Funding Rounds

Affordplan pulls in $3m to help patients save for treatment

Indian startup Affordplan has picked up $3m in a Series A round of led by Prime Venture Partners with Kalaari Capital also participating.
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Five Degrees rakes in €10m for core digital banking tech

Digital banking technology provider Five Degree has raised €10m in a new round of funding led by Karmijn Kapitaal. 5Square and Velocity Capital also participated.

AvidXchange nabs $18m for invoice management service

Accounts payable and invoice management service AvidXchange has raised $18m in a new round of funding. The strategic investment was led by Fifth Third Capital.
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Finimize pockets seed funding for millennial financial guidance

Financial news and advice platform Finimize has picked up £450,000 in a seed funding round. The investment was led by Passion Capital.
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QuantGroup pockets $73m for big data FinTech

Chinese big data FinTech company QuantGroup has raised $73m in a Series C round of funding led by Sunshine Insurance Group.
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Social good crowdlender ECrowd! lands €300,000 on Crowdcube

Debt crowdfunding platform ECrowd! has raised €307,900 through an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The round attracted 135 private investors.
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SmartFunding nabs $490,000 for invoice financing

Singapore-based invoice financing firm SmartFunding has raised $490,000 in a seed funding round. The capital comes from FinTech Asia Group and Investorlend.

Digital X picks up $1.2m and signs deal for blockchain remittances

Australian blockchain-based software developer Digital X has raised AUS$1.62m ($1.2m) in post-IPO equity and inked a new deal with remittances company UniTeller.

Para?Ÿ?t grabs $2m for SME bookkeeping

Turkish bookkeeping software firm Para?Ÿ?t has picked up $2m in a Series B round of funding. Istanbul-based VC fund manager Diffusion Capital Partners led the round.

Stripe valued at $9bn following new $150m round

Payments processor Stripe has raised $150m in a Series D round of funding led by General Catalyst and CapitalG. The round makes it the US' most-valuable FinTech startup.

News Stories

How one grad found purpose in financial crime fighting

How one grad found purpose in financial crime fighting

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April 2026 RegTech roundup: AIFMD II now in force

April 2026 RegTech roundup: AIFMD II now in force

The transposition deadline for AIFMD II passed on 16 April 2026, marking a significant turning point for the European fund management industry. As reported by...
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DORA

DORA CTPPs explained: rules, risks and obligations

If your financial institution depends on cloud infrastructure, data centres, or specialist technology vendors, there is a regulatory development you cannot afford to overlook. According...

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