Earned wage access FinTech Immediate bags $16m in a growth round
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Immediate, an innovative FinTech company specialising in earned wage access, announced a successful round of growth funding.
HSBC addresses gender funding gap with Female Entrepreneur Fund
HSBC has launched a Female Entrepreneur Fund which will provide $1bn in lending to female-owned business over the next 12 months.
Nationwide and Smartr365 push for digital evolution in the mortgage industry
Smartr365, a leading end-to-end mortgage platform, and Nationwide, the world's largest building society, recently convened in London to discuss their partnership and the forthcoming...
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.
hoolah collects ‘7-figure’ seed round to support Asia expansion
Singapore-based hoolah, an omni-channel payments company, has received a ‘seven-figure’ seed round.
Northern Arc secures $80m boost from IFC, enhancing financial inclusion in India
Northern Arc, a diversified non-banking financial company (NBFC), proudly announces securing an investment of $80m from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.
P2P loan platform Flender said to raise €75m in funding
Ireland-based P2P lender Flender has reportedly secured a €75m investment to increase its lending capabilities, according to a report from the Irish Times.
Natwest and Värde Partners back SME lender DBT
DBT, a Stockholm-based leading European SME lender, has closed a SEK 3.1bn debt facility to accelerate its lending to Swedish SMEs from NatWest and Värde Partners.
Harvesting Farmer Network raises $4m to help farms with credit risk
Harvesting Farmer Network, which helps farms with credit risk, has raised $4m in a funding round.
Kenyan FinTech Zanifu bags $11.2m for inventory financing expansion
Zanifu, a Kenyan FinTech that specialises in offering inventory financing to micro, small and medium-sized businesses, has successfully secured an impressive $11.2m in a recent funding round.