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.













