digital - search results

Insurance and crypto. Those categories were the two big winners this past week in fintech-focused venture capital with deals ranging from $80M-$100M.

We saw three deals close this past week in excess of $100M - two in the US and one in a new market for us - South Africa.

This past week, America "won" with four of the five top VC deals in the fintech sector. Furthermore, all four of those deals surpassed $100M, while the 5th deal - and Indian digital lending startup - scored $75M for their new venture.

Varo Bank announces extensive engagement with Russell Westbrook, nine time NBA All-Star, NBA MVP, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and designer

Here are three of the world's great retailers - selling affordable goods to the public the world over - and yet, retail sales alone is not enough for any of them. All three have now taken major moves into fintech and digital banking.

This past week, the real estate category (proptech) continued to see dollars flow iwht a $227M deal for Fraction Technologies out of Canada. This is a shared equity program, similar in scope to what Unison offers here in the US. And we think this is SUCH a smart offering, as many people may have sufficient cash flow but not enough capital for real estate down payments.

BNY Mellon today announced the formation of a new enterprise Digital Assets unit that will accelerate the development of solutions and capabilities to help clients address growing and evolving needs related to the growth of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies.

This past week saw a bit of a slowdown in the massive deals we've been seeing since the...

The roar of retail was amplified and crescendoed by emerging and established fintech long before it caught hedge fund managers in a short squeeze, according to a recent report from DriveWealth.

More big money passed hands this past week as we were driving across America from Atlanta to our new home in Bozeman, MT, including an $800M USD deal for a POS retail loan processor and a $400M USD for a Brazilian challenger bank serving South America.