Indonesia-based digital wallet DANA raises funding
Indonesia-based digital wallet DANA has closed a funding round from Sinar Mas and leading e-Commerce company Lazada Group.
Pensions app Penfold closes Series A on £7m
Digital pensions platform Penfold has collected £7m in its Series A funding round, following the launch of its workplace pension platform late last year.
Employee benefits startup Jify bags $10m
Jify, an employee benefits startup, has raised $10m in funding to scale up its offering in the Indian market.
US FinTech GloriFi to go public
US FinTech GloriFi, which aims to empower its members to “put their money where their values are”, has entered into an agreement to become a publicly traded company through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) DHC Acquisition Corp.
IDEAL lands funding to make mortgage applications “as easy as ordering lunch”
Jakarta-based digital mortgage platform IDEAL has raised $3.8m in a pre-seed funding round.
Pogo secures $14.8m to empower consumers to benefit from their data
Pogo, a New York-based financial health app empowering consumers to harness their data for their own benefit, has raised $14.8m in funding.
Wealth Wizards continues mission improve financial wellbeing in UK with new tool
Financial adviser Wealth Wizards has continued its mission of improving financial wellbeing in the UK with the launch of its Master Trusts solution.
Moneyhub teams with Pennyworth to bring wealth management to affluent customers
Open data and payments platform Moneyhub has partnered with financial planning and banking app Pennyworth, to redesign digital banking for the aspiring-affluent customer.
Starling Bank withdraws Irish banking licence application
UK challenger bank Starling Bank has reportedly scraped plans to launch in Ireland after withdrawing its application for an Irish banking licence.
Visa and Y Combinator-backed Bloom raises $6.5m
Sudan-based Bloom, a FinTech which offers financial products aimed at improving the lives of East Africans, has raised $6.5m in a seed round.