LONDON: Valereum Plc (AQSE: VLRM) announced Tuesday a €1.7 million strategic investment in Fideum Group Limited, a blockchain-based fintech company, in exchange for a minority stake.
The investment, payable in cash, bitcoin or stablecoin, will be completed in multiple tranches, with the first expected by the end of June 2025 and full completion targeted by June 2026. Valereum also agreed to issue 5 million new ordinary shares contingent on Fideum’s acquisition of Ai Digital Technologies Holdings Ltd Gibraltar, expected by Aug. 31, 2025.
Fideum, a regulatory-compliant blockchain infrastructure provider, serves financial institutions, banks and small-to-medium enterprises across Europe, Canada, Australia and South America. Its platform offers custody, trading, stablecoin settlements and compliance automation.
Anastasija Plotnikova, CEO of Fideum, called the investment “a clear vote of confidence” in the company’s growth. “Together, we’re laying the rails for the next chapter of regulated digital finance,” she said.
Valereum Chairman James Formolli said the deal reinforces the company’s commitment to digital asset innovation. “Fideum is an award-winning fintech with an enviable team,” he said. “This investment expands our global footprint.”
Fideum won Mastercard’s Lighthouse FINITIV 2023 program for its institutional-grade security and compliance standards.