Tag: lending

$150m war chest gives NexBank room to move on growth

NexBank Capital, the Dallas-based financial holding company behind the largest privately held bank in Texas by assets, has secured $150m through a sale of...

European FinTech funding projected to increase 18% in 2026 as deals...

Key European FinTech investment stats in H1 2026: European FinTech investments increased 5% YoY If investment pace continues funding is set to increase 18%...

Chime to acquire Stride Bank for $590m

Chime, the Nasdaq-listed US FinTech, is set to acquire Stride Bank, N.A., its long-standing banking partner, for $590m as it moves to bring its...

How Tieto data model slashes Norwegian loan losses

Loans are the backbone of healthy societies, helping individuals and businesses realise ambitions that drive economic growth and innovation. Left uncontrolled, however, borrowing can tip...

Creditstar Group secures €4.6m hybrid investment from Kilde

Creditstar Group, a European consumer finance and investment FinTech, has secured its first external hybrid equity investment, receiving €4.6m from Singapore-based investor Kilde at...

Tieto and Bislab take aim at Norway’s credit duopoly

Tieto has teamed up with Bislab to launch a new credit assessment model for the Norwegian market, aiming to give banks a sharper basis...

nCino targets AI trust gap in commercial banking

AI adoption is accelerating across commercial banking, but moving use cases from pilots into production remains a challenge. For lenders, the obstacle is increasingly...

The compliance blind spot costing FinTechs millions

Financial crime is growing more sophisticated, and compliance teams that still rely on disconnected fraud and AML systems risk falling behind both fraudsters and...

LatAm FinTech funding surged 2.6x YoY in Q2 2026 as investor...

Key LatAm FinTech investment stats in Q2 2026: LatAm funding surged 2.6x YoY in Q2 Average deal value increased to $41.8m as investors demonstrated...

Mbanq lands first institutional backing for $100m note

Mbanq, a US-based banking infrastructure and embedded finance provider, has secured the first institutional investment into its $100m loan participation note programme, with a...

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