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Listmakers of the 30 Under 30 in Finance 2022 are entrepreneurs from fast-growing fintech and crypto startups and rising stars at Wall Street’s top firms.

Beijing has convinced financial policy makers everywhere of its resolve to create a digital version of its currency. The challenge is getting consumers interested.

UK equity crowdfunding business Seedrs – who’s merger with rival Crowdcube was earlier blocked by competition regulators – has been acquired by start-up investing platform Republic in a $100m deal. The move comes after Seedrs criticised the the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority earlier this year as stifling the UK’s potential to boost startups.

The company, which has developed an AI-powered financial platform for small businesses, said it has crossed a $100 million annual revenue run rate and experienced new customer acquisition growth of over 200% thus far this year

Cryptocurrency company CoinShares International has agreed to buy French fintech Napoleon Crypto SAS for around 13.9 million euros ($15.8 million), as the booming cryptocurrency sector continues to attract investors’ money.

Rajan Bajaj, founder of fintech Slice, chimed in on a Twitter thread early this year and wondered aloud what he needs to do to turn his startup into a unicorn before he turns 30.

At just 28, the Flipkart alum has figured it out.

Former Citigroup executive Matt Zhang has floated a $1.5 million fund dedicated to crypto investments including play-to-earn gaming.

David Marcus struggled to get the company’s crypto project off the ground due in part to scrutiny from regulators.

During the pandemic, startups like Chime have posted astounding growth in users and valuations. So why are some car rental companies, hotels and other big vendors wary?

Buy now, pay later products like Klarna’s have seen surging demand over the last year, thanks in no small part to the coronavirus pandemic.