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Square is testing short-term small loans through its Cash App.

Payment solutions provider Square is trialling a small and short-term loan feature in its Cash App.

Curve makes bid for £10m grant from the BCR Capability and Innovation Fund

UK FinTech Curve has made a bid for a £10m grant in order to upgrade SME financing during the pandemic.

Eduvanz bags $3m in new investment round

Student loan startup Eduvanz has secured $3m in a Series A round led by Sequoia's SCI Investment VI fund.

Venio launches its credit app in the Philippines

New York-headquartered Venio has begun offering easy-to-access credit facilities to unbanked consumers in the Philippines.

Teller closes $1m in its seed round as it hopes to build the first...

Teller, a blockchain infrastructure for distributed lending, has secured $1m in its seed round, which was led by Framework Ventures.

Finnu bags $800,000 to launch its personal credit solution in Latin America

Fintech Finnu has secured $800,000 investment to give loans for phones to customers in Latin America.

Chime has launched a new card and tool to help customers build credit

US challenger bank Chime has launched a new type of payment card to help millennials establish a credit history in a time when many young customers don't have one.

slice bags $6m in pre-Series B financing round

Bangalore-based FinTech slice has raised $6m in a new funding round led by Gunosy.

Curve inks deal with Samsung to launch new digital payment solution Samsung Pay Card

Samsung Pay has signed a partnership with the digital banking platform Curve and Mastercard to launch the Samsung Pay Card.

Credit score platform Grow Credit collects $2m in seed round

Grow Credit, which helps consumers to build their credit and access financial services, has bagged $2m in its seed round.

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Azos, a Brazilian InsurTech focused on individual life insurance, has raised $25m in a Series C round to expand in a market still dominated by Bradesco and Prudential.

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