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ET Capitol Protests Live Updates: Armed Protesters Gather in Ohio, Texas and Michigan Washington remained mostly quiet while police officers and troops watch and wait outside the Capitol and statehouses across the country. Armed protesters have gathered at state capitols in Ohio, Texas, Oregon and Michigan. Armed protesters arrive at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas on Sunday. About 25 members of the antigovernment extremist “boogaloo” movement were among the heavily armed protesters who gathered at the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Austin, Texas: Protesters began gathering in the morning at the Texas State Capitol, which the state had closed out of concerns over the protest.

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☆ We asked 12 prominent European tech investors to pick out fintech startups they think will blow up in 2021. Here are the 19 they chose.
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.59 time to read: +1 min

Venture capitalists still look to be bullish on Europe's fintech companies heading into 2021. Instead, they focused on areas such as decentralized finance, lending, cryptocurrencies, and access to capital markets for 2021. We asked investors to pick one company in their portfolio and one non-portfolio company for this year's list. Respondents include funds like SpeedInvest, Passion Capital, Seedcamp, Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe/Latitude, who rank among the most active fintech investors on the continent. In no particular order, here are the 19 hottest fintech startups in Europe this year:

Organizations: Venture, Passion, Balderton Locations: European, fintech, Europe

ET Live Updates: Amid Fears of Inauguration Violence, Man With Gun and ‘Unauthorized’ Credential Is Arrested in Washington The man’s father said he was working as a security guard at the Capitol. Mr. Biden has resisted calls to move the inauguration ceremony indoors for the sake of safety. Without specifically mentioning Mr. Trump, Mr. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris drew an implicit contrast with his administration’s dismissive attitude toward expert opinion. Mr. Biden also said that Dr. Francis S. Collins would remain as the director of the National Institutes of Health. “Go have fun with the press,” Mr. Trump told Mr. Bolton, who claimed he purposefully made visible what appeared to be “confidential” notes.

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☆ A man with a gun arrested by Capitol Police at a security checkpoint calls it an ‘honest mistake.’
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | Katie Benner | ) www.nytimes.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +1 min

The U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man at a security checkpoint in Washington on Friday after he flashed what an officer described as an “unauthorized” inauguration credential and a search of his truck found an unregistered handgun and ammunition, the authorities said. Mr. Beeler had no known extremist ties, the official said. “It was an honest mistake,” Mr. Beeler told The Washington Post after being charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and released on Saturday afternoon. He said he had been working a security job in Washington, was running late to work, and had forgotten that his firearm was in his truck. “I pulled up to a checkpoint after getting lost in D.C. because I’m a country boy,” he told The Post.

Persons: Wesley A, Beeler, Mr, ”, “ Organizations: U.S . Capitol Police, Park Police, Washington Post, D.C Locations: Washington, I’m

☆ Check out the pitch deck that fintech startup Minna used to raise $18.9 million from backers including Visa
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

Swedish fintech Minna has raised €15.5 million ($18.9 million) in Series B funding in a round led by Element Ventures. The startup, founded in 2016, helps banks offer customers the ability to cancel subscriptions easily through its platform. Minna, founded in 2016, has just raised €15.5 million ($18.9 million) in Series B funding in a round led by Element Ventures. "Being in front of the wave is very important and the subscription economy is a key trend." "Over the past four years the subscription economy has exploded from Spotify and Netflix to even iPhones and cars.

Persons: Minna, Joakim Sjöblom, It's, Swedbank, Sjöblom Organizations: Element Ventures, Spotify, Netflix, Lloyds Banking Group, ING, MiddleGame Ventures, Nineyards Equity, Visa, Kodak, Nokia Locations: Europe, Turkey, Brazil, UAE, North America

☆ SoftBank-backed user car dealer Auto1 could IPO next month at a valuation north of $8 billion
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

The SoftBank-backed used car platform may target a valuation north of $8 billion, higher than anticipated. Auto1 said Wednesday that it seeks to raise $1.2 billion, but did not give detail on a valuation. Auto1 Group, a European platform for used car sales, could IPO in Frankfurt as early as next month at a higher-than-expected valuation, Insider understands from a well-placed source. During the third quarter of 2020, the eight-year-old's startup's valuation was mooted at around €5 billion ($6.1 billion). Founded in 2012 by Christian Bertermann and partner Hakan Koc, Auto1 has so far brought in $1.4 billion in funding from investors including the SoftBank Vision Fund and is the top platform for buying and selling in Europe's approximately €600 billion ($730.5 billion) used car market.

