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26Apr2023

UK open banking sector valued at £4.1bn by Coadec

Over 4,800 UK jobs have been created by the introduction of open banking in the UK, an industry now worth more than £4.1bn to the economy, yet the sector now sits at a “vital crossroads” in its development.

19Apr2023

eToro raises $250m at $3.5bn valuation after cancelling SPAC

eToro has scrapped its plans to go public and raised $250m at a $3.5bn valuation two years after announcing it was due to list through a $10bn SPAC, 

12Apr2023

ClearBank and Code First Girls partner to close fintech gender gap

ClearBank is helping to actively recruit more female coders by partnering with Code First Girls. The cloud-based banking platform joins 30 other fintechs and financial services groups, including Zopa, Starling Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest, in working with Code First Girls to diversify the tech workforce.

05Apr2023

Stripe raises $6.5bn downround, partners with OpenAi on GPT4 product

Stripe, one of the largest global fintech companies, has raised a huge funding round of $6.5bn. Stripe is quick to point out “does not need this capital to run its business,” according to a press statement. Rather, it says, the business will use the mammoth funds to simplify some budding issues with employee equity packages.