Empresa de pagamentos Blockchain Fnality surge com apoio de US$ 95 milhões do BNP Paribas e Goldman
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs and French universal bank BNP Paribas have spearheaded a successful funding round for Fnality, a blockchain-based wholesale payments firm. The company secured £77.7 million ($95.09 million) in its second funding round, bringing its total capital raised to $158 million since 2019. Notable participants in this funding round included settlement houses Euroclear and Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, global exchange-traded fund firm WisdomTree, and existing investor Nomura. The funding round saw participation from an array of financial institutions, reaffirming confidence in Fnalitys vision. Notable investors from the initial round, such as Banco Santander, BNY Mellon, Barclays, CIBC, Commerzbank, ING, Lloyds Banking Group, Nasdaq Ventures, State Street, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and UBS, also increased their stakes. UBS and other global banks had initially invested £55 million ($63.2 million) in Fnality in June 2019 with the aim of launching a blockchain-based trade settlement platform. Fnality‘s blockchain technology application enables institutions to utilize central bank funds for various use cases. According to Mathew McDermott, Goldman’s global head of digital assets, this includes facilitating “instantaneous, cross-border, cross-currency payments, collateral mobility, and security transactions.” The strategic use of blockchain technology positions Fnality as a key player in fostering innovation across wholesale financial




