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Rajeev Misra, who oversees SoftBank’s massive Vision Fund, is stepping down from his executive role
Rajeev Misra, who oversees SoftBank’s massive Vision Fund, is stepping down from his executive role
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Jul 11, 2022
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THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS
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JUST IN:
Indian executive Rajeev Misra, who oversees SoftBank’s massive Vision Fund, is stepping down from his executive role at the Japanese conglomerate, according to a statement from SoftBank. Misra helped transform SoftBank into one of the top tech investors since joining in 2014.
ALSO:
Despite the threat of a downturn in tech stocks and later-stage private valuations, Europe’s seed-stage companies had a strong June. 251 companies secured seed-stage funding, up from 227 in May and 184 in April. In June, the companies brought in a collective €595m — a huge leap on the €442m seen in May.
WHAT ARE THE LATEST INSIGHTS?
Despite a dip in valuations and lay-offs, Canadian FinTechs are attracting investments. In June 2022, $181.2M was raised by 13 FinTechs headquartered in Canada.
WHAT ABOUT FUNDING ROUNDS AND INVESTMENTS?
Headline (formerly known as e.ventures) — which is headquartered in San Francisco and Berlin — has raised its seventh European fund of €320m to back European B2B and B2C startups from seed to Series A.
NOW, LET’S COVER NEW LAUNCHES AND FEATURES.
PayPoint plc announces the launch of a next business day settlement service for PayPoint One customers signing up to integrated card payments with a PayPoint-preferred acquirer. Initially available to new card payment customers for no additional fee, the service will enable retailers to receive funds from any card transactions directly into their nominated bank account the following business day.
THAT’S ALL THE NEWS FOR TODAY. THANKS FOR LISTENING.
TUNE IN TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER DAILY FINTECH PODCAST
Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast.
This podcast episode is sponsored by Privacy Lock. Privacy Lock sets the standard for financial service providers in data privacy compliance.
Protect your business and your customers today. Visit www.pentaprivacylock.com
THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS
Are you a FinTech Journalist/Editor or do you just like to write (in English) about the FinTech scene? Sr. and Jr. positions, full-time, part-time, and fully remote possible. Email Marcel at and he’ll be in touch soon!
JUST IN:
Indian executive Rajeev Misra, who oversees SoftBank’s massive Vision Fund, is stepping down from his executive role at the Japanese conglomerate, according to a statement from SoftBank. Misra helped transform SoftBank into one of the top tech investors since joining in 2014.
ALSO:
Despite the threat of a downturn in tech stocks and later-stage private valuations, Europe’s seed-stage companies had a strong June. 251 companies secured seed-stage funding, up from 227 in May and 184 in April. In June, the companies brought in a collective €595m — a huge leap on the €442m seen in May.
WHAT ARE THE LATEST INSIGHTS?
Despite a dip in valuations and lay-offs, Canadian FinTechs are attracting investments. In June 2022, $181.2M was raised by 13 FinTechs headquartered in Canada.
WHAT ABOUT FUNDING ROUNDS AND INVESTMENTS?
Headline (formerly known as e.ventures) — which is headquartered in San Francisco and Berlin — has raised its seventh European fund of €320m to back European B2B and B2C startups from seed to Series A.
NOW, LET’S COVER NEW LAUNCHES AND FEATURES.
PayPoint plc announces the launch of a next business day settlement service for PayPoint One customers signing up to integrated card payments with a PayPoint-preferred acquirer. Initially available to new card payment customers for no additional fee, the service will enable retailers to receive funds from any card transactions directly into their nominated bank account the following business day.
THAT’S ALL THE NEWS FOR TODAY. THANKS FOR LISTENING.
TUNE IN TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER DAILY FINTECH PODCAST
Released:
Jul 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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