UAE’s CredibleX lands $55m seed round to expand Credit-as-a-Service platform
The raises comprises both equity and debt from Further Ventures, Kilgour Williams Capital and Berkley Square.
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News, intelligence and resources on the global fintech industry including API.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Sourcefin, Volume, Leap Financial, and Juicyway
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Kobble debuts new embedded finance platform in Australia
Kobble operates as part of the Fincraft Group, which also comprises Yondr Money and Shouta.
2024 in review: the key fintech trends of the year
FinTech Futures reflects on the key trends and developments that shaped the fintech sector in 2024.
US TaaS provider Gigs lands $73m Series B led by Ribbit Capital
The company says it will use the capital injection to “expand its geographical footprint”.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 13 December 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Upbound, MoneyLion, Lunar and more.
Sweden’s Mynt plots UK expansion with €22m Series B
The round values Mynt, which reached profitability in September, at approximately €175 million.
Upvest raises €100m Series C for team and product expansion
Upvest previously raised a €42 million Series B in 2022.
State of play: Pay by Bank
Pay by Bank, also referred to as A2A payments, has emerged as a credible contender to card-based payments.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 23 | Simplifying core banking modernisation with SaaScada
In this podcast episode, we chat with Nelson Wootton, CEO and co-founder of SaaScada.
Danish neobank Lunar spins out BaaS division into standalone entity named Moonrise
Lunar has so far amassed 14 partnerships since launching the division in 2023.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Sandbox Wealth, ThreatFabric, Centrapay, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Pipe strengthens leadership team with four key appointments
Nate Wiger has been named as CTO and Claurelle Rakipovic as CPO.
WealthKernel embeds savings accounts with Griffin’s BaaS platform
Griffin’s BaaS platform was first made available to UK fintechs in September.
Business financial management fintech KPay raises $55m in Series A funding
KPay says the round is the “largest Series A globally in the payments sector in 2024”.
Video: Mambu at Money20/20 USA 2024 – Accelerating digital transformation
Mambu’s Anshul Verma and Deloitte’s Manpreet Singh discuss how FIs can boost their digital transformation.
Mexican fintech start-up R2 secures $50m debt facility and $9m in fresh equity
The equity injection is an extension of the company’s $15 million Series A round from 2022.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Habitto, Norbr, Tembo, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
November 2024: Top five fintech funding rounds of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top funding rounds to take place over November.
November 2024: Top five movers and shakers stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top movers and shakers stories in November.
IFX Payments hires former Barclays VP Adam Dowling as new COO
Dowling joins from Alpha Group, where he most recently served as MD for alternative banking solutions.
November 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories from November.
Anna Maj joins French fintech Bridge as president and CEO
Bridge has also promoted co-founder Alexis Roque to deputy CEO.
November 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
UK’s Hope Macy completes purchase of lending software specialist Slick Solutions
Hope Macy is merging its machine learning APIs with Slick Solutions’ loan origination platform.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kalder, Pemo, PostSig, StoreCash, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
State of play: payment hubs
Payment hubs are increasingly seen as an attractive solution to manage the new world of payments.
Navro secures FMSB registration to provide money transfer services to businesses in Canada
Navro (formerly known as Paytrix) has also secured licences in the UK and Ireland (EU) this year.
CommonWealth Central Credit Union taps Jack Henry for tech upgrade
The $632 million-asset credit union is set to launch new products with Jack Henry’s core platform.
French asset manager Amundi buys wealthtech Aixigo for €149m
Aixigo’s API-based wealth management platform and 150 team members will join Amundi Technology.
PayTech Awards 2025 now open for entries
Nominations for the PayTech Awards 2025 are now open, with the deadline for entries set for 14 March.
Morgan Stanley makes $20m investment in NovoPayment to fuel product and commercial growth
The funding follows NovoPayment’s $19 million Series A round in 2022.
Embedded investment platform Seccl hires Prerna Goel as new COO
Goel brings over 20 years of experience in fintech and banking to Seccl.
Saudi fintech Lean Technologies secures $67.5m Series B funding
The new round of funding follows Lean’s $33 million Series A in 2022.
Ecobank teams up with Nium to enable cross-border payments across 35 African markets
The partnership will embed Nium’s real-time payments infrastructure into Ecobank’s banking operations.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 8 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Bank of New Zealand, Airwallex, Griffin and more.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Groov, Fundcraft, VibePay, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Ohio’s Kemba Credit Union taps Alkami for digital banking platform
The credit union has gone live with Alkami’s platform to enhance engagement, personalisation, and fraud prevention.
Marygold & Co UK selects Griffin to embed savings accounts into money management app
The app will launch for individuals and small businesses in the UK “later this year”.
UK banks and mobile operators take on APP fraud with new Scam Signal solution
Delivered via API, Scam Signal enables banks to spot correlations between mobile data and fraudulent transfers.
