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Check out the four African FinTech startups incubator MEST just invested in

The pan-African incubator MEST is one of the continent’s biggest tech hubs. It just unveiled its latest cohort of startups.

Another 12 FinTech startups coming out of Y Combinator this year

From automated background checks to cryptocurrency banks, Y Combinator’s second demo day for its latest batch presented a dozen new enterprises to look out for.

Why Australia is seeing a rise in challenger banks

Digital banks are on the rise Down Under. However, competing with the big four banks won’t be a walk in the park.

Wiserfunding and modeFinance launch new credit rating service for SMEs

In what they claim to be a European first, Wiserfunding, the credit risk assessment startup, and modeFinance, the FinTech credit rating agency, have joined forces to launch a new credit rating service for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Banking software company Temenos acquires Logical Glue for £12m

By scooping up London-based Logical Glue, Temenos is strengthening the legal compliance of its banking platform.

Credit check FinTech TotallyMoney raises £29m

UK-based FinTech TotallyMoney has raised £29m in a funding round joined by Elliott Advisors and previous backers Scottish Equity Partners. The credit broker provides free credit reports and live...

FirstClose picks up ‘multi-million-dollar’ funding from Cypress Growth

FirstClose, a mortgage lending support platform, has picked up an investment from Cypress Growth Capital.

Self Lender raises $10m in Altos-led Series B round

US FinTech Self Lender has raised $10m in an Series B found round led by Altos Ventures. Altos has been joined fellow VCs Silverton Partners,...

Credit solution platform Cortera raises $10m in its Series B

Cortera, which provides credit data solutions, has raised $10m in its Series B which was led by Hearst Fitch Group Financial Venture Fund.

KPMG buys minority stake in AdviceRobo

KPMG has picked up a minority stake in Netherlands-based robo-advisor solution developer AdviceRobo.

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3 FinTech deals account for lion share of funding this week - See this week's 14 deals here

3 FinTech deals account for lion share of funding this week – See this...

The FinTech sector enjoyed another modest week in funding, with a total of $757m raised across 14 deals.  It was an almost identical week to...

How market turmoil is reshaping bank loan analytics

Rising volatility in leveraged loan and broadly syndicated loan (BSL) markets is forcing institutional investors to rethink how they manage and value their exposures. According...
AI financial advice boom exposes a dangerous advice gap

AI financial advice boom exposes a dangerous advice gap

Nearly four in ten Britons have turned to artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini for personal financial guidance, according to 2025...
Norm Ai launches compliance agent for Microsoft 365

Norm Ai launches compliance agent for Microsoft 365

Norm Ai, a legal and compliance artificial intelligence firm, has launched a compliance agent integrated directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot, aimed at helping regulated...
Columbia Lloyds Insurance Company has selected ZestyAI’s Risk and Decision Intelligence platform as the regional insurer looks to strengthen underwriting accuracy and property risk visibility across its homeowners portfolio in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Columbia Lloyds adopts ZestyAI for property risk analysis

Columbia Lloyds Insurance Company has selected ZestyAI’s Risk and Decision Intelligence platform as the regional insurer looks to strengthen underwriting accuracy and property risk...

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