FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 29 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Robinhood, Mastercard, Visa, Ant Group and more.
Investment & Funding
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: ZayZoon, Koin, FacePhi, Belong and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Anext Bank in Singapore reportedly receives another $148m investment from parent company Ant Group
DealStreetAsia reports that Ant Group has now invested over $500 million in total in Anext Bank.
Uzum lands $114m in mix of equity and debt financing, becomes Uzbekistan’s first tech unicorn
Uzum says it will look to raise an additional $200 million in a Series B funding round later this year.
Fintel acquires an initial 70% stake in UK start-up ifaDASH
Fintel has a two-year option to purchase the remaining 30% stake in ifaDASH for an agreed multiple of EBITDA.
US investment management platform FundGuard bags $100m Series C funding
Founded in 2018, this latest capital injection takes its total funding to $155 million to date.
UK regtech GSS lands £37m in Series A2 funding round
GSS says the new funding coincides with its “transition from the development phase to the operational phase”.
Germany’s NX Technologies lands $24m in Series B round led by PayPal Ventures
The Cologne-based fintech start-up plans to use the funding to expand into new European markets.
British Business Bank launches new £660m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II
Over £1bn of investment has been facilitated to businesses since the launch of the first NPIF in 2017.
US fintech Coast secures $92m in mix of equity and debt capital to fuel product development
The funding round consists of $25 million in equity capital and $67 million in committed debt capital.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Marco, Zone, Copilot, Flowpay and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Colombian BNPL firm Addi lands $86m in equity and debt funding
The round consists of $50 million in debt financing and $36 million in equity.
AccessPay bags $24m in mix of equity and debt to fuel product development plans
The latest funding will help drive the Manchester-based firm’s expansion into the US.
Germany’s Solaris bags €96m in Series F funding round
The new capital injection adds to Solaris’ initial €38 million Series F raise announced in 2023.
Mobility fintech Moove secures $100m Series B funding
The round has raised the Nigerian fintech’s valuation to $750 million.
Video: Lloyds Banking Group at FinovateEurope 2024 – Fintech funding trends
At FinovateEurope, Robin Scher of Lloyds Banking Group discusses the big fintech funding trends in 2024.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Tuum, DigiMaaya, Youverify, Trampay 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 – 15 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes the US Federal Reserve, Starling Bank and more.
Indian fintech Perfios lands $80m investment from TVG
The investment builds on Perfios’ $229 million Series D and reportedly now values the firm at over $1 billion.
PPRO looks to boost growth with new €85m capital raise
PPRO says it will use the funding to “pursue growth in key markets” and expand its payment solutions.
JP Morgan leads €36m Series B raise for Dutch start-up Eye Security
The start-up now plans to expand across Europe with a focus on the EU’s incoming NIS2 directive.
UK cash deposit platform Flagstone lands £108m investment from Estancia Capital Partners
As part of its investment, Estancia Capital Partners will take a minority stake in the company.
Colombia’s Yuno plots expansion following $25m Series A round
The round reportedly values the Bogotá-based fintech start-up at $150 million.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 8 March 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Fiserv, Monzo, Virgin Money and more.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Theia Insights, Lettuce, StackOne, Synnax and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
New York Community Bancorp secures $1bn equity boost following Q4 2023 losses
NYCB has also made several high-profile appointments to its board of directors.
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BaaS vendor Synctera lands additional $18.6m Series A cash injection
Going forward into 2024, Synctera plans to launch its new payment product SyncteraPay.
Monzo’s valuation tops $5bn with $430m Alphabet-led funding round
The round was led by Alphabet’s independent growth fund, CapitalG.
Lloyds Bank backs new £62m community development fund
The Community Investment Enterprise Fund aims to support around 800 small businesses in the UK.
Indonesian fintech start-up Wagely lands $23m in mix of equity and debt financing
Wagely provides businesses with an earned-wage access (EWA) solution for employees.
Mexican microlending start-up Baubap secures $120m in debt financing
The fintech intends to leverage the debt financing to extend its lines of credit to the underserved.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Embat, Slice, NayaOne, MoneyHash and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Canadian paytech Helcim completes $20m Series B funding round
The recent round adds to the company’s $12.7 million Series A funding raised in 2022.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Zūm Rails, Pulsate, Monite, Spektr 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 – 23 February 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Capital One, Toast, Xalts and more.
Colombia’s Simetrik secures $55m Series B round led by Goldman Sachs
The recent cash injection adds to Simetrik’s $24 million Series A raised in 2022.
UK regtech Napier AI secures £45m funding from Crestline Investors
Napier AI claims that since 2021, its top-line revenue has grown at more than 30% year on year.
UNO Digital Bank’s parent company secures $32.1m funding to fuel growth
UNOAsia will use the funding to strike profitability for UNO Digital Bank in the Philippines.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fordefi, Mia Share, Kema, Coba and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
