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Investor enthusiasm remains strong in the fintech and crypto space, fueled by IPO speculations from a major fintech player and significant investments driving growth and innovation across the sector:
- MoonPay secures a ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ from Galaxy, reinforcing its position in the growing crypto payments market.
- RedotPay raises $๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ round led by Lightspeed, to expand its crypto payment platform.
- Curve ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ยฃ๐ฏ๐ณ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป in a funding round led by Hanaco Ventures as it prepares for increased competition in the digital wallet space.
- NymCard ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ $๐ฏ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ round to expand its Banking-as-a-Service solutions across the MENA region.
- FLOWPAY, a Prague-based embedded finance provider, ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ โฌ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด to automate SME funding applications.
- Utila ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ $๐ญ๐ด ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป to enhance its institutional digital asset wallet solutions amid the rising stablecoin adoption.
- Oro Labs ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ $๐ญ.๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ funding to develop a tokenized gold protocol on Solana, making gold a more liquid and income-generating asset.
- Qlarifi ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ยฃ๐ญ.๐ฐ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ funding to expand its BNPL consumer database.
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The fintech and crypto landscape is evolving rapidly, with major players making strategic moves to expand their market presence and enhance services. Here are some of the latest industry developments you should know about:
- Rapyd ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ PayUโs Global Payment Organization, expanding its presence in Latin America and Africa.
- Adyen ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต Affirm, bringing the BNPL provider to the UK market.
- Spendesk partners with Wise ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ for mid-market businesses.
- Kraken Digital Asset Exchange agrees to ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, strengthening its derivatives offerings.
- dLocal ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต Belmoney to facilitate cross-border remittances, strengthening its reach in emerging markets.
- Checkout.com ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต Tabby to embed BNPL solutions for merchants in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
- Vivid Money ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ as part of its growing financial services offering.
- Atoa ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น to operate as an Authorised Payment Institution in the UK.
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๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
For those of you seeking opportunities in compliance, here are some of the latest open roles at leading companies:
- KuCoin EU - Head of Compliance
- Dojo - Head of Compliance
- Peratera - Head of Compliance
- Betty - Head of AML
- OKX - Head of Compliance Operations
- Ka.app - MLRO/Compliance Officer
- AvaTrade - Compliance Manager
- Apex Group Ltd - Senior Compliance Officer
- Younited - Senior Compliance Officer
- Worldline - Senior Compliance Officer
- Tickmill - Compliance Officer
- Vivid Money - Compliance Officer
- Intergiro - Card Scheme Compliance Officer
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A lot is happening in the fintech and crypto world right now. From big funding rounds and major acquisitions to new regulations and exciting compliance opportunities, the industry is buzzing with activity. Follow us for more updates and insights. Stay tuned!
