Home equity, blockchain fintech business Figure gets $65m Series B
Home equity and blockchain fintech startup Figure Technologies has picked up $65m of Series B funding to kick off its second year of operation.
Landbay forms deal with Mortgage Compliance & Insurance Club
Buy-to-let mortgage lender Landbay has entered a partnership with The Mortgage Compliance & Insurance Club (MCI Club). Through the deal, MCI Club’s intermediaries will access...
Augmentum Fintech, Prime Ventures help iwoca to £150m Series D funding round
Specialist VC investor Augmentum Fintech has joined Prime Ventures and others to help European small business lender iwoca to £150m of equity and debt capital.
Smava sale, IPO could see consumer credit business hit $500m valuation
Private equity-backed online consumer credit platform Smava is reportedly being prepared for a sale or IPO which could see it valued at up to $500m.
Challenger bank-hopeful Zopa rumoured to have bagged eleventh hour £130m investment
Zopa might have secured a last-minute capital injection needed to ensure the peer-to-peer lender can become a challenger bank.
Figure Technologies in the market for $103m funding round
Figure Technologies, a platform which manages digital assets, is looking to close a new funding on $103m.
FinTech investor Third Prime looks to almost triple AUM with Fund II raise
Seed and Series A-stage venture capital house Third Prime is back in the fundraising market eyeing up to $60m for its second vehicle.
American Express VC arm, Healthcare of Ontario pension back $70m Better Mortgage Series C
The VC arm of American Express and the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) were among backers of a $70m Series C round for US digital mortgage lender Better Mortgage.
Business lending, secure finance startup Divvy gets $250m Waterfall backing
Business lending and secure finances startup Divvy has sealed a $250m funding facility from Waterfall Asset Management to help it keep up with expected growth in 2019.
Banking giants Barclays, Santander join Northzone as MarketInvoice backers
The FinTech venture capital fund of European bank Santander has joined Barclays to lead a Series B funding round for invoice finance platform MarketInvoice.