Persons: Auto1, Goldman Sachs, Christian Bertermann, Hakan Koc, Vroom, Autohero Organizations: Auto1, Citi, BNP, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Vision, Nasdaq Locations: Frankfurt, €, Europe's

☆ Amazon-backed Deliveroo could be headed to a blockbuster IPO that values it above $13 billion in April
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-14 | by ( Shona Ghosh | Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Deliveroo may be heading for an April IPO at a valuation of $13.6 billion. Amazon-backed British food delivery firm Deliveroo could be headed for a blockbuster IPO in the spring at a valuation of £10 billion ($13.6 billion), according to two industry sources. Listed rival Just Eat has a market cap approaching €15 billion ($18.2 billion), Delivery Hero's market cap is around €26 billion ($32 billion), while US peer DoorDash closed Wednesday with a market cap of $62.9 billion. Deliveroo is headquartered in the UK and competes with the likes of Uber Eats in Europe and parts of Asia. Deliveroo last publicly known valuation was above $2 billion after a capital injection in 2017.

Persons: DoorDash, Deliveroo, of America Merrill Lynch, Numis, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Uber, Marc Atkins, Will Shu, Greg Orlowski, Orlowski, Shu, Thea Rogers, Claudia Arney, Shona Ghosh Organizations: Sky News, of America, Citi, Jefferies, IPOs, Amazon, Deliveroo Locations: Europe, Asia, Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire, London

☆ Finance software startup Rapyd just hit a $2.5 billion valuation and says it will focus on bigger acquisitions
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

London-based fintech startup Rapyd has raised a $300 million Series D led by Coatue. The fresh funding continues the boom in interest for fintech startups, and Rapyd is now valued at $2.5 billion. Rapyd intends to use the funding to complete more strategic acquisitions, following a deal to buy card payment service Korta in 2020. London and Mountain View-based fintech startup Rapyd has raised a fresh Series D funding round of $300 million, led by New York-based fund Coatue. The deal values Rapyd, founded in 2016 by Israeli and Russian entrepreneurs Arik Shtilman, Arkady Karpman, and Omer Priel, at $2.5 billion.

Persons: Coatue, Rapyd, Arik Shtilman, Arkady Karpman, Omer Priel, Shtilman, Kris Fredrickson Organizations: Spark Capital, Avid Ventures, FJ Labs, Catalyst, FT, Tiger Global, Target, Tal, Entrée Locations: London, New York, Russian

ET Capitol Riot Live Updates: One Week From Inauguration, Officials Are Preparing for Potential Violence The fallout from last week’s violence at the Capitol continues as the House is poised to impeach Trump for a second time. Many tech companies have moved to curtail President Trump online since he urged on a violent mob of his supporters at the Capitol last week. YouTube said Mr. Trump would not be able to upload new content for at least seven days to his channel, which had about 2.8 million subscribers. Twitter followed suit by permanently barring Mr. Trump’s account on its service, depriving him of his favorite social media platform, where he had 88 million followers. Other sites such as Snapchat, Reddit and Twitch also curtailed Mr. Trump.

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ET Capitol Riot Live Updates: Acting Attorney General Vows Peaceful Transfer of Power in First Appearance Since Attack The fallout from last week’s violence at the Capitol continued as the Army secretary announced that the inauguration would be secured by armed National Guard members. Many tech companies have moved to curtail President Trump online since he urged on a violent mob of his supporters at the Capitol last week. YouTube said Mr. Trump would not be able to upload new content for at least seven days to his channel, which had about 2.8 million subscribers. Other sites such as Snapchat, Reddit and Twitch also curtailed Mr. Trump. Mr. Johnson, first elected in 2010, has not confirmed that he will seek a third term in 2022.

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ET Capitol Riot Live Updates: Trump Urges No Violence or Vandalism at Planned Demonstrations The fallout from last week’s attack on the Capitol continued as the Army secretary announced that the inauguration would be secured by armed National Guard members. “In lights of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind,” Mr. Trump said. For President Trump, the past week has included a flurry of rebukes from businesses and once-loyal politicians. A majority of House members vote to impeach. Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City is ending its contracts with the Trump Organization after the deadly riot incited by President Trump at the U.S. Capitol.

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Four decades after she left the Bessborough mother and baby home in Cork, Ireland, Mari Steed made a horrifying discovery. While there as an infant, she had been part of what she calls a “highly unethical” vaccine trial. Courtesy Mari SteedSteed is hoping anyone still alive who was involved with the vaccine trial, including researchers, pharmaceutical employees or the nuns who ran Bessborough, will be held accountable. The family had no idea she had been in the vaccine trial, she said. The commission has focused on the history of 14 mother and baby homes and four county homes in Ireland from 1922 to 1998.

