Fluent rebrands as Hijro for blockchain asset marketplace
FinTech company Fluent, the financial operating network for global trade, rebrands as Hijro and announces the Hijro Trade Asset Marketplace. Read more: www.businesswire.com
ayondo continues Asian expansion with TradeHero buy
UK social trading app ayondo is acquiring Singapore-based investor education app TradeHero as it seeks to increase its presence in the Asian market. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Quantopian lands $25m from Andreessen for trade algorithms
Andreessen Horowitz is making a move in the robo-investment space backing trading algorithm platform Quantopian in its $25m Series C round. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Bank Vontobel selects Horizon as automated trading engine
Horizon Software today announced that Bank Vontobel AG has selected Horizon Platform for Automated Trading (HPAT) for electronic execution. Read more: www.finextra.com
Blackmoon lands $2.5m for alternative investments
Blackmoon Financial Group has raised $2.5m in equity funding to expand its marketplace for balance sheet loan investment. The funding comes from A&NN Group, Flint Capital and Target Global. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Jason Schenker appointed CFO of startup Newchip
Renowned financial market expert Jason Schenker has signed on as CFO for Newchip, an emerging online investment marketplace. Read more: www.finextra.com
Citi and Deutsche Bank join Neptune bond network
The Neptune network provides a venue for dealers to share information with investors on the bonds that they are looking to buy and sell. Read more: www.finextra.com
PortfolioQuest scoops up pre-seed for financial training tool
Financial training tool PortfolioQuest has raised $750,000 in a pre-seed round of funding. The funding for the San Francisco and Singapore-based startup was led by Nels Friets and Venkatesh Sethuraman. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Quam Securities opens first Quam Direct Spot in Hong Kong
The first physical outlet of Quam Direct provides investors access to information and allows them to open a trading account with professionals. Read more: www.businesswire.com
CoInvestor secures seven figures in funding round
CoInvestor, the alternative investment platform for sophisticated private investors, has raised £1.1m in under two weeks. Read more: www.finextra.com