Credit Scoring

Mastercard has collaborated with Bilt Rewards to launch Bilt Mastercard - a credit card that offers no fees on rent payments.

FinTech SavvyMoney has raised $45m from a growth investment rounded headed by growth equity firm Spectrum Equity with participation from TransUnion.

China-based big data company Wecash Technology has closed a $160m Series D financing led by ORIX Asia Capital and SEA Group.

Credit card company Deserve has just raised a massive $50m round led by investment bank Goldman Sachs.

Fintech Finnu has secured $800,000 investment to give loans for phones to customers in Latin America.

While the payments industry has reason to celebrate, last week also proved a boon for 38 FinTech companies closing investment rounds. The FinTech industry returned...

FirstClose, a mortgage lending support platform, has picked up an investment from Cypress Growth Capital.

Ireland-based Glantus, a global provider of financial automation and data intelligence solutions, has acquired JPD Financial, which fashions itself as the industry leader in vendor credit recovery services, a term it has trademarked.

Cybersecurity has had a big funding week with ReliaQuest picking up the biggest round last week, but several challenger banks and InsurTech ventures also bagged considerable cash injections.

UK-based startup which provides funding to startups without taking equity Uncapped raised an $80m funding round to launch a suite of banking services tailored for tech-driven companies.