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UK fintech jobs market booms

The UK fintech sector experienced a 44% surge in job vacancies in 2024, driven by venture capital investment and AI, according to a report for recruiter Morgan McKinley.

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Stablecoin payments platform Cedar Money raises $9.9m

Cross-border stablecoin payments platform Cedar Money has raised $9.9 million in a seed funding round led by QED Investors.

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Embedded banking startup Swan raises €44 million

French banking-as-a-service platform Swan has raised a further €44 million to support its EU expansion and product diversity strategy.

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PayPal Ventures co-leads $21 million investment in programmable ledger builder Formance

Formance, developer of an open source programmable ledger for financial flows, has closed on a $21 million Series A funding round co-led by PayPal Ventures and Portage Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Hoxton Ventures, and Axeleo Capital.

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BBVA on the hunt for 1100 new tech employees

BBVA has set a target of reaching 20,000 tech employees in 2025, with 1100 new hires in advanced technical roles up for grabs.

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Irish fintech Swoop secures $6 million to grow US business

Irish fintech Swoop has secured a $6 million investment from Sandbox Industries to fund its expansion in the US market.

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Czech central bank governor floats holding bitcoin as reserve asset

The governor of the Czech National Bank has floated the idea of holding billions of dollars worth of bitcoin in its reserves.

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Open Banking fintech Yavrio raises $2.4 million to eliminate CSV files

London-based open banking fintech Yavrio has raised $2.4 million in seed funding to bring embedded banking to the enterprise resource planning (ERP) space.

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Pleo enters treasury space

With UK businesses anticipating a tough 2025, spend management platform Pleo is entering the treasury space with a new cash management offering.

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Spend management platform Yokoy acquired by TravelPerk

Business travel platform TravelPerk has raised $200 million and acquired Swiss AI-powered spend management outfit Yokoy.

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Active human oversight remains key as banks begin roll out GenAI

Financial services firms are putting an emphasis on active human oversight for model training, interpretation and sensitive decision-making as they begin the roll out of generative AI across their businesses, according to a report from UK Finance.

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Bank of Ireland to invest £100 million in technology for retail and SME services

Bank of Ireland is to invest £100 million over the next three years to improve everyday banking products and services and expand its sustainable lending, mortgage, and broker offerings.