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Trustpilot plans to do IPO in LondonT
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March 3, 2021

Trustpilot heads for billion-IPO on London Stock Exchange

The Copenhagen-based Reviews platform Trustpilot announced that it is considering an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in London that would see at least 25% of the company floated on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). According to Bloomberg, Trustpilot is seeking a valuation of around 1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion) in the IPO. It would be the first large post-Brexit IPO from an EU company in London, showing that the city is still attractive to foreign listings after Brexit. Trustpilot is a key company in the dawning European cybereconomy.
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PayPal Impact on Crypto trading volume itsbitC
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February 4, 2021

Cryptonomics – PayPal’s crypto trading volume exceeded expectations

Crypto has come to stay. Once again, there is a strong signal in this regard. And again from PayPal, which was already responsible for the 2020 crypto hype. On PayPal’s Q4 2020 earnings call, CEO Dan Schulman revealed that “the volume of crypto traded on our platform greatly exceeded our expectations." PayPal will continue to invest “significantly” in its new crypto, blockchain, and digital currencies business to “help share this more inclusive future,” in which everyone and not just affluent people have access to financial services.
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Nubank and its CEO David VelezB
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January 29, 2021

Brazil FinTech Nubank received fresh $400M at record-breaking $25B valuation

Forget the European FinTechs like Revolut, N26, Monzo, or Starling Bank. Brazil's Nuban beats them all. The Brazilian superstar Nuban announced that it had raised a $400M, putting their total funding to $1.2B. The company received an astonishing $25 billion valuation (up from $10 billion in 2019). They have an impressive track record and managed to acquire 34 million users' customer base.
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FinTech Unicorn TransferWise appoints IPO coordinatorsT
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January 25, 2021

TransferWise appoints Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for blockbuster IPO in London

TransferWise prepared for a blockbuster IPO and appointed the two Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as joint coordinators, Sky News reported last week. The surprising thing here is the decision in favor of a listing in London and against New York. This is certainly an important milestone for London to remain Europe's most important financial center after Brexit. The valuation for the IPO is expected to exceed $5 billion. And hey, they are profitable!
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Monzo in troublesS
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January 22, 2021

Seriously? UK FinTech Unicorn Monzo on the course to collapse!

Some FinTech could face collapse, analysts argue. According to GlobalData analyst Katherine Long, UK FinTech unicorn Monzo could be the second major collapse in the FinTech universe after the collapse of Australia's Xinja. Monzo is becoming an “increasingly expensive charitable cause for the UK market” and could be the first big UK challenger bank to collapse unless it changes its approach towards a more sustainable future.
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BlackRock funds join the crypto universeB
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January 22, 2021

BlackRock – The world’s largest asset manager joins the Crypto Universe

The bull run of cryptocurrencies has stopped for the time being. After Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) reached new all-time highs of more than $41,000 and $1,400 within a few weeks, prices have been correcting for two weeks. One thing is certain, however. The entry of institutional investors into crypto has been broad-based - from PayPal to the world's largest asset manager BlackRock; the FIAT elite has definitely made first foodprints the crypto universe. This promises a durable crypto-asset future.
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January 7, 2021

High-risk payment processor PXP Financial provides payment services to BetMGM in the U.S.

High-risk payment processor PXP Financial Limited is systematically developing its partner network to enter the attractive U.S. market. In December 2020, the company announced a partnership with MoneyNetInt Group to expand cross-border payments. Now it has partnered with U.S. gaming operator BetMGM, a joint venture between MGM Resorts and Entain. PXP Financial used to be part of the British Entain group until 2017 and is currently a Singapore-based Senjō Group member company.
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Wahed founder Junaid WahednaI
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December 20, 2020

Islamic FinTech transaction – US Wahed acquires UK Niyah

Wahed Inc is a U.S. FinTech co-founded by Junaid Wahedna, its CEO. The company is based in New York and operates via its subsidiary Wahed Invest Ltd in the UK. In 2019, the company launched the first exchange-traded fund in the United States that was compliant with Sharia law. The FinTech operates in 130 countries and has a valuation of $100 million. The company announced that it would acquire Niyah, a British FinTech offering a banking app for Muslims.
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December 16, 2020

BaFin employee fired for conspicious Wirecard speculations

The collapse of the listed German FinTech miracle Wirecard is still making high political waves. The regulator BaFin is at the center of criticism for not acting properly in this affair. The Wirecard fraud took place under the sleepy regulatory eyes of BaFin employees. Some employees actually used the Wirecard crisis and possibly insider information to speculate privately with its shares. At least four BaFin employees have been exposed as Wirecard speculators; one of them was fired as of November 30.
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December 13, 2020

European Fintech Festivals – Tink and Solactive receive €135 Mio fresh money

The COVID pandemic seems not to want to end. The BREXIT talks still show no promising perspectives, and nobody knows where the EU, Europe, and the world will be in a few months. This seems to motivate investors to invest even more in FinTechs. Theoretically, many FinTechs should benefit from the age of the home office economy triggered by COVID-19. This week again, the two EU-Fintechs Tink and Solactive announced successful financing rounds.
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European FinTechs Tink and Solactive successfully raise millionsE
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December 13, 2020

European Fintech Festivals – Tink and Solactive receive €135 Mio fresh money

The COVID pandemic seems not to want to end. The BREXIT talks still show no promising perspectives, and nobody knows where the EU, Europe, and the world will be in a few months. This seems to motivate investors to invest even more in FinTechs. Theoretically, many FinTechs should benefit from the age of the home office economy triggered by COVID-19. This week again, the two EU-Fintechs Tink and Solactive announced successful financing rounds.
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Payvision laundered money for Gal BarakG
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December 11, 2020

Gery Shalon Case – Andrei Tyurin sentencing rescheduled to 7 January 2021

On December 3, 2020, the sentencing of the Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin should have taken place in New York. He is said to be a key accomplice of the Israeli mastermind Gery Shalon in the largest finance hack in U.S. history with more than 80 million stolen client data. Due to technical problems of the virtual court session, the sentencing session had to be stopped and has now been rescheduled for January 7, 2021.
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