MotoRefi secures Goldman Sachs backing in $45m Series B
US Auto FinTech MotoRefi has closed a $45m Series B round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Growth Equity team.
Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Klarna founder back Indonesia-based BukuWarung in $60m round
Indonesian FinTech startup BukuWarung raised $60m in Series A funding in a round led by Valar Ventures and Goodwater Capital.
With €12m in funding, Polish FinTech Booste to launch its revenue-based financing solution in...
Polish FinTech offering revenue-based financing to e-commerce companies Booste is planning to launch in London after raising €12m (£10m) in a fresh funding round.
Is there a need for globally mandated ESG reporting requirement?
As dangers associated with climate change continue to become more inescapable in the lives of companies and individuals alike, the importance and need for ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance – in the financial sector is growing stronger. Is it time for globally mandated ESG reporting in the financial sector?
Cloud security platform Netskope’s valuation more than doubles to $7.5bn after latest funding round
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) company Netskope raised $300m in funding led by existing investor ICONIQ Growth.
Tennis superstar Serena Williams backs rent-reporting FinTech Esusu in $10m Series A round
Esusu, a Nigeria-based rent-reporting and credit building data solutions FinTech, raised $10m in a Series A funding round led by Motley Fool Ventures and Tennis star, Serena Williams' Serena Ventures.
Virgin Galactic chairman backs connected car insurance startup Flock in $17m Series A round
Flock, a London-based InsurTech startup that provides usage-based insurance for fleets of commercial vehicles, has raised $17m funding in Series A round bringing its total funding to $22m.
Trendyol secures Decacorn status following Softbank-backed funding round
Turkish e-commerce platform Trendyol has become Turkey’s first Decacorn company after recent funding of $1.5bn lifted its valuation to $16.5bn.
Crypto firm MobileCoin notches $66m to develop privacy-focused digital payments
Crypto-focused digital payment ecosystem MobileCoin has closed a $66m funding round as part of a wider effort to bring more of its products and services to the market.
Brokerage platform Alpaca inks $50m to help FinTechs with embedded equities, partners with Plaid
Alpaca, a stock brokerage platform that offers APIs for FinTech apps to connect and trade in US stocks, raised $50m and plans to launch cryptocurrency trading.