Financial

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.

The bank has created a new fintech and AI venture unit, Itaú Ventures, following the acquisition of an investment firm.

Some 46 corporate-backed startups had an exit in May, a handful at more than $1bn. But the market is still in a holding pattern.

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.

US corporate-backed startup funding saw a big contraction, with the fintech and industrial sectors hit hardest.

James Loftus who led the team since 2022 is moving to a CFO role at Velocity Global.

Luis Valdich, a CVC veteran of fintech investing, has formed VIM Investors, a firm focusing on secondary market transactions.

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