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Investment & Funding
SoftBank unveils $100m fund for founders of colour
SoftBank’s COO says the fund will help create “a new generation of founders”.
Varo raises $241m Series D with new investor Gallatin Point Capital
To date, the fintech has raised $419.4 million.
Tink lands second strategic investment from PayPal
As part of the deal Tink will cover all countries in EEA for PayPal.
Appway raises $37 million in equity funding from Summit Partners
Lifecycle management firm secures first external capital raise.
Ugandan multi-currency wallet Eversend crowdfunds $706,000
The start-up has issued 8.74% in equity to investors.
Financial text message platform Stackin’ lands $12.6m
The fintech says it has more than one million subscribers in just one year.
TIS raises $20m for its B2B payment platform
TIS will use the investment from Aquiline and 83North for its global expansion.
iSignthis drops $1m on NSX shares to further rival ASX
The company’s subsidiary Probanx Solutions has bought 16.5 million NSX shares.
Open banking fintech Belvo lands $10m for Brazil expansion
The firm is also looking to hire between 40-50 new developers.
Credit fintech Curu lands $3m in seed funding
The start-up offers an integrated SaaS product for lenders.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 29 May 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Marqeta lands $4.3bn valuation thanks to mystery investor
Marqeta’s customers include Square, Uber, Instacart and DoorDash.
Goldfinch Partners acquires payments fintech Vesta
Goldfinch Partners is taking control of more than 80% of the fintech.
Starling Bank lands £40m from existing backers
The round was led by JTC and Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited.
Santander invests in Brazilian alternative lender a55
“We began our journey in a kitchen trying to lend our own money,” says start-up.
Meniga lands $9.4m from Groupe BPCE, UniCredit and Crédito Agrícola
Groupe BPCE has been one of Meniga’s largest customers since 2018.
MUFG triples investment in credit line fintech Fundbox
The fintech says its Series C has raised nearly $200 million.
GoBear lands $17m to accelerate transition into “full-fledged” financial service
The fintech first launched in 2015 as a metasearch engine.
UBS to set up fintech venture fund to speed up its digitisation
The bank will make investments between $10 million and $20 million.
Canadian data start-up Cinchy lands $10m Series A
The start-up helps banks avoid the security risk of replicating data.
Colombian consumer credit fintech Addi lands $15m
Addi delivers credit at the time of payment for a product or service.
IBM joins 12 banks backing blockchain platform We.Trade
From July 2020, We.Trade is on the look out for more bank partners.
Resident FinTech Futures expert Greg Watts launches Findr
It is focused on using AI to streamline commercial partnerships.
South Korea’s fintech sandbox lands $110m and creates 380 jobs
Fintechs can be exempt of regulations for up to four years.
Remote work start-up Deel scores $14m series A led by Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen general partner, Anish Acharya, is joining the San Francisco-based company’s board.
Visa invests in cloud-based analytics platform GoodData
Visa will co-create data products with the cloud-based firm.
Brex lands $150m to continue small acquisition spree
In March, Brex acquired three San Francico-based start-ups.
India’s micro business financer Lendingkart raises $42.1m in Series D
The total raised includes the start-up’s D1 raise last August.
Dubai fintech Ziina lands $850,000 and launches P2P payment app
The start-up’s funding round was led by San Francisco-based Class 5 Global.
UK green investment platform Clim8 raises £1.35m
The fintech is due to launch sometime this summer.
Myanmar’s Wave Money lands $75.3m from Ant Financial
Wave Money has tapped more than 21 million people in Myanmar.
UK fintech Fly Now Pay Later lands £35m Series A
The start-up says it will use its investment to help “reboot” the travel industry.
Longevity Card lands investment from Deep Knowledge Ventures
The card will launch in the UK and Europe in early Q4 2020.
Singapore fintech Spark Systems lands $10.5m from Citi and HSBC
These heavy weight investors join existing backer Goldman Sachs.
Smarterly secures £7m in Series A funding round
Some of the investment was used to complete the recent acquisition of Salvus.
SME fintech ANNA bags £17.5m from ABHH Group
The investment values it at $110m, with the founders keeping a 40% stake in the start-up as part of the deal.
What the Fintech? Episode 5 | Digital disruption: innovation in investments
CEO of the investment trading app, Evarvest, reveals the timeline of its launch in the UK.
Monzo’s valuation plummets 40% to £1.25bn in latest fundraising
The fintech was valued at £2 billion last June.
Freetrade sets new record on Crowdcube with $5m raise
The round is its sixth crowdfund to date.
