Richard Branson takes a stake in Lightyear, a start-up hoping to become Europe's answer to Robinhood - CNBC

Lightyear, a stock trading app based in the U.K., has raised $25 million in fresh funding to expand its presence across Europe.

Lightyear, a European challenger to trading platform Robinhood, has raised $25 million of funding in an investment round backed by British billionaire Richard Branson. Silicon Valley's Lightspeed Ve… [+3475 chars]

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