Taralite scores $6.3m from Japan’s SBI Group
Indonesian peer-to-peer lending platform Taralite has picked up $6.3m in funding round from Japanese conglomerate SBI Group.
Hong Kong-based Qupital lands Alibaba funding
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund is making its first FinTech investment in backing Hong Kong-based invoice financing platform Qupital's Seed round.
MarketInvoice secures £45m commitment from Portugal’s BNI Europa
Invoicing financing platform MarketInvoice has inked a deal with Portuguese Banco BNI Europa (BNI) to provide £45m in lending commitments annually.
Micro-lender AYE Finance swipes fresh $3m
Indian micro-lender AYE Finance has secured a $3m credit line from public lender the State Bank of India. The company operates a network of 22 branches around seven Indian states.
Dubai startup Invoice Bazaar secures funding from former Citi boss
Dubai-based supply chain financing startup Invoice Bazaar has secured new funding from former Citigroup Asia-Pacific CEO Shirish Apte.
Bitcoin-based SME lender Bitbond swipes €5m
Bitcoin peer-to-peer lending platform for SMEs Bitbond has closed €5m in debt financing to fund loans on its platform.
Datasigns Technologies raises $1.5m in pre-series A funding
Datasigns Technologies, which operates mobile lending platform Shubh Loans, has raised $1.5m in pre-series A funding from SRI Capital, Beenext and Pravega. The Shubh Loans...
Nav adds $13m from Goldman Sachs to take Series B to $38m
Small business credit reporting and financing startup Nav is boosting the size of its Series B round with a fresh $13m investment. Goldman Sachs led the expansion round.
Nigerian SME lender Lidya pockets $1.25m
Nigerian small business lender Lidya has picked up $1.25m in a seed funding round led by Accion Venture Lab. Newid Capital and several angel investors also participated.
Yongqianbao nabs $67m for micro lending app
Beijing-based mobile lending app Yongqianbao has picked up $67m in a funding round. The round was co-led by Hong Kong-based private equity firm Golden Brick Capital Management.