Upvest Raises $125M To Power Europe’s Investment Infrastructure Shift
Hey Digital Banking Fanatic!
As banks and brokers race to modernize legacy systems and capture retail investing demand, the real battle is shifting toward who owns the infrastructure behind the experience.
That is where Upvest is doubling down today.
The Berlin-based company has secured $125 million in fresh funding to accelerate its API-first investment infrastructure across Europe and the UK.
The round combines $90 million in equity, led by Sapphire Ventures and Tencent, with an additional $35 million debt facility, reinforcing Upvest’s push to become the default infrastructure layer for investment products.
This matters for the broader payments and FinTech ecosystem because investment products are increasingly becoming embedded into financial platforms, requiring scalable, modular infrastructure to support them.
As Upvest CEO Martin Kassing puts it: “Banks, brokers, and wealth managers choose Upvest for the infrastructure needed to grow their investment propositions profitably and at scale for a new generation of investors.”
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