SME Finance

Financial advice firm Nude has unveiled a new feature aimed at providing people with the tools to collaborate on building a deposit for purchasing a home.

Marco, a digital lending platform for SME traders, has scored $82m in its seed funding round, which was led by Kayyak Ventures.

Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, PayTech companies and lending enterprises were the clear winners.

Yes Lender acquired Edge Funder, a FinTech startup that is transforming entrepreneur's access to working capital through its direct-to-merchant funding portal.

Germany-based Myos has reportedly secured €25m in funding to support its expansion into the UK.

Polish FinTech offering revenue-based financing to e-commerce companies Booste is planning to launch in London after raising €12m (£10m) in a fresh funding round.

Alternative lender to UK SMEs ThinCats secured a £160m strategic investment from Wafra Capital Partners (WCP).

Finnish FinTech Enfuce has entered a collaboration with Visa aimed at supporting European FinTechs in launching their own payment card within eight weeks.

The BNPL market has seen a financial boon in recent years, creating market leading behemoths like Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay – who are all recording strong growth on the back of clear market demand. Could a growing call for regulation in the sector change this?

Habib Bank Limited (HBL) became the first bank in Pakistan to invest in a FinTech startup with its significant participation in the last tranche of Finja’s $10.15m Series A1 round.