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Goldman spinoff Simon tops $800 million as WestCap invests

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Simon Markets, a financial-technology platform that spun out of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., secured up to $100 million in a financing round led by growth equity firm WestCap.

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Canadian Fintech Market Map

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Finally, looking at Canadian “fintech” (financial technology) specifically, funding was up substantially in the first half of the year. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Startups headquartered in Ontario dominate the table, with over 40 fintech companies from this market map headquartered in the Greater Toronto Area.

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Revolut Brings Open Banking To Germany In Deal With TrueLayer

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Open banking lets third-party financial service companies to have access to a consumer’s banking transactions and other financial data from financial institutions (FIs). Revolut said its new open banking offer was developed with TrueLayer , a London-based financial technology (FinTech) company.

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Mastercard Leads Investment In Mobile FinTech Mobeewave

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The investment funds will enable the Montreal-based startup to continue to deploy its patented solution in markets around the world, develop new product offerings and expand the company’s head count. “We This is a major market validation of our payment acceptance platform, and highlights Mobeewave as an industry leader in the FinTech space.”.

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Brussels To Investigate German Regulator Over Wirecard

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Valdis Dombrovskis , the European Union’s (EU) executive vice-president in charge of financial services policy, said Wirecard’s collapse threatens investor trust in the EU, the newspaper reported. On Monday (June 22), he was arrested on charges of misrepresenting Wirecard’s accounts and market manipulation. million) bail. .

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How Cannabis Can Become A B2B Payments Innovation Influencer

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The legal cannabis market’s financial services challenges are, by now, well-known. Credit unions and regional or community banks have stepped in to fill the banking gap, making barriers to accessing much needed financial services lower than ever before for marijuana businesses.

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EU To Examine German Regulators’ Oversight Of Wirecard

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s (EU) financial watchdog, plans to examine how German regulators handled oversight of Wirecard AG , the collapsed payments company that is facing a series of criminal allegations. billion went missing from two Philippines banks.