Smartphone financing platform PayJoy closes $6m investment
Smartphone financing platform PayJoy has closed its latest funding on $6m, which will help the company further expand internationally.
First Circle bags $1.3m to bring SME lending to South-East Asia
South-East Asian SME lender First Circle has raised $1.3m in a new round from Accion Venture Lab and Deep Blue Ventures.
Unilend swipes €2.5m for crowdlending platform
French crowdlending platform for SMEs Unilend has raised a €2.5m ($2.8m) in a new round of funding. The capital comes from NewAlpha Asset Management.
Asaak lands funding to support gig workers in Africa
Uganda-based asset financing startup Asaak has raised $30m in pre-Series A equity and debt funding, a report from TechCrunch has revealed.
India-based Eduvanz said to collect $10m debt funding
India-based FinTech platform Eduvanz has reportedly netted $10m in debt funding to support its rapid growth over the past year.
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The CEO of payment instalment startup Splitit has warned other buy now, pay later companies against trying to take advantage of vulnerable customers during the COVID-19 crisis.
FreightRover secures $500m credit facility from Crayhill
Supply chain financing company FreightRover has secured a new $500m credit facility to support factoring capabilities.
AXA Strategic Ventures rebrands as AXA Venture Partners
AXA Strategic Ventures, the global venture capital firm, is rebranding and will be known as AXA Venture Partners.
Lendingkart Finance said to bag $24.9m in debt, equity financing
India-based Lendingkart Finance has reportedly secured a $24.9m from a mix of debt and equity.
China-based Dashu Finance has picked up a $115m Series C
China-based small and micro loan provider Dashu Finance has picked up a $115m in its Series C funding round.