Brazil’s Matera lands $100m investment from Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus will reportedly gain a minority stake in Matera following its investment.
Investment & Funding
US fintech Aven’s valuation tops $1bn with latest $142m Series D capital raise
The San Francisco-based fintech plans to expand to all 50 US states by next year.
India’s Auxilo Finserve raises $33m to further support student community
LeapFrog Investments has invested $30 million in Auxilo’s latest round.
Mexican fintech start-up OCN lands $86m Series A funding round to drive international expansion
OCN provides gig workers in Latin America and the US access to capital for car rentals.
Argentinian fintech start-up Tapi bags $22m Series A led by Kaszek
The funding round also saw participation from Californian VC Andreessen Horowitz.
Blockchain-powered clearing and settlement fintech Partior raises more than $60m in Series B funding
Partior was founded as a joint venture between JP Morgan, DBS Bank and Temasek in 2021.
TBC Bank Uzbekistan lands $38.2m equity investment
TBC UZ claims to be the country’s largest mobile-only bank, boasting a 15 million-strong user base.
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Banking Technology Magazine July / August 2024 issue out now
Cover story: MONEY TALKS – Cash still playing an important role in society.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Lemon.markets, Trustap, Adfin, Accend and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 12 July 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Envestnet, Dosh, Innovate Finance and more.
Nala bags $40m Series A to scale remittance services
Part of the funds have been earmarked to build Nala’s B2B payments platform, Rafiki.
Canoe Intelligence bags $36m Series C led by Goldman Sachs
The latest funding adds to the firm’s $25 million Series B round in 2023.
Netevia secures up to $120m in debt financing from WhiteHorse Capital
The fintech plans to use the funds to “complete key acquisitions” and “rollout new products”.
Kompasbank secures €175m guarantee from EIF to “take on riskier lending segments” in Denmark
The three guarantees contained in the deal are supported by the EU’s InvestEU programme.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Bling, CreditLogic, FreeBnk and Currensea
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Germany’s Mitgo Group to inject $20m into its new fintech division Capy
The $20 million “investment package” is to be spread over the “coming 3 years”.
Thailand’s Ascend Money lands $195m investment led by MUFG
Ascend Money became Thailand’s first fintech unicorn back in 2021.
DASH Technology Group bags $20m investment from Bailador Technology Investments
DASH is looking to use some of the funds to increase its headcount by 20.
US fintech start-up Rainforest lands $20m Series A led by Matrix Partners
Rainforest says it provides embedded payment processing tech “purpose-built for software platforms”.
US start-up Arrow emerges from stealth aiming to streamline healthcare payments
To support its launch, Arrow raised $110 million in a Series A round in May 2022.
US start-up Payabli raises $20m in Series A funding round led by QED Investors
The payments infrastructure firm will use the new funds to fuel product development and customer acquisition.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 28 June 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Klarna, iBusiness Funding, Norm Ai, Nubank and more.
June 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from June.
Climate X completes $18m Series A led by Google Ventures
The UK-based start-up will use the funds to bolster its new commercial team in New York.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ximple, Hero, Curve, Chift and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
June 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 June.
US regtech start-up Norm Ai raises $27m Series A funding
The investment brings the total raised by Norm Ai over the past 11 months to $38 million.
Hong Kong lender FundPark lands £250m facility led by HSBC
The loan increases FundPark’s total funding facility to $750 million.
Italian fintech Banca AideXa secures €16m capital raise
The fresh investment brings the fintech’s total capital raised to date to €96 million.
Verituity secures $18.8m round led by Forgepoint Capital and Sandbox Industries
Sandbox Industries’ chief Chris Zock is to join Verituity’s board of directors.
US start-up Gynger completes $20m Series A and lands $100m debt facility
Gynger’s Series A was spearheaded by PayPal Ventures.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ramify, Hawk, Cadana, Prosper and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Mexican fintech unicorn Clip lands $100m investment
Clip retains its $2 billion valuation following the round.
Zilch lands £100m in securitised debt financing ahead of planned IPO
Zilch is preparing to launch its IPO in the next one to two years.
Finbourne lands £55m Series B from Highland Europe and AXA Venture Partners
The funds are to be put to scaling the firm in APAC, US and Europe.
South Africa’s TymeBank plots $150m Series D round ahead of 2028 IPO
TymeBank expects to complete the round in Q4, with hopes of achieving unicorn status.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Layer3, Sidekick, Elevate, Sahl, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
AccountsIQ secures €60m to embed AI into accounting platform
The company says the investment will be used to “move to the next level of its development”.
AlphaSense acquires rival Tegus for $930m, valuation tops $4bn
AlphaSense has raised $650 million in conjunction with its latest purchase.
