Hometap closes doors on $100m funding round
Hometap, which enables homeowners to tap into their home equity without taking out a loan, has raised $100m in funding.
Danske Bank launches UK’s first carbon neutral mortgage
Danske Bank has launched the UK’s first mortgage certified as carbon neutral by the Carbon Trust to tackle emissions generated throughout the mortgage life cycle.
Float grabs $3m for millennial credit lending
Credit line lender Float has raised $3m in what it’s calling an angel round from investors include Camp One Ventures, Funders Club and 500 Startups.
Farm financing platform ProducePay picks up $77m
Farming-focused lender ProducePay has secured $77m in equity and debt funding to provide cash-flow solutions to farmers of perishable goods.
The US Department of Justice steps in on Intuit’s $7.1bn acquisition of Credit Karma...
The US Department of Justice has announced Credit Karma must divest its tax business to Square, if it wishes to complete its $7.1bn acquisition by Intuit.
Switzerland-based i2 Invest said to close $1.4m in funding round
Switzerland-based i2 Invest has reportedly closed a new funding round on $1.4m to help it launch two funds in Autumn.
Facebook teams up with Indifi to offer loans to small businesses in India
Facebook has partnered with an Indian online lending firm Indifi to help provide loans to small domestic businesses, as part of a push to bring more businesses to advertise on its platform.
Indian FinTech innovator 50Fin secures INR 4.25 crore ($525k)
50Fin, an Indian financial technology firm, has announced the successful closure of its recent pre-seed funding round.
Nigerian neobank Kuda raises a $25m Series A funding round
Nigeria-based challenger bank Kuda Bank hauled in a $25m Series A round to boost its banking services for Africans.
Nelo snares $3m to expand ‘buy now, pay later’ market in Mexico
Mexico City-based firm Nelo has raised $3 million from a seed funding round to expand the use of the buy now pay later platform...