Persons: Mari Steed, Steed, —, ” Steed, ” Mari Steed, ”, Mari Steed Steed, “, Jesus, Mary, Maeve O'Rourke, Josephine Bassett, Bassett, Tuesday’s Organizations: NBC News, Burroughs Wellcome, GlaxoSmithKline, Records, NBC, National University of Ireland, Clann Locations: Cork, Ireland, Bessborough, Ireland’s, Tuam, County Galway, Ruther Glen , Virginia, Philadelphia, Galway

☆ Checkout.com was founded by a college dropout and just became Europe's most valuable startup after raising $450 million at a $15 billion valuation
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Payments startup Checkout.com is now Europe's most valuable startup after raising $450 million at a $15 billion valuation. Payments firm Checkout.com is now Europe's most valuable startup after raising $450 million at a $15 billion valuation. Founded by college dropout Guillaume Pousaz in 2012, Checkout.com raised Europe's biggest ever Series A round of $230 million in May 2019, at a valuation of $2 billion. That was followed by a $150 million Series B in June last year at a $5.5 billion valuation. Similarly, US challenger bank Chime hit a new $14.5 billion valuation last year while buy now, pay later giant Klarna raised $650 million at a near $11 billion valuation in September 2020.

Persons: TransferWise, Guillaume Pousaz, Checkout.com, Pousaz, We've Organizations: Tiger Global Management, Adidas, Greenoaks Capital, McKinsey, Bloomberg Locations: Europe

☆ Payment startup Curve has raised a fresh $95 million but faces questions over its late financial filings
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Digital wallet startup Curve has raised $95 million in fresh Series C funding, marking the continued influx of cash into fintech challengers. Payment card startup Curve has landed a fresh $95 million in Series C funding, but has raised eyebrows for filings its 2019 financial accounts late. Asked why the filings were late, a Curve representative said: "We have now filed our 2019 accounts at Companies House. In addition to its 2019 accounts being overdue on Companies House, , the company has been accused of a lack of transparency. Curve previously raised a $55 million Series B in September 2019.

Persons: Sifted, Bialick Organizations: Companies House, Curve, House, IDC Ventures, Fuel Venture Capital, Vulcan, OneMain, Novum Locations: Europe

Supporters of President Trump had descended on Washington to protest Congress’ ceremonial certification of the Electoral College after weeks of his baseless claims of election irregularities. warned local law enforcement partners that armed protests were being planned in all 50 state houses and the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers were left rattled; several confided afterward that they were fearful of re-entering the Capitol this week. At the Aztek Barber Shop in Alamo, Alejandro Silva, 27, said he held nothing against Mr. Trump and did not have an opinion about the border wall. Mr. Trump was expected to take his megaphone to the platforms, and tens of thousands joined those sites expecting him to land there.

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☆ Here's the pitch deck finance startup Clark used to persuade Chinese tech giant Tencent to lead its $85 million round
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.98 time to read: +2 min

Frankfurt-based finance startup Clark has raised €69 million ($85 million) in fresh funding led by Chinese tech giant Tencent. The German insurance startup has 300,000 customers in Germany and Austria and is aiming for 1 million in the next three years, the company said. Frankfurt-based Insurtech startup Clark has raised €69 million ($85 million) in fresh funding led by Chinese tech giant Tencent. The Series C funding was led by Tencent alongside existing investors including Portag3 Ventures, White Star Capital and Yabeo. Clark picked up the funding process remotely in September and closed the round in the week leading up to Christmas 2020.

Persons: Clark, Christopher Oster, Oster Organizations: Tencent, Portag3 Ventures, White Star Capital Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, Austria, disruptors

☆ Opinion | What Would David Bowie Do?
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-09 | by ( Simon Critchley | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.00 time to read: +5 min

“Diamond Dogs” begins with Bowie reciting “Future Legend,” where a city not at all unlike Manhattan has become Hunger City. One might think that it is a world in which Bowie would have rather felt at home. But Bowie would not have felt in any way sanguine or vindicated. There is Bowie’s scintillating, permissive intelligence that speaks to us in our aloneness and reaches out to touch our aliveness. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram.

Persons: Ziggy Stardust, Ma, ”, “, Bowie, Burroughs, You’re, Simon Critchley, Peter Catapano Organizations: New School for Social Research, The New York Times, Liveright Books, New York, Facebook, Twitter Locations: depersonalization, “, Manhattan, Hunger, There’s, fakery

ET Live Updates: Joe Biden Is Certified as the 46th President of the United States Congress ratified Mr. Biden’s election victory after a day in which a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. President Trump issued a statement saying there would be an “orderly transition” on Jan. 20. The whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the United States is 538. By day’s end, some Republicans discussed removing Mr. Trump under the 25th Amendment rather than wait two weeks for the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. Trump supporters gathered outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Wednesday.

