Crowdfunding

Canadian FinTech Hardbacon secures $1.1m to scale up its personal finance software

Montreal-based AI and FinTech startup Hardbacon raised $1.1m in funding through equity crowdfunding platform FrontFundr.

Lendahand invests €5m into Funding Societies to provide funds to SMEs in Asia

Dutch-based crowdfunding platform Lendahand has deployed €5m into Singapore-based Funding Societies to invest in underserved SMEs.

InsurTech Hiro kicks off crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs

UK-based InsurTech startup Hiro is looking to top up its coffers by launching a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.

Pockit bags £15m in Series B round partially raised on Crowdcube

UK-based FinTech startup Pockit has netted £15m in a new Series B round, partially via a Crowdcube raise.

Cybersecurity, InsurTech and neobank ventures led the 29 FinTech rounds raised last week

Out of the 29 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies, InsurTechs and challenger banks were among the clear winners.

Paysme secures £268,520 in oversubscribed crowdfunding round

The SME-focused FinTech startup Paysme has already banged through its original target by securing £268,520 on its Seedrs campaign, and it's not over yet.

Parpera raises $800,000 in crowdfunding campaign

Australian FinTech Parpera has raised $800,000 in crowdfunding campaign held on the platform Equitise.

How the 34 FinTech rounds raised last week show where the InsurTech and cybersecurity...

Last week proved to be good week in terms of FinTech investment, with the rounds revealing the state of CyberTech and InsurTech.

FinTech sector welcomes Crowdcube and Seedrs merger

Despite some concerns about what it could mean for competition, the FinTech sector is seemingly happy about the announced merger between Crowdcube and Seedrs.

What does the 27 FinTech funding rounds from last week tell you about the...

Over the past seven days we have reported on 27 big FinTech deals. So why not take a closer look at what they mean for the industry.

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Middle East retail investing: the WealthTech opportunity

Retail investment and preparing for retirement is gaining traction in the Middle East. For Fredrik Davéus, CEO and co-founder of Kidbrooke, this isn’t just...
Why good-weather pension numbers are misleading participants

Why good-weather pension numbers are misleading participants

As the Netherlands' pension sector navigates its Wet toekomst pensioenen (Wtp) transition, a growing body of regulatory guidance and independent research suggests that the...
Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

The Nordic region is among the most cashless in the world, with cash accounting for fewer than 5% of all transactions in Norway and...
Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw major deals come to fruition.

Global FinTech funding tops $2bn as RegTech deals run rampant

Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw a...
How metadata supercharges AI document processing

How metadata supercharges AI document processing

Artificial intelligence is rapidly embedding itself into document-heavy organisations, promising to transform everything from contract analysis to compliance monitoring. Yet despite this momentum, many...

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