Head of Strategic Investments & Co-Head of Strategy with BNP Paribas Global Markets
Junaid oversees strategic investments and strategy at BNP Paribas. His career within the institution spans global markets, business development, and management analysis.
The capital raise was led by WisdomTree, Bank of America, Citi, KBC Group, Temasek and Tradeweb to support the expansion of its global settlement network.
"The closing of our Series C reflects a shared conviction that the future of money demands a new foundation, one with Fnality at its core. Our blockchain-based settlement systems, anchored in the credit quality of central bank money, connect traditional finance with the fast adoption of tokenized and decentralized markets. With 24/7 payment rails, real-time settlement, and enhanced liquidity management, we’re not just modernizing wholesale payments, we’re building a future that fuses Decentralized Finance’s operational optimization with Traditional Finance’s capital efficiency. This investment accelerates our journey toward a financial market infrastructure that is more resilient, more inclusive, and ready for the hybrid future of global finance."
Existing investors including BNP Paribas and J.P. Morgan backed the growth round.
"Inefficiencies in the proxy voting system have led to both issuers and investors, the crucial end users in the process, being disenfranchised with their experience, and Proxymity was founded to radically improve the process for everyone in the ecosystem radically, ensuring access to real-time data, full transparency of voting status and activity and regulatory compliance."
The Series B round will help fund the deployment of the company's tokenised cash innovation and global liquidity management ecosystem.
"Our Series B funding round represents the financial sector’s desire for a central bank money backed blockchain-based settlement solution that bridges the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralised finance (DeFi) in wholesale markets. Each Fnality Payment System utilises DLT to provide a 24/7 payment rail with the ability to reduce settlement cycles to real-time, while significantly improving intraday liquidity management and marking significant innovation in the speed, functionality, and resilience of wholesale payments."
The funding comes from nine founder banks to support platform scaling and team expansion.
"With Carbonplace, we are transforming the way that carbon credits are bought, distributed, held and retired. I am excited to take this company to the next level of its evolution, and to help unlock its massive potential to drive significant economic and social value by opening the carbon markets up to the world."
Mediant led the latest financing alongside participation from Citi Ventures and Deutsche Börse Group.
"We are pleased to support Proxymity and their transformative platform for global proxy voting and disclosure, as they work to bring the benefits of digital investor communications to the industry as a whole."
