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Can the UK keep its fintech crown in the age of AI?
The UK has long been a fintech hub, but the next generation of financial startups will be based on AI, and the UK ecosystem may not be funding these as fast as it should.
Jun 13, 2025Corporates back 25% fewer startups in May as US economic turmoil hits
US corporate-backed startup funding saw a big contraction, with the fintech and industrial sectors hit hardest.
Jun 9, 2025Cox Moya takes over as head of PayPal's investment unit
James Loftus who led the team since 2022 is moving to a CFO role at Velocity Global.
May 28, 2025Ex-Citi Ventures MD Valdich launches secondaries investment firm
Luis Valdich, a CVC veteran of fintech investing, has formed VIM Investors, a firm focusing on secondary market transactions.
May 27, 2025Temphuwapat hired to lead Thai bank SCB's ventures unit
Kaweewut Temphuwapat held various innovation roles at PTT, Thailand's state-owned oil and gas company, before he moved to Siam Commercial Bank (SCB).
May 21, 2025DG Daiwa Ventures closes third fund at nearly $70m
Despite raising less money than its previous fund, DG Daiwa Ventures plans to back plenty of AI, blockchain and security startups.
May 20, 2025Japanese games developer CryptoGames launches VC
CryptoGames’ new investment unit will look at the web3 gaming ecosystem and the trading cards sector.
May 15, 2025Dutch bank ING's ventures arm halts new investments
The Dutch bank will focus on the existing portfolio of 30 startups. It is the latest in a string of big corporations to rethink CVC operations.
May 14, 2025Other News
Credit union venture firm Curql collects $309m for Fund II
The venture capital collective has recruited more than 80 credit unions for its second fintech-focused fund.
May 2, 2025Kazuhiko Chuman takes on biz dev at Japanese banking group Mizuho Financial
Chuman was the former unit head at KDDI’s Open Innovation Fund.
Apr 22, 2025US financial services company Nassau launches $10m investment programme
The Connecticut-based financial services firm plans to invest in insurtech and fintech startups.
Apr 21, 2025Lum leaves Standard Chartered's VC team in Singapore
Wei Soon Lum has left the VC unit at bank Standard Chartered to join the Singapore office of Malaysian bank CIMB.
Apr 16, 2025Lukas Steindl leaves CVC of Austria's Uniqa Insurance
Steindl is joining a new venture capital firm focused on European technology scale-ups.
Apr 16, 2025AXA's former CVC rebrands as Atlantic Vantage Point
The rebranded investment company welcomed the European Investment Fund as an anchor investor in its Growth Fund I.
Apr 15, 2025Editor's Picks
Turkey: Can CVC remove the funding roadblocks for startups?
Turkey has the ingredients to be a top tech market, but it needs investors to take more risk if its startups are to get past early stage.
Oct 11, 2023Indian ecosystem gets increased venture commitments from Zerodha and Krafton
The corporates both committed further nine-figure sums to back startups in the rapidly growing Indian venture market.
Aug 11, 2023Wayra Brasil and Vivo Ventures name new investment leads
Wana Schulze and Ivan Yoon will lead CVC investments at Telefónica’s seed and early-stage Brazilian subsidiaries.
May 29, 2023Axa bets big on late stage with $1.6bn CVC initiative
Axa Venture Partners will invest nine-figure amounts through the new fund, which is expected to close in 2025 with its insurer parent putting up half the capital.
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