FINTECH BRIEFING: Europe’s fintech funding boom — BBVA ramps up open API platform, UK regulatory bodies push competition

FINTECH BRIEFING: Europe’s fintech funding boom — BBVA ramps up open API platform — UK regulatory bodies push competition EUROPE’S FINTECH FUNDING BOOM. The UK took £647.5 million ($901 million) of the £8.9 billion ($12.5 billion) that was invested in fintech globally last year, according to data gathered by Pitchfork on behalf of Innovate Finance….