Fintech Power Moves: Monarch’s Big Raise + New CMO for Canton Network

🚀 Monarch Money Raises $75M to Democratize Financial Wellness

San Francisco-based personal finance app Monarch has just raised $75 million in Series B funding, marking a major step forward in its mission to make financial wellness accessible to every household—not just the wealthy.

The round was co-led by FPV Ventures and Forerunner Ventures, with strong support from existing backers Menlo Ventures, Accel, SignalFire, and Clocktower Ventures.

The fresh capital will be used to scale the team, enhance platform features, and accelerate the company’s vision to become a household name in personal finance.

🧠 What Monarch Brings to the Table

Monarch offers a consolidated financial dashboard, giving users a clear, real-time view of their net worth, cash flow, and budget trends.

Other standout features include:

• Goal tracking to help users stay focused on milestones like debt repayment or saving for a home.

• Collaborative tools for couples or financial advisors to plan together.

• A personalized financial advisor feature that provides tailored guidance based on your financial landscape.

This raise signals strong investor belief in the growing demand for smarter, more inclusive personal finance tools—especially those that can reach beyond the high-net-worth crowd.

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💼 Jonathan Isaac Joins Digital Asset as CMO to Drive Canton Network Growth

In another high-impact move, Digital Asset, the company behind the Canton Network—a privacy-enabled blockchain for institutional finance—has tapped Jonathan Isaac as its new Chief Marketing Officer.

Isaac is well known in crypto circles for leading brand strategy at CoinMarketCap, one of the most visited crypto websites in the world. Before that, he spearheaded marketing at the Gemini exchange.

Now, he’s turning his focus to expanding awareness and adoption of the Canton Network, an interoperable blockchain network that promises to reshape how global financial institutions operate.

🔍 Why This Matters

The Canton Network enables financial institutions to exchange assets and data across systems with control and privacy—something legacy blockchains have struggled to solve for.

Isaac will oversee:

• Global marketing strategy

• Brand and product communications

• Market education and thought leadership

With 20+ years of marketing experience, including agency and brand-side leadership at firms like JWT, Anomaly, Digitas, Sony, Disney, and Coca-Cola, Isaac brings heavyweight experience to the table at a time when blockchain’s utility for traditional finance is finally coming into focus.

🧠 Fintech Forward Take

These two moves reflect the widening reach and maturing vision of the fintech space:

• Monarch’s raise underscores a growing belief that financial planning shouldn’t be a luxury good.

• Isaac’s appointment reflects how deep marketing expertise is now critical in shaping public trust and adoption—especially as blockchain becomes more foundational to global financial markets.

The convergence of consumer-grade design thinking (Monarch) and institutional-grade infrastructure (Digital Asset) shows just how far fintech has come—and where it’s heading.