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How USAA Builds Digital Experiences Around Its Members

Kristina Tanner from USAA explains that the organisation looks at technology first and foremost through […]

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 Zopa raises $300 million led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 | Fintech Finance

Zopa raises $300 million led by Softbank Vision Fund 2

Digital bank Zopa has raised $300m (£220m) to drive its next phase of growth, supporting its plan […]

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 Global venture capital firm Antler has announced that it has closed over $300m to date, allowing it an opportunity to provide continued support to its companies in subsequent funding rounds. Investors in the funds include Schroders, Vækstfonden, and Phoenix Group. Antler is on a mission to fundamentally improve the world by enabling and investing in the world's most exceptional people. The primary focus of the firm will remain investing at the pre-seed stage, with the firm now also having the ability to offer its portfolio companies follow-on capital as they grow and scale, up to Series C. Magnus Grimeland, CEO and Founder of Antler, said “We continue to provide support for our founders from the earliest stages, and are thrilled to be able to continue investing in them as they grow. We look forward to backing even more entrepreneurs that are redefining industries in the future.” Antler is continually developing and expanding its senior team, and its global presence. To this end, Antler has recruited new partners Naman Budhdeo, Erik Jonsson, Jiho Kang, and Subir Lo-hani to lead its new Canada, Vietnam, Korea, and Indonesia teams respectively. Teddy Himler from SoftBank also joins as a Partner of the later-stage investment team. Antler has invested in over 350 companies globally across over 30 different industries since 2018. Of these companies, 40% have at least one female co-founder, with 70 nationalities repre-sented. Antler continues to invest in its portfolio companies as they scale. The firm has a global network of over 600 expert advisors, and an online platform of resources, tools and supports its portfolio companies with introductions to global investors, hands-on assistance with new market entry, and access to a global network of expert advisors. In providing continued support and investment, Antler confirms its position as a long-term partner for exceptional entrepreneurs -- from the outset of their journey, to the later stages as they scale. Antler also intends to now invest in a number of companies from outside of its portfolio at seed and Series A stages. Antler has put together a team to oversee on-going investments, led by Martell Hardenberg, Co-Founder of Lazada; Teddy Himler, formerly of SoftBank; Stefan Jung, Chief Investment Officer at Antler, and previously MD at Rocket Internet Southeast Asia; and Navi Singh, a Researcher at MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering. This on-going evolution is built on what we believe to be a strong structural advantage in deal flow sourcing from regionally focused early-stage investments across 15 countries in 5 conti-nents, including: Australia (Melbourne and Sydney), Canada (Toronto), Denmark (Copenhagen), Germany (Berlin), India (Bangalore), Indonesia (Jakarta), Kenya (Nairobi), Norway (Oslo), Swe-den (Stockholm), Singapore, South Korea (Seoul), The Netherlands (Amsterdam), The UK (Lon-don), US (Austin and New York), and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh). Lieven Debruyne, Global Head of Distribution at Schroders said, “As a longstanding part-ner and investor in Antler, we are delighted to continue our investment in Antler. It is a unique op-portunity to gain exposure to a global growth portfolio of innovative technology companies, and to ensure a steady stream of capital is being invested in companies that will define how we all live and work in the future” Lars Nordal Jensen, Senior Director at Vækstfonden said, “We are thrilled to continue our commitment to Antler. We have previously invested in Antler, and have been delighted with the firm’s overwhelmingly positive contribution to the technology ecosystem since their market entry. In Vaekstfonden we want to help drive innovation and new technology, and therefore we are very pleased to see Antler continue its commitment to supporting innovative founders throughout their journey” | Fintech Finance

Antler Raises Over $300m and Expands Investment Focus

Global venture capital firm Antler has announced that it has closed over $300m to date, […]

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 Standard Chartered Partners with Atome Financial to Deliver Mobile-first Financial Services Across Asia | Fintech Finance

Standard Chartered Partners with Atome Financial to Deliver Mobile-first Financial Services Across Asia

Standard Chartered and Atome Financial have announced a 10-year multi-product strategic partnership, combining their strengths in finance and […]

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 Mexican Payments Unicorn Announces Inclusion on Top 250 Fintech List | Fintech Finance

Mexican Payments Unicorn Announces Inclusion on Top 250 Fintech List

PayClip, Inc. (clip.mx), Mexico’s leading digital payment and commerce platform, today announced that it has […]

Funding

 Financial Data Platform Sikoia raises $2.3m | Fintech Finance

Financial Data Platform Sikoia raises $2.3m

Sikoia, the unified data platform for the next generation of financial services, announces today that […]

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 VNLIFE Announces Series B Funding Round Led by General Atlantic and Dragoneer | Fintech Finance

VNLIFE Announces Series B Funding Round Led by General Atlantic and Dragoneer

VNLIFE Corporation Joint Stock Company, a leading technology company pioneering the development of Vietnam’s digital […]

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Revolut raises $800m at $33 billion valuation

It is official, Softbank leads $800 million investment into Revolut, a UK-based challenger bank.

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 Clearco Raises $215M USD in New Round of Funding Led by SoftBank | FinTech Finance

Clearco Raises $215M USD in New Round of Funding Led by SoftBank

Clearco, the world’s largest e-commerce investor and the company revolutionizing the opportunities for founders to […]

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Revolut looks for 30B$ valuation after next funding from SoftBank

Revolut is reportedly in talks with SoftBank about a funding round worth between $750 million to $1 billion with a deal expected to be a few weeks away.

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Klarna secures $639million in funding

The Swedish fintech valuation grew to $46 billion after it secured another investment worth $639million.

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 Zeta Raises $250m From Softbank Vision Fund 2 for Its Omni Stack for Banks | Fintech Finance

Zeta Raises $250m From Softbank Vision Fund 2 for Its Omni Stack for Banks

Zeta, a banking tech startup, announced today that it has secured $250 million in investment […]

Everly.eu

SoftBank is selling $41bn in assets to cover debt and buyback stock

SoftBank Group announced this Monday it is going to sell up to $41 billion in assets to finance a stock buyback, reduce debts and increase its cash reserves.

  1. How USAA Builds Digital Experiences Around Its Members

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  2. Spayce: Organic Growth, Own Tech, New Wallet

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  3. EXCLUSIVE: “Check, Check… and Check!” – Pilar Fragalà, CBI in ‘The Fintech Magazine’

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  4. BBVA: Digital Identity Will Transform KYC

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  5. Pocket Network Is Pioneering ‘DePIN for Data’

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