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Tencent-backed fintech BUX cuts 40% of staff in bid to turn profit

BUX CEO Yorick Naeff sees ‘no future’ in the UK market

'We noticed that raising capital was becoming difficult so we had to take difficult decisions'
'We noticed that raising capital was becoming difficult so we had to take difficult decisions' Photo: Getty Images

Amsterdam-based neo-broker BUX has laid off roughly 40% of its workforce amid a funding drought in the fintech sector.

Backed by Tencent, BUX provides brokerage services across Europe and the UK. The firm raised $80m in April 2021 in a funding round that included Tencent, ABN Amro Ventures and Prosus Ventures.

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