Banking Infrastructure

Pillar secures funding to improve access to credit

UK-based Pillar has raised €15.6m to tackle credit access problems experiences by immigrants.

hoolah hoops Primer for BNPL growth across Asia

hoolah, Asia’s omnichannel Buy Now, Pay Layer (BNPL) platform, has partnered with Primer, a no-code automation platform for payments and commerce, to fuel growth across Asia.

Oyster joins unicorn club amid distributed work movement

Oyster, a global employment platform, has raised $150m in Series C funding, propelling it to unicorn status less than two years after its launch.

Everstage lands $13m led by Elevation Capital

Everstage, a modern sales commission management platform, has raised $13m in a Series A funding round led by Elevation Capital.

Archa pulls in $25m to back small business

Australian FinTech Archa has raised $4m in a funding round and $20m in a debt funding facility to accelerate its growth and product offering.

NovoPayment collects $19m in “one of the largest female rounds in the history of...

NovoPayment, a Latino-founded banking-as-a-service provider, has raised $19m in Series A funding.

Welcome Tech lands $30m to support immigrant families

Welcome Tech, a digital platform aiming to provide immigrant families in the US with services to help them thrive, has raised $30m in funding.

Zambia-based FinTech Union54 said to raise seed extension

Zambia-based card issuing platform Union54 has reportedly collected $12m in its seed extension round.

Money management app for the music industry Stem scores funding

Stem, which is helping musicians improve their financial stability with new tools, has closed a fresh $20m funding round.

NanoPay’s Aliada Digital Card is aiming to “transform the lives of women” in Mexico

NanoPay’s Aliada Digital Card is available to all Mexican women over the age of 18 who wish to start or improve their credit history or continue exploring new forms of financing.

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SMCR

Regulators cut SMCR red tape as reform wave begins

The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have unveiled the opening phase of their reform of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR),...
ABN AMRO

ABN AMRO hit with €8.5m DNB fine over AML failures

ABN AMRO has been handed an administrative fine of €8.5m by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) after the regulator uncovered structural weaknesses in the way...
actuarial

Agentic AI risks turning actuarial pricing into a black box

The insurance industry is caught in an AI gold rush, but not everything that glitters is fit for actuarial purposes. According to AKUR8, as agentic...
Luware

Can IPC’s Luware deal solve fragmented compliance capture?

IPC Systems has entered a strategic partnership with Luware to widen access to Luware Recording, a cloud-hosted compliance recording platform aimed at financial institutions. Under...
Regnology

Regnology targets US RegTech dominance with Fed Reporter deal

Regnology, a provider of regulatory, risk and supervisory technology, has agreed to acquire Fed Reporter, a US firm specialising in regulatory reporting software for...

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