Fintech app Acorns receives $105m funding
Alongside a partnership to create educational content.
Investment & Funding
Returnly raises $8m funding for post-purchase paradise
US payments firm focuses on retailers and brand land.
Mobile trading platform CloseCross gets $3m funding
It opens the round with investment by Amnis Ventures
CULedger grabs $10m funding to its blockchain credit
Plans to use DLT for credit union-focused platform.
Anti-financial crime firm Mimiro raises $30m
Mimiro’s machine learning platform analyses the risk of financial crime.
Why fintech start-ups and angel investors are a match made in heaven
An early-stage fintech company needs more than just capital investment to get its products off the ground.
Envestors entices start-ups with crowdfunding control
UK firm launches standalone equity crowdfunding platform.
Data firm Collibra bags $100m funding
Following a great year in revenue and expansion.
Credit card player Petal picks up $30m funding
Series B round led by Valar Ventures.
Oxygen gets $2.3m funding for digital banking life
San Francisco-based firm offers free banking services to freelancers.
CreditVidya receives $3m funding to develop credit score tech
It aims to expand throughout various industries in India.
Samsung backs Mobeewave in latest funding wave
Mobile paytech now has a total of $20 million.
Anti-fraud firm Featurespace gets £25m funding
To develop its AI capabilities.
BBVA Groww-s investment app via $6m funding round
Bank’s Propel Venture Partners one of the backers for Indian firm.
Finxact secures $30m funding for core banking action
New investors include American Bankers Association and Accenture.
Cyber risk crew Cyberhedge gets funding edge in Luxembourg
Luxembourg Future Fund provides support to boost nation’s tech scene.
SME lender Iwoca gets $7.5m investment from Augmentum
As part of a larger investment round.
Data firm Essentia Analytics brings in £2.5m funding
Provided by Calculus Capital.
Mexican challenger bank Albo raises $7m
Series A funding round led by Mountain Nazca.
Banking Competition Remedies back for seconds
Second Incentivised Switching Scheme application window to open in June.
Nasdaq leads $20m funding in blockchain firm Symbiont
Will use funds for action in data management and lending space.
Growth Street gets £7.5m funding to grow lendtech business
Round led by Merian Chrysalis Investment.
Financial software provider Zafin secures $17m funding
Round led by Vistara Capital Partners, Beedie Capital, and Accenture Ventures.
Advent International takes majority stake in Prisma Medios de Pago
The Argentinian payments giant covers a big market in the region.
Allied Payment Network fortified via Plymouth Growth investment
The deal in Indiana was valued in the “multi-millions”.
PayPal joins $40m funding party for fintech app Dosh
Follows on from $44 million in last year’s Series A round.
Nutmeg gets £45m support led by Goldman Sachs
And from previous investor Convoy, as it eyes Hong Kong expansion.
SBI fuels $15m funding in Tangem’s blockchain smart cards
Swiss firm plans to “bring blockchain to people’s everyday life”.
AXA Venture Partners gets $150m for fintech funding
Aiming to support start-ups and digital health firms.
Swiss fintech KiWi gets $3m funding for SME lending and payments
To expand in Mexico and neighbouring markets.
Coinbase acquires API data enabler Blockspring
San Francisco-based start-up will still operate independently.
FNZ takes minority stake in Embark
FNZ and Embark also extend their tech partnership until 2028.
Barclays and Santander join £56m funding in MarketInvoice
UK-based SME lender plans fintech-bank partnerships.
ScaleFactor secures $30m funding for back office automation
Texas-based accounting platform seeks expansion via “business OS”.
Goldman Sachs fuels SME finance provider Capify with £75m funding
UK company gets boost for its expansion ambitions.
Tide rides with ClearBank on UK SME banking market hunt
Looking for action and funds from £775 million RBS Alternative Remedies Package.
Xinja sees success in second crowdfunding round
Half a million in under nine hours.
AccessPay gets £9m investment for wealthtech connections
As leading investor Beringea looks for investments in north of UK.
New investment for LendUp spurs credit card spin off
The US company will spin off its credit card business, Mission Lane, as a separate, stand-alone entity.
Monerium gets $2m funding for e-money on blockchain
Icelandic firm’s latest round includes support from ConsenSys.
