Atlanta cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt to go public in SPAC merger
Bakkt and VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, a SPAC, sponsored by Victory Park Capital, will merge to form Bakkt Holdings, Inc.
Zipmex, which aspires to build the Asia Pacific region’s largest digital assets exchange, raises $6 million led by Jump Capital
Zipmex, a digital assets exchange headquartered in Singapore, announced today it has raised $6 million in funding led by Jump Capital.
Curve closes $95m in equity as it plans US launch
Curve will deploy the $95m equity investment to expand internationally, including a US launch and to deepen its European reach.
NYDIG taps Fintech firm Moven to bring Bitcoin to your bank
NYDIG is joining forces with banking technology provider Moven to offer plugins for banks that want to launch bitcoin products.
Visa ends its $5.3 billion bid for fintech Plaid
Visa and Plaid have ended plans for the payments giant to buy the fintech for $5.3B after the Justice Department sued to block the deal.
Walmart to create Fintech start-up with investment firm behind Robinhood
Walmart said Monday that it’s creating a fintech start-up with Ribbit Capital, one of the venture capital firms behind Robinhood.
ISO 20022 and instant payments set to dominate the payments space
Instant payments and ISO 20022 have the potential to become the messaging standards to be used for all financial communications.
London’s Checkout.com becomes Europe’s most valuable fintech with $15bn valuation
Checkout has secured a post-money valuation of $15bn, which it claimed makes it the most valuable venture-backed fintech in Europe.
