Addi secures $65m funding, enters strategic partnership with Santander
Columbian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Addi has snared $65m in debt and equity funding.
Arex secures €8.8m Series A to speed up UK, Spain rollout
Spanish invoice finance firm Arex Markets has bagged $8.8m in a Series A funding round that has enabled it to accelerate its launch in the UK and Spain.
VIVA Finance bags $6.2m Series A to expand US presence
Atlanta-based FinTech VIVA Finance has secured $6.2m in Series A funding to scale its geographical and marketing presence in the United States.
Standard Chartered pumps $500m into Atome to fuel BNPL rollout in Asian markets
Standard Chartered has inked a 10-year partnership with Atome Financial to help the company introduce its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service in select Asian markets.
Stori pushes ahead in Latin America with $200m financing
Mexican FinTech Stori has secured over $200m in financing following a $125m Series C raise and a $75m debt financing haul.
Barclays backs fashion finance outfit Responsible in seed round
Responsible, an embedded finance company designed to make the fashion industry more circular, has secured $6.6m from a seed round held by Barclays.
East Africa experiences crowdfunding boom as global growth continues
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda are leading the crowdfunding boom in Africa, seeing growth rates of 112% to 312%.
Crowdfunder closes crowdfunding campaign on £1.2m
Crowdfunder UK has closed its own crowdsale on £1.2m from 1136 contributors on Crowdcube. This capital was raised at a £16.8m company valuation, and stormed...
Shariah-compliant crowdfunding platform Ethis Global bags pre-Series A
Shariah-compliant crowdfunding platform Ethis Global has raised RM 6.8m ($1.6m) in its pre-Series A round.
VentureCrowd has pulled in nearly $1.5m in crowdfunding round
Australia-based equity crowdfunding platform VentureCrowd has raised just under $1.5m in its own crowdfunding campaign, so far.