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Investor enthusiasm remains strong in the fintech and crypto space, fueled by IPO speculations from a major fintech player and significant investments driving growth and innovation across the sector:
- Klarna, the Swedish buy-now-pay-later fintech, is reportedly ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฃ๐ข ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น.
- Rapyd, a Payments-as-a-Service platform, is ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ $๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป at a $3.5 billion valuation
- Tabby, a MENA-based financial services and shopping app, ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ $๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ, reaching a valuation of $3.3 billion.
- Zeta, a global next-gen banking tech provider, ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ $๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ, bringing its valuation to $2 billion.
- Finmo, a treasury operating system, ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ $๐ญ๐ด.๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป in a round supported by Citi and PayPal's venture arms.
- Nigerian fintech Raenest ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ $๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, while Ghanaโs Affinity secured $8 million.
- Berlin-based Integral ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ โฌ๐ฒ.๐ฏ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด to simplify accounting, payroll, and taxation for SMEs.
- London-based Rho Labs ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ โฌ๐ฏ.๐ด ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด to enhance its crypto derivatives market.
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๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐
The fintech and crypto landscape is evolving rapidly, with major players making strategic moves to expand their market presence and enhance services. Here are some of the latest industry developments you should know about:
- Bitpanda ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ to expand its operations in the UK.
- Bitget ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ to strengthen its crypto services.
- Gemini is in discussions with advisors ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฃ๐ข.
- Froda and Lunar have ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ into Sweden, offering embedded SME lending solutions to Lunar's Swedish customers.
- Paysafe has entered into a definitive agreement ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐.
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๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
For those of you seeking opportunities in compliance, here are some of the latest open roles at leading companies:
- Uber Payments BV - Head of Compliance
- CoinsPaid - Head of Compliance Department
- Ria Money Transfer - Deputy Compliance Officer Belgium
- Planet - Senior Compliance Officer
- Fintopia - Senior Compliance Officer
- IMC Trading - Compliance Officer
- Ratepay - Compliance Manager
- Floryn - Compliance officer
- CoinMart - Compliance Officer
- Wamo - AML and Onboarding Specialist
- Mamo - Risk Operations Associate
- Uncapped - Junior KYC Analyst
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A lot is happening in the fintech and crypto world right now. From big funding rounds and major acquisitions to new regulations and exciting compliance opportunities, the industry is buzzing with activity. Follow us for more updates and insights. See you soon!
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