Moneybox’s valuation climbs to £550m with new £70m investment
Moneybox says the investment will “mainly be facilitated through a secondary share sale”.
Investment & Funding
Arab Financial Services lands $50m investment
Last year, AFS agreed to power ila Bank’s prepaid Bahraini-denominated card offering.
LendInvest renews £300m warehouse financing deal with HSBC, Barclays, and BNP Paribas
In September, LendInvest also increased its funding agreement with JP Morgan by £500 million.
GoCardless reportedly set to become the latest UK fintech to conduct a secondary share sale
Fellow UK fintech giants Revolut and Monzo have both conducted secondary share sales in recent months.
Mitsubishi acquires 50% of Ayala’s stake in Mynt for $320m
Mitsubishi is set to snap up half of Ayala’s 13% share in Mynt.
Embedded finance provider Solaris embarks on “new chapter of transformation”, says CEO
CEO Carsten Höltkemeyer says BaaS provider Solaris is “at a pivotal moment”.
Procurement fintech Zip raises $190m Series D at $2.2bn valuation
Zip’s company value has increased 47% since its $100 million Series C last year.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Abhi, Emerge, Diesta, and Axyon AI
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
US fintech start-up CapWay shuts down
Founder Sheena Allen announced on LinkedIn that the start-up “is no longer an active business”.
Dutch fintech start-up Tebi bags €20m Series A funding
Tebi offers a financial platform tailored for independent hospitality and retail businesses.
SoFi secures $2bn deal with Fortress Investment Group to expand loan platform business
The deal will help fuel the company’s personal loan origination activities.
Best Egg lands $500m purchase facility to expand personal loan product
The purchase facility builds on the company’s $225 million Series E round completed in March 2022.
Warburg Pincus snaps up minority stake in Brazil’s Contabilizei for $125m
Warburg Pincus has now become Contabilizei’s largest shareholder.
Wealth management firm Farther quadruples valuation with $72m Series C
The round was co-led by CapitalG, the independent growth fund of Google’s parent company Alphabet.
Monzo achieves $5.9bn valuation with employee share sale
This follows Monzo’s June announcement of its first annual profit.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 11 October 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Monese, TSB Bank, Temenos and more.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Bitlayer, Quartr, FutureMoney, Solifi and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FusionIQ hires Eric Noll as new CEO upon completion of “significant new fundraising round”
Erik Oros, Timothy Powers, and Scott Ganeles will join chairman Noll as FusionIQ’s new directors.
Financial planning fintech Facet raises $35m funding round
This round increases Facet’s total raised to $210 million.
Mercury secures $100m Natixis CIB credit warehouse to fund IO card programme
The warehouse will apply to Mercury’s credit card programme, which launched in 2022.
Logik.io bags $25m Series B for AI-driven CPQ platform
Logik.io previously raised $16 million through a Series A in May 2023.
TrueLayer extends Series E by $50m amid rising tax losses
The raise comes after TrueLayer’s tax losses rose nearly 40% to £55.6 million last year.
Banking Technology Magazine October 2024 issue out now
Cover story: QUANTUM LEAP OF FAITH – Preparing for the advent of Q-Day.
Zepz secures $267m Series F led by Accel
The cash injection adds to a $292 million Series E round raised in 2021.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Plumery, Concreit, Connected Data, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
HSBC reportedly writes off remaining $5.8m stake in UK fintech Monese
HSBC invested $35 million in Monese just two years ago.
New UK fintech Covecta launches configurable AI platform
The Covecta platform’s first release will be available in both the UK and the US.
September 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 September.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Outgo, Mifundo, Mesa, Simpler, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
UK fintech Apron secures $30m in Zinal Growth-led Series B
This round builds on Apron’s $15 million Series A secured in September 2023.
September 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories in September.
Nexi Group lands €220m financing from the EIB
The loan is the first to be granted by the EIB to a publicly listed company in the digital payments sector.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Fintech is the leading UK industry for VC investment in 2024
Explore thousands of open roles on the FinTech Futures Job Board today.
Bank of America to open 165 new branches by end of 2026
Since starting its financial centre expansion drive in 2014, BofA has invested over $5 billion in the initiative.
Aussie debt collection fintech InDebted bags $41m Series C
The funding round values InDebted at approximately $240 million.
India’s M2P Fintech reportedly on track to secure $80m funding round
Helios Investment Partners is reportedly set to contribute $50 million to the round.
US transportation paytech AtoB raises $130m in equity and debt funding
The Series C round was co-led by General Catalyst and Bloomberg Beta with support from Mastercard.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Loop, Primary, Sitewire, Savr and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
UK credit card start-up Yonder secures £23.4m in fresh funding
Yonder is planning to expand its operations beyond its domestic market of the UK.
US fintech Orb raises $25m Series B funding to support billing platform growth
Founded in 2021, Orb has now raised $44.1 million in total funding to date.
