Funding Platforms

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%.
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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.

News Stories

A staggering $1bn tranche secured by Wiz headlined this week's FinTech funding rounds, which topped out at a mammoth $1.448.8bn.

Staggering $1bn Wiz deal headlines this week’s FinTech funding rounds

A staggering $1bn tranche secured by Wiz headlined this week's FinTech funding rounds, which topped out at a mammoth $1.448.8bn.
Access Bank Group and Mastercard unite to revolutionise cross-border payments in Africa

Access Bank Group and Mastercard unite to revolutionise cross-border payments in Africa

Access Bank Group, a leading multinational bank, has partnered with Mastercard, a global technology company in the payment industry, to facilitate cross-border payments for African businesses and consumers.
Wells Fargo introduces the Signify Business Cash Mastercard

Wells Fargo introduces the Signify Business Cash Mastercard

Wells Fargo & Company today announced the introduction of the Signify Business Cash World Elite Mastercard, a new business credit card featuring top-tier cash rewards.
Tuum and TransactionLink unite to revolutionise FinTech onboarding

Tuum and TransactionLink unite to revolutionise FinTech onboarding

Tuum, a leader in next-generation core banking services, has teamed up with TransactionLink, which helps automate and orchestrate KYB/KYC processes.
Basware expands financial sccuracy with AP matching acquisition

Basware expands financial sccuracy with AP matching acquisition

Basware, a pioneering entity in AP automation and invoice processing, has recently acquired AP Matching, enhancing its position in the financial technology landscape.

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