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Public.com is in talks to acquire Dutch trading startup Bux. Bux has never stated its valuation but was valued between $320 million and $480 million at its 2021 funding round, according to Dealroom estimates. Should a sale go ahead, the price is expected to be substantially lower. A move for Bux by Public would continue a trend of US fintechs gobbling up their European peers. Link here

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Barclays is set to take over Tech Nation’s UK government grant. Investors say they’re concerned after reports emerged that the government had put a key contract with accelerator Tech Nation up for grabs. Barclays is set to take over the £12 million contract. Link here

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The most valuable and impactful FinTechs. Heading this year’s IDC Fintech Top 100 rankings are three US financial services software companies: FIS, Fiserv, and SS&C Technologies. Link here

Revenues at Stripe's Dublin unit are rising. New accounts filed by Stripe show that the online payments biz enjoyed an $896.9m increase in revenues, rising from $1.358B to $2.255B. Link here