2/11/2022 8:27:53 PM NYDIG named in Forbes Blockchain 50 list for 2022 By Faisal Kawar Congrats to portfolio company NYDIG for being named on the third annual Forbes 50 list. Nearly half of the Blockchain 50 are based...
2/1/2022 6:59:09 PM Global restaurant payments startup Qlub raised $17m in Seed funding By Faisal Kawar FinTech Collective welcomes global restaurant payments startup Qlub to the portfolio. Founded by Eyad Elkasser and Mahmoud Fouz, the team...
1/28/2022 8:47:30 PM Podcast Conversation: Modernizing $25B of assets with retirement wealthtech, with Vestwell CEO Aaron Schumm By Faisal Kawar In this conversation with Lex Sokolin of The Fintech Blueprint Aaron Schumm, the Founder and CEO of portfolio company Vestwell, discusses...
1/7/2022 4:12:01 PM 2 crypto M&A shops are merging ahead of a wave of expected deal-making activity By Faisal Kawar Two boutique investment banking advisory practices in the crypto market (Architect Partners and Emergents) have merged ahead of an...
8/19/2021 9:02:58 PM DIFC Fintech Hive: #MentorMondays: Faisal Kawar By Faisal Kawar Dubai-based DIFC Fintech Hive will be hosting Faisal from FinTech Collective for a mentorship session with their startup ecosystem....
7/2/2021 7:17:07 PM At 2.8b, UPI payments hit record high By Faisal Kawar The value of transactions grew 12% in June. E-commerce (381%), edtech (311%), gaming (250%), and healthcare (192%) have recorded the...
6/16/2021 3:24:59 PM Mir breaks Visa-Mastercard duopoly in Russia By Faisal Kawar The ECB has long discussed an alternative scheme akin to Visa and Mastercard. Albeit, while regulated, the Mir network in Russia has...
6/16/2021 3:19:18 PM Addepar valued at $2.17b as investors bet on wealth-management tech By Faisal Kawar California based wealth management technology platform raised $150m in Series F funding led by D1 Capital Partners at a $2b valuation.