Garden of Eden: how Africa’s digital transformation promises to boost the continent
Demographics, technology and opportunity have set the stage for Africa to become a global fintech powerhouse.
Investment & Funding
German software firm SAP to acquire capital management fintech Taulia
Taulia will continue to operate as a standalone company under its own brand.
Digital bank N26 confirms departure of COO Adrienne Gormley
N26 says Gormley has “played an important role” in scaling its operations division.
Paystone snaps up merchant services provider Canadian Payment Services
Paystone CEO Tarique Al-Ansari says the deal will “provide additional value to CPS merchants”.
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Crypto paytech BCB Group lands UK blockchain industry’s largest Series A with $60m raise
BCB claims to have processed nearly $100bn worth of payments in just over five years of business.
ICYMI funding round-up: ApexEdge, DirectID, Everything, NALA, Tuum, & OZÉ
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Insurance payments platform Ascend lands $30m Series A
Ascend claims to be “the first modern insurance payments platform”.
Brazilian fintech platform Creditas scores $260m in Series F funding
Creditas is now valued at $4.8bn, with total funding raised to date standing at $829m.
Pinwheel raises $50m in Series B to help create “fairer financial system”
Pinwheel provides an API that allows businesses to connect payroll accounts to their applications.
Crypto asset software and data provider Lukka lands $110m in Series E
New York-based Lukka is now valued at $1.3 billion.
Alternative lender 365 Business Finance secures £55m funding
365 Business Finance aims to quadruple its lending to UK SMEs over the next two years.
German fintech start-up Moss secures $86m Series B funding at $573m valuation
The latest cash injection takes the company’s valuation to over €500 million ($573 million).
Indian fintech start-up M2P raises $56m in Series C1 round
M2P claims to have raised more than $100 million in the past year alone.
Crypto IRA software platform iTrustCapital secures $125m in growth equity
The growth equity investment round values the company at more than $1.3bn.
Lean Technologies lands $33m funding to build infrastructure for fintech in the Middle East
The Series A funding round was led by Sequoia Capital India.
Start-up Vartana launches with $57m funding with aim to become the “Affirm for B2B”
Vartana is a new provider of managed checkout and BNPL options for businesses.
The state of start-up funding in Europe
European start-ups are starting to have access to a far broader and more founder-focused investment ecosystem.
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UK fintech start-ups WealthKernel, Fintech Farm and Bink attract funding
The trio of UK-based fintechs have attracted investment from a range of firms.
Socially responsible savings app Cushon raises £35m, makes third acquisition
Cushon becomes the fifth largest master trust pension provider in the UK.
African fintechs Finclusion and Lipa Later raise pre-Series A funding
Finclusion has landed $20 million and Lipa Later has secured $12 million.
Financial services customer engagement platform Personetics raises $85m in growth funding
Personetics’ technology analyses real-time financial data at customer touchpoints, learning their financial behaviours.
African fintech start-ups Float and Asaak gain funding
Ghana-based Float and Uganda-based Asaak raise $17 million and $30 million, respectively.
SaaS financial data platform Canalyst secures $70m Series C investment
Canalyst says it wants to be “the new fundamental dataset of record”.
Spend management platform Spendesk hits unicorn status with €100m funding
Spendesk will use the funding to nearly double its workforce.
Fintech funding deals globally 10 January – 16 January 2022
Featuring Checkout, Qonto, CAIS, Qraft Technologies and SEBA Bank.
E-commerce one-click checkout fintech Bolt raises $355m in Series E
Bolt says it has doubled its valuation in three months.
Retail finance platform Divido appoints Todd Latham as CEO
Latham has also held senior positions at American Express and Microsoft.
Sustainable energy platform EIT InnoEnergy gains first financial institution shareholder, ING
EIT InnoEnergy is supported by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology.
SaaS tech start-up financing platform Arc lands $161m investment
“We’re on a mission to help start-ups grow,” says Arc co-founder and CEO Don Muir.
Indian fintech FPL Technologies raises $75m in Series C round
Pune-based FPL’s products are designed to create a credit-savvy population.
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Digital asset fintech Zero Hash lands $105m in Series D round
The round saw participation from Bain Capital, NYCA and Point72 Ventures.
GPS adds $100m to its latest funding round, appoints new chair
Global Processing Services (GPS) closes its latest funding round at over $400 million.
Indonesian fintech start-up Pluang raises $55m in Series B follow-up round
The company has now raised $110 million in total Series B funding.
ICYMI funding round-up: DigiDoe, Acorn Finance, ThankUCash, Trust & Will, MDXT, & Paywatch
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Travel BNPL fintech Fly Now Pay Later lands $75m debt funding package
The funding package will finance the UK fintech’s expansion into the United States.
