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Fintech firms are hitting on all cylinders lately, making a splash in some of the trendiest deals in the capital markets and helping to shape the financial industry of the future. In fact, one of the mega IPOs of the year so far involves a payment technology unicorn that is about to become a household name. Whether it’s real estate opportunities, SPAC deals or digital currencies, financial technology companies ranging from mobile banking startups to payments platforms are setting the pace.

Former PayPal CEO and serial fintech entrepreneur Bill Harris has moved to Miami to launch Nirvana Technology (Nirvana), a global digital bank. Based in Wynwood, the fresh company is now hiring high-tech talent across engineering, product, marketing, and operations.

After a robust first quarter in which fintech startups gripped the headlines for unprecedented VC fundraisings, the momentum continues. Last week was no exception — including a multi-billion dollar exit for a Utah-based fintech unicorn. In addition, fintech firms are raising capital at a dizzying pace in emerging markets, while they have also moved into the conversation for one of the hottest niches in crypto — central bank digital currencies (CBDCs.)

We're back into stratosphere territory, with the top fintech deal of the week topping a jaw-dropping $600M and the second at $300M.

We're back again today with another round of top 5 VC deals for the week in the digital wealth sector.

We're back this week with FIVE $100M+ VC deals, and the top one - BlockFi - at $350M

TaxBit, which offers cryptocurrency tax and accounting automation software announced today a record-breaking $100 Million Series A funding round

The development and maturation of fintech continues to accelerate, but it was a particularly eventful week in the universe of fintech-related ETFs and funds.

With news headlines blasting stories about COVID, the new Biden administration, the GameStop/Reddit/Robinhood/Market Democratization drama, Bitcoin/Elon Musk, etc., there is a huge transformation in business architecture going on..

Digital Wealth News is pleased to bring you our “Fintech Luminaries” series – featuring thought leaders within the digital wealth and blockchain ecosystems. For the next feature in this series, we’d like you to meet Ran Harpaz, Chief Technology Officer or Hippo, which pushed home insurance into the digital age and made it possible to buy a policy online in less than five minutes. Hippo offers home insurance products coast to coast.