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☆ We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck banking startup Mambu used to raise $135 million at a $2.1 billion valuation
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com + 1.00 time to read: +2 min

Berlin-based banking software startup Mambu has raised €110 million ($135 million) for expansion. Financial institutions' spend on enterprise software like cloud and software subscriptions is predicted to top $110 billion in 2021. Fintech funding is continuing its 2020 tear with a major round to kick off 2021. Berlin-based banking software startup Mambu has raised €110 million ($135 million) to continue its expansion into new markets. Mambu's new round brings the company's valuation to over €1.7 billion ($2.1 billion).

Persons: Eugene Danilkis, Mambu, Danilkis Organizations: ABN AMRO, Santander, Gartner, Tiger Global, Arena Holdings, Bessemer Venture Partners, Runa, Acton Capital Partners Locations: Berlin, OakNorth, Orange, Japan, Brazil

☆ $2.1 billion live events startup Hopin makes its second acquisition in a month with $250 million deal for live streaming platform StreamYard
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Events startup Hopin has completed its second acquisition in a month, with a $250 million deal to buy live streaming service StreamYard. Fast-growing events startup Hopin has struck its second acquisition deal in a month with a $250 million deal to buy live streaming service StreamYard. Hopin already worked with StreamYard, a startup that allows content creators to produce and share high-quality video streaming, for months prior to the acquisition. "For events to succeed you need high-quality production and a lot of our customers — around 70% — were already using StreamYard on Hopin," Boufarhat told Insider. The $250 million deal to buy StreamYard is comprised of cash and stock.

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ET Live Updates: Calls for Trump’s Removal as Biden Forges Ahead with Justice Picks Congress ratified Mr. Biden’s election victory after a day in which a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. But in a written statement, he conceded that he would hand over power to Mr. Biden on Jan. 20. Mr. Biden will introduce the nominees at an event in Wilmington, Del., in the afternoon. Mr. Biden also named three other top Justice Department officials in addition to Judge Garland. If Mr. Pence would not, Mr. Schumer added, Congress should reassemble to impeach Mr. Trump a second time, even with just days left in his term.

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☆ A woman who was shot inside the Capitol is identified as an Air Force veteran.
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | Dave Philipps | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.98 time to read: 1 min

The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police confirmed on Thursday that an officer had shot and killed a woman inside the Capitol after the building was breached by President Trump’s supporters. He identified the woman as Ashli Babbitt, a former member of the Air Force. Ms. Babbitt, 35, had been assigned to security units that police Air Force bases, according to military publications. A 2014 article said she had deployed seven times in eight years and achieved the rank of senior airman. Image Ashli BabbittChief Steven A. Sund of the Capitol Police said the attack on the Capitol “was unlike any I have experienced in my 30 years in law enforcement,” and he defended the actions of the officers as “heroic,” despite widespread criticism over how easily they were overrun by the mob of Trump supporters.

Persons: Trump’s, Ashli Babbitt, Babbitt, Steven A, Trump Organizations: U.S . Capitol Police, Air Force, Capitol Police, Capitol

If Mr. Pence declines to act, they said Democrats were prepared to impeach Mr. Trump for a second time. And Mick Mulvaney, Mr. Trump’s former acting chief of staff, resigned as special envoy to Northern Ireland on Wednesday night. Facebook Bars Trump Through End of His Term President Trump at a rally in Dalton, Ga., this week. Lawmakers and even employees of the companies said the platforms had waited too long to take serious action against Mr. Trump. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said she deeply regretted that Mr. Trump had not accepted his defeat in the election.

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The people close to Ms. Babbitt have all responded with shock. Her husband, Aaron Babbitt, 39, told a Fox affiliate in San Diego that he had sent his wife a message about 30 minutes before the shooting, and she never responded. Her brother, Roger Witthoeft, 32, said Ms. Babbitt had not told her family that she was planning to go to Washington. That’s why she was upset.”Ms. Babbitt, who had four younger brothers, was raised in a mostly apolitical household, Mr. Witthoeft said. Ms. Babbitt enlisted in the Air Force after finishing high school.

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☆ Fintech startups like Revolut and Luno are seeing a boom in demand from consumers rushing to invest in cryptocurrencies amid major Bitcoin interest
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

App startups that offer trading, such as Revolut, eToro, and Luno, are seeing a boom in demand for cryptocurrencies on their platforms amid a resurgence in Bitcoin prices. Revolut says it has attracted 300,000 new cryptocurrency customers over the last 30 days. Trading and banking apps that also offer crypto trading have benefited from the renewed rush into cryptocurrencies. Luno, a London-based startup that focuses on crypto trading, says it recently surpassed 6 million customers and has seen a surge in activity in recent days. Etoro, a trading platform with 17 million users, says it has likewise seen a spike.

Persons: Marcus Swanepoel, Revolut, eToro, cryptocurrencies Organizations: cryptocurrencies, Business, PayPal, JPMorgan, Challenger, SEC Locations: bitcoin, London, Berlin

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