Crossflow Payments lands investment from Calibrate
Alternative finance platform Crossflow Payments has landed an investment from Calibrate Management.
Mastercard seeks racial equity in credit approvals through new data center
Mastercard and Howard University have provided a $5m grant to create a centre focused on eliminating biases in AI and making the credit approval process more racially equal.
IBM among tech giants investing $235m in AI start-up Hugging Face
Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up Hugging Face has secured $235m in a Series D funding round, that featured numerous tech giants.
Women-led impact platform CNote raises $7.5m
CNote, a women-led impact platform on a mission to close the wealth gap, has raised $7.25m in its oversubscribed Series A round.
Citi backs Crowdz for SME financing
SME finance platform Crowdz has secured $10m in investment, led by Citi and Global Cleantech Capital, to expand its ability to bring accessible working capital to small businesses.
Ensurem closes a $12.25m capital commitment from A-CAP affiliate
Florida-based InsurTech platform Ensurem has closed a $12.25m capital commitment from an affiliate of A-CAP.
Ascend Money becomes Thailand’s first FinTech unicorn following $150m funding round
Ascend Money, has reached a valuation of $1.5bn after securing $150m in its latest funding round, crowning it as Thailand's first FinTech unicorn.
Trust Stamp closes crowdfunding campaign on $6.5m
AI-powered authentication company Trust Stamp has raised $6.5m through a crowdfunding campaign on SeedInvest.
Pet health insurer Barkibu bags $4.5m
Barkibu, a pet health insurance and preventative coverage provider, has raised $4.5m in funding to take advantage of the “booming” pet insurance market.
Bahrain crypto exchange Rain nets $110m
Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange Rain has collected $110m in its Series B funding round. The investment was co-led by Paradigm and Kleiner Perkins, with commitments also...