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Fintech infrastructure startup Prime Trust raises $100M to add IRAs, crypto staking

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There’s been a massive proliferation of fintech services in the past few years, during which fintech companies competed to develop new products more quickly than their competitors. The crypto infrastructure space is relatively busy , with startups of all stages such as Blockdaemon and Cryptio competing for share.

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Singapore-based fintech STACS raises $3.6M to develop blockchain platforms for financial institutions

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Singapore-based fintech Hashstacs Pte Ltd (STACS) announced today it has raised $3.6 The company develops blockchain platforms that can work with financial institutions’ existing infrastructure, and its core technology is also used in GreenSTACS for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments.

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Blockchain infra startup Tenderly raises $40M after seeing 500% YoY revenue growth

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Tenderly, a startup that aims to make it easier for web3 developers “of all skill sets” to build blockchain products, has raised $40 million in a Series B round of funding – just months after closing on its Series A. It now covers a whole range of blockchains such as Ethereum, Avalanche, Fantom, Optimism and Arbitrum.

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Daily Crunch: Marqeta acquires fintech infrastructure startup Power Finance for $275M

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million to help scale blockchains. Sharing is caring : Raylo raises $136 million to build out its gadget lease-and-reuse “fintech” platform , reports Ingrid. Daily Crunch: Marqeta acquires fintech infrastructure startup Power Finance for $275M by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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There was just one fintech unicorn birth in the first quarter

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Global fintech funding totaled $15 billion in the first quarter of this year, growing 55% from the fourth quarter, according to CB Insights’ latest State of Fintech report. First, 2020 and 2021 were unique years where investment in fintech broke records. By comparison, fintech funding amounted to $75.2

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Stronghold launches $100M venture arm to invest in underrepresented founders and fintech

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Payments infrastructure company Stronghold has launched a venture capital arm to deploy $100 million of its balance sheet capital in startups and funds in three core strategies — underrepresented founders, fintech, and web3, CEO Tammy Camp told TechCrunch in an interview. It has raised $3.3

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Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A

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Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. — Mary Ann. This will now be offered to 22 fintech companies across Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru.

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