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RockFi Raises $19 Million to Expand Wealth Management Platform
Investments // March 24, 2025

Paris-based wealth management FinTech RockFi has raised $19 million in new funding. The company says its Series A round, announced Monday (March 24), will help it pursue its goal of having $1 billion in assets under management by the end of next year. RockFi also plans to recruit 60...

Monzo Debuts Tool to Ease Shared Expense Awkwardness
Digital Payments // March 24, 2025

United Kingdom FinTech Monzo debuted a tool to help consumers share expenses with friends and family. Monzo Split is aimed at solving what the company said is a persistent problem in the U.K. Consumers lose money because they feel too awkward to ask to be...

Making Sense of Public Versus Private Blockchains for Banks
Blockchain // March 21, 2025

When financial institutions and payments players talk about their “blockchain strategy” today, what they’re really grappling with is architecture. Amid the noise surrounding crypto, tokens and Web3 hype cycles, the most consequential choice for builders, product leaders and decision-makers in the financial services and payments...

How CFOs Can Solve for Resource Bottlenecks in Back-Office Innovation
B2B Payments // March 20, 2025

When it comes to the tools and solutions available for back-office architectures, today’s chief financial officers (CFOs) have more choices than ever. But as B2B payments innovation continues marching forward with the rise of embedded finance, digital currencies and the expansion of cross-border transactions, the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Making Sense of Public Versus Private Blockchains for Banks

March 21, 2025
When financial institutions and payments players talk about their “blockchain strategy” today, what they’re really grappling with is architecture. Amid the noise surrounding crypto, tokens and Web3 hype cycles, the most consequential choice for builders, product leaders and decision-makers in the financial services and payments space often boils down to a deceptively simple question: public or […]

Money Mobility Makes Embedded Banking Payments New Rising Star

March 19, 2025
The shakeup and shakeout of banking-as-a-service (BaaS), in the wake of the Synapse bankruptcy last year, has opened up new potential for embedded finance. Money mobility’s at the center of...

Inside Citi Ventures’ AI Playbook: From Compliance Automation to Hyper-Personalization

March 18, 2025
As Citi’s venture capital arm, Citi Ventures scours a broad swath of startups from around the world to zero in on those that are generally aligned with the banking giant’s...

Wave of FinTech Dealmaking Spotlights Appeal of Embedded Finance

March 13, 2025
Within the FinTech space, a surge in dealmaking over the past few months is taking shape as macro factors set the stage for mergers, acquisitions and go-private deals. The cost...

Quick Reads
RockFi Raises $19 Million to Expand Wealth Management Platform

March 24, 2025
Paris-based wealth management FinTech RockFi has raised $19 million in new funding. The company says its Series A round, announced Monday (March 24), will help it pursue its goal of having $1 billion in assets under management by the end of next year. RockFi also plans to recruit 60 new private bankers and invest in new technologies. “We want […]

Monzo Debuts Tool to Ease Shared Expense Awkwardness

March 24, 2025
United Kingdom FinTech Monzo debuted a tool to help consumers share expenses with friends and family. Monzo Split is aimed at solving what the company said is a persistent problem...

NymCard Gets $33 Million to Deepen MENA Embedded Finance Presence

March 19, 2025
Embedded finance platform NymCard has raised $33 million to extend its MENA region presence. The company’s Series B round, announced Wednesday (March 19), was led by QED Investors, and marks that group’s biggest investment...

FinTechs and Crypto Firms Get Banking Ambitions 

March 18, 2025
A friendlier regulatory environment has cryptocurrency companies and FinTechs trying to become banks. As Reuters wrote in an analysis Tuesday (March 18), companies that had been hoping to expand see President Donald...