OZÉ secures capital for African small business

January 26, 2022

OZÉ, the FinTech startup which provides digital recordkeeping tools with embedded finance products to MSMEs across West Africa, raised $3m in an oversubscribed pre-Series A round.

Citi and Viola Credit back Defacto’s SME lending with €167m

July 12, 2023

French FinTech firm, Defacto, a leading provider of loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) via an API, has recently closed a significant securitisation fund.

Commercetools bags $145m funding round

October 22, 2019

Commercetools, an API ecommerce platform, has collected $145m in a funding round from venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners.

Encompass secured grant from Scottish Enterprise

February 4, 2020

KYC automation software creator Encompass has scored £1.97m in a research and development grant from Scottish Enterprise.

Theta Lake – Best Practices for Protecting Confidential Information During Video Communication & Collaboration

January 14, 2020

Tech company Theta Lake has published a whitepaper to help businesses remain compliant whilst still leveraging the power of video conferences.

Fvndit has secured a $30m investment

September 10, 2020

California and Vietnam-based FinTech company Fvndit has secured $30m in a round led by Accial Capital and Variant Investments.

CyberTech Rumble lands $15m Series A funding

March 15, 2022

Rumble, a company that sells technology to help defenders monitor exposed attack surfaces, has raised $15m in Series A financing.

Brazil-based Nexoos said to raise $530k pre-Series A

August 6, 2018

Brazil-based P2P SME lender Nexoos has reportedly raised around $530,00 in pre-Series A funding.

Bank of England and MIT partner for CBDC research

March 28, 2022

The Bank of England has teamed up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a 12-month research project around central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Banking app Dave scores $100m alongside new partnership

March 22, 2022

Dave, a banking app that aims to democratise the financial ecosystem, has bagged $100m as part of a new strategic partnership with West Realm Shires Services, which owns FTX US.