Infrastructure & Enterprise Software

Brightflow AI, a financial data and intelligence platform, has made a landmark decision, acquiring CircleUp, an established FinTech leader, renowned for its powerful Helio insights engine.

Mumbai-based YES BANK has tapped Microsoft to develop its new AI-enabled chatbot name YES ROBOT.

Wagestream, a flexible pay and financial well-being app founded by charities and designed for frontline workers, has closed a $175m Series C round.

The Chinese city of Dongguan has launched a CNY1.5bn ($217m) fund of funds vehicle looking to boost investment in the region across areas including fintech, smart manufacturing and mass consumption.

A recent study by payments-as-a-service platform Modulr has found 65% of over 65s are open to using new financial services or payment methods for convenience.

Luge Capital is looking for early-stage FinTech companies and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions applied to financial services following its $75m financing.

Much like the initial scepticism to credit cards when they were first introduced, there has been some apprehension over the use of e-trust solutions. However, the industry is proving they are secure and effective, and their use is on the rise. Electronic IDentification is on a mission to make digital identity solutions the norm.

US PayFac-as-a-service company Tilled has raised $11m from a Series A round to help software companies monetise payments coming through their platforms.

Invoice solution platform VersaPay has raised around $10.7m from the sale of common shares.The company completed the non-brokered private sale of 6.29m common shares...

CA-based financial management platform for independent service-based businesses Honeybook raised $155m in Series D equity funding at a $1bn valuation.