Tag: Philippines

The International Finance Corporation and the IFC Emerging Asia Fund have agreed to buy $40m worth of shares in KKR-backed Voyager Innovations.

SME lending platform First Circle has reportedly raised $26m in its Series A round of funding.

Microfinance banking software developer Oradian has netted ?100,000 investment from Middleton Enterprises.

South-East Asian SME lender First Circle has raised $1.3m in a new round from Accion Venture Lab and Deep Blue Ventures.

Philippines-based PawnHero has reportedly raised $9.7m in its latest round of funding from an undisclosed Philippine investment bank.

Blockchain-enabled financial services platform Coins has scored a fresh $5m in funding. The investment comes from South African web giant Naspers’ investment division Naspers Ventures.

Chinese fintech giant Ant financial is making moves in the Philippines with an investment in Mynt. The size of the deal is undisclosed.

Philippines-based Coins.ph has raised $5m in a Series A round to bring financial inclusion through blockchain technology. The funding was led by Quona Capital’s Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund.

South-East Asian-focused SME lender First Circle has raised $1.2m in a Seed funding round led by European investor Key Capital with 500 Startups and IMJ Investment Partners also participating.

Irish financial technology provider FEXCO is partnering with Manila-based Electronic Network Cash Tellers (ENCASH) to bring mobile cash withdrawals to the Philippines.