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Dutch fintech Finom secures €115 million in Series C funding

Finom, the Amsterdam-based financial management platform for SMEs and freelancers, has closed a €115 million Series C funding round led by AVP, with participation from new investor Headline Growth and existing investors General Catalyst, Northzone, and Cogito Capital.

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Stackup raises $4.2m to streamline ops for crypto firms

Stackup, a digital asset management platform designed to help crypto businesses streamline their operations, has secured $4.2 million in seed funding.

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X to offer trading services soon, claims CEO

Social media app X will roll out investing and trading services "soon" and is also pondering its own debit or credit card, claims CEO Linda Yaccarino.

20 June 2025

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World Bank calls for "radical" restructuring of national debt reporting in new report

The World Bank released a report outlining how countries should redefine how they disclose debt due to more complexity in the current financing environment.

20 June 2025

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NAB charged $751,000 in penalties for breaching consumer data protection rules

National Australia Bank (NAB) has paid A$751,000 in penalties after being issued four infringement notices from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for not complying with the Consumer Data Right (CDR) Rules.

20 June 2025

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UK launches Smart Data Group to bring benefits of open banking to more sectors

The UK is looking to build on the success of open banking through the launch of a government-backed, industry-led Smart Data Group designed to unlock £28 billion in economic value across a variety of sectors.

20 June 2025

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Coinbase launches stablecoin payments service

Coinbase has launched a stablecoin payments stack to make it easier for online merchants around the world to accept USDC.

19 June 2025

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Payment infrastructure startup Polar raises $10 million

Polar, a fintech startup building payment infrastructure for AI-native SaaS companies, has raised a $10 million Seed round.

19 June 2025

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Visa says every institution that moves money will need a stablecoin strategy

Visa is upping it game in the stablecoin market, expanding its settlement capabilities in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) region to enable USD cross-border transactions through blockchain technology.

19 June 2025