Funding Platforms

Cyber firm SafeBreach scores $53.5m Series D to push forward expansion

Breach and attack simulation (BAS) platform SafeBreach has raised $53.5m from a Series D round led by Sonae IM and Israel Growth Partners.

Africa gets a new FinTech unicorn as Chipper Cash joins the club

Cross-border payments company Chipper Cash has become a FinTech unicorn after a $150m Series C extension round pushed its valuation just above $2bn.

Banking-as-a-service platform Jumo nets $120m in funding

South African banking-as-a-service (BaaS) company Jumo has bagged $120m from a recent funding round co-led by Visa, Fidelity Management and Kingsway.

Ziglu secures £7m in landslide crowdfund

UK-based banking and crypto app Ziglu has raised £7.19m and subsequently closed its crowdfund campaign on Seedrs early.

The EBA hopes to bring transparency to crowdfunding

The European Banking Authority (EBA) finalises new standards draft, that would require crowdfunding campaigns to become more transparent.

Renewables-focused Energetic Insurance snares $7m Series A

Energetic Insurance has pulled in $7m from a Series A funding round headed by Schneider Electric Ventures.

Laika bags $35m from J.P Morgan-led Series B

Compliance-as-a-service platform Laika has raised $35m from a Series B funding round to expand its automation footprint.

kevin. eyes bolstered payments offering following substantial seed raise

Lithuanian PayTech startup kevin. has secured $10m from a seed funding round co-led by OTB Ventures and Speedinvest.

Freelancer-focused neobank Lili snares $55m in Series B round

New York-based neobank Lili has raised $55m from a Series B funding round led by Group 11.

Valon rounds off strong year for funding with $43.9m raise

Residential mortgage servicer Valon has scored $43.9m in new investment from a recent financing round.

News Stories

AI hedge fund Aethon raises $50m using retail-driven market signals

AI hedge fund Aethon raises $50m using retail-driven market signals

Aethon Fund, a newly launched AI-driven hedge fund, has secured $50m in capital as it looks to challenge traditional quantitative investing models by using...
KYC360

How KYC360 is redefining compliance as a commercial lever

KYC360 (a part of Experian) has established itself as a specialist RegTech provider focused on helping regulated businesses transform compliance from a regulatory obligation...
trading growth

Why venue rulebook blind spots threaten trading growth

Electronification is gathering pace across capital markets, and with it the proliferation of trading venues, from DLT-based platforms to crypto exchanges. But this progress...
CFPB

CFPB rethink leaves open banking compliance in limbo

Open banking has firmly arrived in the US, yet the regulatory framework underpinning it remains anything but settled, leaving banks facing a strategic dilemma:...
The hidden risk of all-in-one compliance platforms

The hidden risk of all-in-one compliance platforms

Financial services firms are becoming larger, more complex and increasingly interconnected, but that does not necessarily mean their compliance technology should follow the same...

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