Talk360 scores $4m, gears up for pan-African payment platform launch
International calling app Talk360 has secured $4m in funding as it prepares to launch a new pan-African payment platform in mid-2022.
Financial inclusivity advocate Line nets $25m
Line, a company building a modern inclusive financial network, has raised $25m in Equity and Debt, in a funding round led by Massive.
Canada’s Neo Financial hits unicorn status in just 3 years
Canadian FinTech Neo Financial, has reached the $1bn valuation milestone, after the close of its Series C round on $185m.
Buy Now, Pay Later for healthcare startup Walnut secures $110m
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) healthcare startup Walnut has raised $110m in a Series A funding round led by Gradient Ventures.
PropTech company Lev raises $170m across debt and equity round
Lev, a digital commercial real estate transactions platform, has collected $170m in a mixture of debt and equity.
Digital life insurer Afficiency secures Series A
Afficiency, an InsurTech aiming to transform the end-to-end life insurance buying process, has raised $7m in Series A funding.
Crypto investment advisor Cloudwall scores seed funding
Cryptocurrency risk management company Cloudwall Capital has reportedly raised $6.3m in its seed funding round.
FBI asks for an extra $106m in 2023 to deal with cyber, data challenges
The FBI is asking for a further $106m in its fiscal 2023 budget to manage a range of pressing cybersecurity issues.
Could 2022 be the year of the CBDC?
With the rise of cryptocurrencies showing no signs of slowing down, the growth of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) appears to be another trend on the ascendancy. Will 2022 prove to be a red-letter year for CBDC adoption?
What were the biggest deals in InsurTech in 2021?
2021 was another year of growth for the InsurTech industry, with funding setting an annual record of $9.1bn only nine months into the year. But what were the biggest deals?