Neobank for SMBs Hatch launches with $20m funding
Small business financial services platform Hatch launched its Business Checking product to solve the woes of small businesses in the US.
Nigerian FinTech Appzone inks $10m to boost its core banking services
Nigeria-based software provider Appzone, which builds proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, closed a $10m Series A round.
Y Combinator-backed financial data collaboration platform Abacum raises $7m
Real-time financial and operational data collaboration tool Abacum netted in $7m through a seed round funding led by Creandum alongside existing investors Y combinator and PROFounders.
Vybe bags $2.9m to launch teen challenger bank
French FinTech startup Vybe has raised $2.9m from a funding round to build a challenger bank service for teenagers.
Florida regulator seeks financial services modernisation reform
A top financial regulator from Florida is hoping to modernize the state’s policy stance on cryptocurrencies, banking and securities to become more competitive.
Ramp lands $1.6bn valuation after fresh funding from Stripe, Goldman Sachs
Business card and expense management startup Ramp raised $115m at a valuation of $1.6bn, making it the latest entry in the growing list of unicorns this week.
Nationwide unveils new bank cards for the blind
Nationwide Building Society has started issuing ‘dot and notch’ embossed and recycled bank cards for its blind customers.
The 22 FinTech rounds from the last week you must know about
After the Easter long weekend, our weekly roundup of the big FinTech trends from the past seven days is all you need to keep yourself updated on what’s happening in the industry.
Andreessen Horowitz leads Israeli Saas platform Capitolis’ $90m round
Israel-based Capitolis, whose SaaS platform enables financial institutions to optimise their resources, closed a $90m Series C funding round led by Andreesen Horowitz’s a16z.
What Dataminr’s $475m round among the 33 investments in the FinTech sector last week...
Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies and cryptocurrency-based enterprises were the clear winners.