SME-focused digital lender Validus lands $50m debt facility from HSBC
The facility will be deployed through Validus’ Indonesian subsidiary Batumbu.
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Allica Bank grows bridging finance offering with Tuscan Capital acquisition
Tuscan Capital provides short-term property finance to investors, developers and businesses.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 30 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes FNZ, Stripe, Visa, and more.
US fintech Happy Money hires former Bank of America exec Matt Potere as new CEO
Potere takes the reins from Joe Heck, who departed Happy Money in July.
Indian BNPL firm Axio lands $20m equity investment from Amazon fund
The Bengaluru-based fintech claims to have raised $137 million in equity to date.
RBI set to launch United Lending Interface to simplify access to credit for underserved borrowers
RBI governor Shri Shaktikanta Das says the ULI will launch “in due course”.
India’s DMI Finance lands a further $334m investment from MUFG
The new capital injection brings MUFG’s total investment in DMI Finance to $565 million.
Arch Lending raises $75m in equity and debt financing to power crypto-backed loans
The raise includes $5 million in equity and a $70 million loan debt financing facility.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Resal, Skyfire, Waza, Revenew and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying the home-buying process with Ziad Nassar of Huspy
In this podcast episode, Dave chats with Ziad Nassar of Huspy, a Dubai-based real estate platform.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 23 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes HSBC, Klarna, Mastercard and more.
Klarna to resurrect BNPL fintech Laybuy in New Zealand following acquisition of assets
Laybuy entered into a receivership back in June.
ABN Amro goes live with CBA’s IBAS TDD software and nCino’s cloud banking platform
ABN Amro is streamlining its digital lending operations and strengthening its trade finance transaction monitoring.
US fintech Amount lands $30m in fresh funding to advance AI capabilities
Amount’s tech powers deposit account opening and loan origination for banks and credit unions.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 16 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Scotiabank, Tally, Experian and more.
The shifting credit landscape in the digital age
Will the concept of a credit score as we know it become obsolete?
Setpoint bags $31m Series B funding to fuel research and development
The round builds on Setpoint’s $43 million Series A and takes its total capital raised to date to $76 million.
Selina Finance signs five-year mortgage servicing agreement with Phoebus Software
The London-based lender will leverage Phoebus’ tech to service homeowner and HELOC loans.
US fintech Tally to shut down after failing to secure “necessary funding” to continue operations
The fintech had previously secured $80 million in Series D funding in 2022.
Debt repayment platform Haboo Money prepares for 2025 launch
The service will leverage open banking to make repayments “more personalised and dynamic”.
LendingPoint hires ex-Mr Cooper exec Shawn Stone as CEO
Stone is also set to join the LendingPoint board of directors.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Layer2, Qardy, United Fintech, Minos, and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Mondu lands new EMI licence to fuel European expansion
Mondu’s co-CEO says it is the first B2B BNPL firm in Europe to be granted its own EMI licence.
US fintech Octane raises $50m Series E funding led by Valar Ventures
The funds will drive Octane’s market expansion and fuel further product development.
Pagaya set to acquire Silicon Valley’s Theorem Technology for an undisclosed sum
Theorem is an institutional asset manager powered by machine learning technology.
Bilt Rewards elevates valuation to $3.25bn with new $150m investment
This raise follows Bilt’s $200 million funding in January, which valued the company at $3.1 billion.
Shawbrook taps nCino for automated SME loan origination
The bank is also adopting nCino’s nIQ solution for AI and machine learning tools.
Bain Capital completes deals to acquire Finova and Iress’ UK mortgages business
Under BCTO’s ownership, the two entities will merge to become a single combined business.
Philippines-based fintech Mynt sees valuation top $5bn with MUFG and Ayala funding
Both MUFG and Ayala Corporation have invested $393 million each in the company.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 2 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Renasant Corporation, Stripe, ING and more.
Northeast Bank adds credit cards to commercial suite through Corserv solution
The bank is leveraging the vendor’s account issuer programme.
NatWest to acquire £2.5bn in prime UK residential mortgages from Metro Bank
Metro Bank is also set to withdraw credit cards from its product range.
July 2024: Top five new fintech launches of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new launches in July.
Alt.bank in Brazil migrates novücard credit card infrastructure to Visa’s Pismo
Alt.bank now plans to launch “several new product features” for the credit card.
Egypt’s MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans
The move comes after the Giza-based firm announced a $157.5 million funding round last week.
UK’s CMA says Lloyds Bank, TSB, AIB and HSBC breached Retail Banking Order
The CMA will continue to monitor the compliance of the four banks.
July 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 July.
July 2024: Top five fintech partnership stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech partnership stories of the month.
Kosovo’s Cash Plus selects Profile Software’s Finuevo Suite for loan process management
Profile says Cash Plus was able to go live with its cloud-based solution in “an extremely short time period”.
UK challenger Zopa taps ClearScore’s D•One for open banking-powered credit assessments
Zopa will utilise D•One’s tech for “open banking connectivity and transaction categorisation intelligence”.
