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OppFi closes $50m in corporate credit facility to help consumers easily access credit

Chicago-based FinTech company OppFi received $50m in a corporate credit facility from Atalaya Capital Management.

What Dataminr’s $475m round among the 33 investments in the FinTech sector last week...

Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies and cryptocurrency-based enterprises were the clear winners.

Jeff bags $1m to boost financial services in Southeast Asia

Loan brokerage platform Jeff App closed a $1m round led by the Estonian Business Angels Network syndicate.

Borrowell secures $25m in funding to acquire Refresh Financial

Canadian FinTech Borrowell has raised $25m to complete the acquisition of Refresh Financial and to support future growth.

What do these 36 FinTech rounds raised in the last week reveal about the...

WealthTech and cybersecurity enterprises were among the FinTech businesses that closed investment rounds in the last seven days. Companies operating in the WealthTech, cybersecurity, RegTech,...

TomoCredit has secured $7m in a new financing round

US-based credit card company TomoCredit has secured a $7m cash injection.

Stilt nabs $100m in warehouse facility to support US immigrants

Stilt, which provides financial services to immigrants in the US, has raised a $100m warehouse facility from Silicon Valley Bank.

The 38 FinTech funding rounds raised last week highlight the success of payments companies...

While the payments industry has reason to celebrate, last week also proved a boon for 38 FinTech companies closing investment rounds. The FinTech industry returned...

FinTechs urge the FCA to pull the plug on big banks’ data dominance

The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) has urged the UK's top financial regulator to make open banking truly open in 2021 and to "break" banks' dominance.

CRED secures $806m valuation on the back of Series C raise

India-based FinTech CRED has secured $81m in a new Series C round and bought shares worth $1.2m from employees.

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Only 21% of banks measure AI’s revenue impact

Only 21% of banks measure AI’s revenue impact

Banks are rapidly adopting AI, but most are still struggling to prove what the technology is actually delivering to the bottom line. Research from nCino’s...
BoE given new mandate to drive payments innovation

BoE given new mandate to drive payments innovation

The Bank of England (BoE) is set to receive a new secondary objective to support innovation across payment systems and digital money, as the...
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Insider trading risk evolves as digital markets expand

Insider trading risk is no longer confined to traditional securities, and compliance teams are being pushed to catch up with markets that never sleep....
Helcim raises $53m as banks retreat from SME payments

Helcim raises $53m as banks retreat from SME payments

Calgary-based payments platform Helcim has raised $53m in a Series C funding round, taking its valuation to $250m as it looks to capitalise on...
Affirm returns to Australia through Shopify Shop Pay tie-up

Affirm returns to Australia through Shopify Shop Pay tie-up

US FinTech Affirm is returning to Australia through an expanded partnership with Shopify, bringing Shop Pay Installments to Australian merchants for the first time. The...

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