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FintechOS raises $14M to help banks launch products as fast as fintech startups

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 NewsEditorCapgemini, deloitte, Earlybird Venture Capital, economy, Europe, financial services, financial technology, insurance, Microsoft, Money, monzo, N26, partner, plug and play, south east asia, United States

Over the last few years, we’ve seen the rise of fintech startups like N26 and Monzo to challenge the incumbents with new products like challenger banks. But what if the big banks wanted to compete in that game themselves? This is the aim of FintechOS, a Romanian startup that actually aims to help incumbents compete in this brave new, competitive, world. FintechOS allows banks and insurance companies to act and react faster than the new upstarts on the scene with plug and play products. It’s announcing today that it has secured $14 million (£10.7 million)…

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As the new year beckons European investors start moving into new roles

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 NewsEditoradvisor, Berlin, corporate finance, eastern europe, European Union, finance, jon bradford, London, Money, motive partners, partner, Qualcomm Ventures, SeedCamp, supply chain, TechStars, ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

As the Holiday Season approaches, new jobs for players in the tech ecosystem beckon. And this is no less true for investors. Two notable moves have recently happened that are worthy of note in the European scene. The first is that GR Capital, a pan-European VC, is opening an office in London and has lured Jason Ball, who, earlier this year, left Qualcomm Ventures where had been European Managing Director for over a decade. Ball spent ten years as a mentor at Seedcamp and individually invested in more than ten…