significant funding round raising $425 million in a Series D round.
Capitolis lands a16z-led $90M Series C for fintech SaaS platform
Capitolis, which makes technology for capital markets players such as investment and merchant banks, has closed on a $90 million Series C funding round.
Fintech unicorn HighRadius raises $300M in Series C financing
After reaching unicorn status last year, Houston-based fintech firm HighRadius raised $300 million in a Series C financing round.
Crypto boom continues as Chainalysis raises $100M, doubles valuation to over $2B
As the crypto boom continues, Chainalysis, announced that it has closed on $100 million in Series D financing, doubling its valuation to over $2 billion.
