The fund is the largest fintech investment vehicle yet raised by credit unions and pushes Curql's overall assets under management past $600m.

Tori Orr joins the investment team from JetBlue Ventures.

Nicholas Chin will continue to focus on principal investing across the Asia-Pacific region in his new role.

We head to Frankfurt this month, where DB1 Ventures' Christoph Osburg fills us in on the tech scene, the social scene, and why a church may be the biggest 'must-see'.

The Japanese banking group's SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund will invest in US-based AI and fintech startups.

The new funding brings total commitments at Propel Venture Partners, which was spun out of the Spanish bank in 20216, to more than $437m.

VC firm Crane Venture Partners will oversee the insurer's $450m Europe and APAC funds and manage existing and new investments.

The UK is due to finalise rules on stablecoins next year and Keith Grose, CEO of Coinbase's UK subsidiary says the country has an opportunity to turn itself into Europe's leader in the industry.

Fukuoka Financial Group has launched its second corporate venturing fund, a joint venture between its CVC arm and fund manager SBI Investment.

Kaweewut Temphuwapat, newly installed CEO of Siam Commercial Bank's venture arm, is targeting US startups to build on partnerships with the likes of Ripple and Together AI.