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Zervant nabs $4.5m for SMB invoicing

Zervant, a Finnish invoicing startup, has raised €4m ($4.5m) in a Series A round of venture funding.

UpGuard locks down $17m for cybersecurity insurance

Australian insurance firm IAG has invested in Sydney-founded cybersecurity firm UpGuard $17m Series B round.
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DailyPay scores $5m for on-demand economy payments

DailyPay, a New York startup that allows on-demand businesses to offer employees or contractors daily payments, has raised $5m in a Series A round of funding.
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Open Agent pockets $12m for estate agent platform

Open Agent, a Sydney-based PropTech startup connecting sellers to estate agents, has raised $12m in a new funding round.

Trulioo upgrades AML offering to help banks battle financial crimes

Canadian ID verification company Trulioo has enhanced its global anti-money laundering (AML) capabilities to help banks cope with stricter regulation and higher costs.

East Africa experiences crowdfunding boom as global growth continues

Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda are leading the crowdfunding boom in Africa, seeing growth rates of 112% to 312%.

Avant secures $255m and $392m deals for online loans

Online lender Avant is unveiling a $255m asset-backed securitisation deal with investment banks, as well as a renewal of its $392m warehouse facility deal

Standard Charted rolls out biometric technology

Standard Chartered is rolling out a suit of biometric technologies across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Onfido grabs fresh funding from Salesforce Ventures

London-based identity and background checking startup Onfido has raised a new round of venture funding.
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NYMBUS swipes $12m for core banking technology

NYMBUS, a core processing platform for banks, has raised $12m in new funding.

News Stories

Swiss HealthTech dacadoo has partnered with Brazilian insurer Bradesco Vida e Previdência to launch a digital health engagement platform designed to enhance customer wellness and foster long-term policyholder engagement.

Bradesco taps dacadoo to expand digital health engagement

Swiss HealthTech dacadoo has partnered with Brazilian insurer Bradesco Vida e Previdência to launch a digital health engagement platform designed to enhance customer wellness...
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88% of UK consumers would ditch banks over crime lapses

ThetaRay has published its UK Banking & FinTech Trust Report 2026, revealing that the overwhelming majority of British consumers are prepared to leave their...
Ascend, a leading InsurTech, has agreed to merge with premium finance provider Honor Capital in a deal aimed at creating what the companies describe as the insurance industry’s first fully vertically integrated financial operations platform.

Ascend and Honor Capital create integrated insurance finance platform

Ascend, a leading InsurTech, has agreed to merge with premium finance provider Honor Capital in a deal aimed at creating what the companies describe...
MoneySuperMarket has added energy comparison services to its app on ChatGPT, allowing users to search for and compare tariffs directly through the AI platform.

MoneySuperMarket adds energy comparison to ChatGPT app

MoneySuperMarket has added energy comparison services to its app on ChatGPT, allowing users to search for and compare tariffs directly through the AI platform. The...
Delays in US property and casualty insurance rate filings are costing insurers an estimated $72.8m per day, with most objections linked to preventable operational errors rather than disputes over pricing itself, according to new research from ZestyAI. 

Insurers losing $72.8m every day to filing delays

Delays in US property and casualty insurance rate filings are costing insurers an estimated $72.8m per day, with most objections linked to preventable operational...

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