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Japanese BNPL firm Paidy inks $120m in Series D funding

Japanese buy-now-pay-later provider Paidy completed a $120m Series D funding round.

FinTech firm Cornerstone makes debut on AIM on the back of £2.7m round

Cornerstone FS PLC joined the AIM, London’s junior stock market hot off the heels of its £2.7m round.

The UK increases the contactless payments cap to £100

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has again upped the limit of contactless payments, with the cap on single transactions rising from £45 to £100.

Stripe and Max Levchin back Balance’s $5.5m seed raise

B2B payments FinTech Balance has secured $5.5m in seed capital from Stripe, Tal Morgenstern of Lightspeed, and Max Levchin through his SciFi VC.

The UK could up contactless payment limit to £100 post Brexit

The UK could be increasing the contactless payments limit from £45 to £100, as one of its first moves away from the European Union.

Klarna rival Butter reels in £15.8m to boost its BNPL shopping app

London-based FinTech platform Butter has closed a £15.8m funding round to accelerate the rollout of its open-banking based buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) shopping app alongside developing its travel offering.

Cambridge-based FinTech Monavate bags £5m to simplify payments

Cambridge-based payment solutions company Monavate secured £5m in seed funding.

B2B finance firm Rupifi banks $4.1m in funding led by Quona Capital

Buy-now-pay-flexibly platform for micro, small and medium enterprises, Rupifi raised $4.1m in a pre-Series A round.

Cannabis payment platform Leaf Trade scores $5.5m in a Series A round

Chicago-based cannabis wholesale marketplace and payments platform, Leaf Trade closed a $5.5m Series A funding to ease payments in the sector.

What Dataminr’s $475m round among the 33 investments in the FinTech sector last week...

Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies and cryptocurrency-based enterprises were the clear winners.

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US-based CyberTech companies dominated this week's FinTech funding

US-based CyberTech companies dominated this week’s FinTech funding

it was a strong week for US-based CyberTech companies, accounting for eight of the total 26 FinTech deals covered this week.  In total, FinTech Global...
Realm.Security secures $5m in seed funding to streamline cybersecurity data management

Realm.Security secures $5m in seed funding to streamline cybersecurity data management

Realm.Security, a startup tailored for cybersecurity, has stepped out of stealth mode and announced a $5m seed investment spearheaded by Accomplice and Glasswing Ventures.
Fora Financial boosts liquidity with a record $126.9m asset-backed securitization

Fora Financial boosts liquidity with a record $126.9m asset-backed securitization

Fora Financial, a prominent FinTech company providing financial solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced today the closure of its third and largest asset-backed securitization (ABS) valued at $126.9m.
Novatus Global bolsters RegTech prowess with $40m investment

Novatus Global bolsters RegTech prowess with $40m investment

Novatus Global, a London-based leader in regulatory technology, has announced a significant growth investment of $40m from Silversmith Capital Partners, a growth equity firm located in Boston.
Ledgebrook's innovative push in InsurTech garners $17m Series B funding

Ledgebrook’s innovative push in InsurTech garners $17m Series B funding

Ledgebrook, the rapidly growing InsurTech firm, has successfully closed a $17m Series B funding round.

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