US paytech Choice brings on Nexa Equity as majority investor, acquires DPC
Nexa Equity aims to scale Choice through both “organic initiatives” and strategic acquisitions such as DPC.
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Singapore’s Nium to acquire alternative payments network Socash
The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2022, subject to customary regulatory conditions.
US fintech Bond teams up with Evolve Bank & Trust for BaaS offering
The partnership will offer new debit and credit card capabilities for businesses and consumers.
Indian fintech start-up Recur Club secures $30m seed funding
The seed funding is made up of a combination of equity and debt.
Garanti BBVA International heads to the cloud with Temenos
GBI will deploy the vendor’s Temenos Banking Cloud solution.
Business financing platform Muse Finance hires Tarek AbdelKader as CTO
The tech veteran has previously worked at firms including The Co-Operative Bank and Think Money Group.
Brex acquires bookkeeping software firm Pry Financials for $90m
Pry CEO Andy Su says: “With Brex’s scale and reach, we can have a much bigger impact right away.”
PayU acquires Ding and invests in Treinta to boost presence in Latin America
PayU has invested more than $1 billion in fintech companies to date.
Aussie fintech Archa lands $24m in equity and debt funding
The pre-Series A investment round consists of $4 million in equity funding and a $20 million debt facility.
Pakistani fintech start-up Abhi raises $17m in Series A funding
Funds will be used to expand its team and build out marketing capabilities.
Stripe appoints Microsoft’s James Phillips as new president of financial services
James Phillips joins Stripe after a decade at Microsoft.
Ant Group snaps up majority stake in 2C2P to drive digital payments adoption
Ant Group will become a majority shareholder of 2C2P.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Winden, EximPe, Uplinq, ImaliPay & SwooshTransfer
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Finnish expense management fintech Zevoy raises €15m Series A
The round was led by Blossom Capital and saw participation from Maki.vc and Brightly Ventures.
Microsoft teams up with Finastra to offer SME lending through Dynamics 365
Microsoft says the partnership will drive value for SMEs, “the backbone of job creation in the world’s economy”.
New UK fintech start-up GoSolo launches business account
GoSolo aims to streamline the application process for opening a UK business account as a non-resident.
SME financing platform Stenn lands $50m equity investment
Stenn CEO Greg Karpovsky says: “A lack of access to finance is stunting the growth of SMEs around the world.”
Capital on Tap scores $200m funding facility to drive US growth
The firm launched its US credit card in March 2021 and has an office in Atlanta.
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Brazilian challenger Stark Bank raises $45m funding
Stark Bank, named for founder and CEO Rafael Stark, focuses on high-growth start-ups and enterprises in Brazil.
Spanish payments firm PayRetailers scoops up two LatAm e-commerce platforms
The firm has acquired Chile’s Paygol and Colombia’s Pago Digital.
US start-up Remote raises $300m in Series C funding
The firm previously secured $150 million in a Series B round in July 2021.
French open banking firm Budget Insight lands $35m to drive expansion
The new funds will be spent on developing new products and significantly increasing its staff headcount.
ANZ and Worldline launch new payment service in Australia
Worldline holds a 51% stake in the new entity, with ANZ holding the remaining 49%.
Norway’s Signicat boosts management team with several new appointments
Signicat CEO says: “We now look forward to the next phase of our international expansion.”
US fintech Mosaic secures $25m Series B funding
The Mosaic platform was launched in 2019 and is designed to ‘reboot’ financial planning and analysis.
Modern Treasury lands $50m in Series C extension
The extension brings the company’s total Series C funding to $135 million.
Apollo Fintech taps ThetaRay for Sonar AML monitoring tech
Apollo Fintech will deploy Sonar on its new bank-to-bank payments service Knox Wire.
Swiss fintech start-up Yokoy raises $80m in Series B funding round
Yokoy has now raised more than $107 million in total capital to date.
Goldman Sachs snaps up retirement robo-advisor NextCapital
The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022.
Medius snaps up US-based invoice payments specialist OnPay
The deal will see Medius open a new corporate office in Q2 2022 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Digital banking solutions provider Alkami buys data insight fintech Segmint for $135.5m
Alkami intends to integrate Segmint’s machine learning tech with its digital banking capabilities.
SME financing platform Oxyzo raises $200m Series A, becomes unicorn
The company’s vision is to become “India’s most profitable, tech-driven, B2B SME fintech player”.
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US start-up Ramp reaches $8.1bn valuation with fresh $750m funding
Ramp’s raise included $200 million in fresh equity funding and $550 million in debt financing.
Expense management platform Jeeves raises $180m Series C funding
The Series C comes just seven months after the company’s $57 million Series B funding round.
Finovate Europe 2022: fintech investment trends – where’s the smart money going?
Investment professionals from Citi Ventures, Albion VC and Finch Capital discussed the ‘next big thing’ in fintech.
E-commerce paytech Reach lands $30m growth investment
The round, led by Vistara Growth, saw participation from Bluesky Equities, Tribune Capital and Rising Tide.
B2B payment specialist PayTrace acquired by North American Bancard
The US’s sixth largest independent acquirer has snapped up the long-standing merchant gateway specialist.
Employment data platform Argyle lands $55m Series B to “reinvent credit decisioning”
SignalFire founding partner Ilya Kirnos will also join Argyle’s board of directors.
