Hong Kong-based Qupital raises $150m to boost expansion plans
Partners in Series B include Citi, GBA Homeland and Nordstar.
Lending
Oportun to buy neobank Digit in $213m deal
Acquisition intended to accelerate Oportun’s expansion plans by three to five years.
Zip completes acquisition of Czech BNPL firm Twisto
The move will grant Zip access to the EU market from its UK springboard.
London BNPL firm Zilch worth more than $2bn following $110m Series C
The company plans a hiring spree in Miami, where its US headquarters are located.
South African BaaS platform Jumo raises $120m in funding
The company will use the cash to expand into more emerging markets.
GroverPay plans easy lending for Singapore’s SMEs
New fintech says it can approve loans and onboard users in 24 hours.
Fintech funding deals globally 1 November – 7 November 2021
Featuring Mynt, Plate IQ, Chipper Cash, Mythical and Moonfare.
New US fintech Menta picks Agora to power credit builder platform
Menta’s platform is designed to improve access to credit for the underbanked.
BNPL giant Klarna acquires Nordic price comparison site PriceRunner
Firm aims to diversify its offering with price comparison platform acquisition.
Digital trade finance platform Drip raises $175m in equity and debt funding
Drip provides SMEs across India, Mexico and the US access to collateral-free credit.
Oracle wins trio of new clients in US, Vietnam, and Uzbekistan
Protego Trust Bank, InFinBank, and Toyota Financial Services all pick Oracle systems.
B2B BNPL platform Billie raises $100m in Series C round
Billie claims the funding round is the “world’s largest to date in the B2B BNPL market”.
Live now, pay later
I’d love to see the excitement caused by BNPL stretch to areas where lending is desperately needed.
Updraft secures £72m investment in NatWest-led funding round
The financial wellness platform hopes to wean users away from high-interest borrowing.
UK neolender Proportunity raises £105m to expand workforce and boost loans
The ‘proptech’ utilises machine learning to reduce lending risk.
Fintech funding deals globally 18 October – 24 October 2021
Featuring N26, Deel, FTX, Zopa and Brex.
Neobank FIBR launches to support European SMEs via local lenders
The BaaS firm aims to support post-pandemic growth through nurturing SMEs.
BNPL: The now and the later
How can the BNPL industry do more to protect consumers and help the world we live in?
SoFi partners Pagaya to boost access to financial services
SoFi plans to extend its credit lending services to a broader audience.
Oracle partners Nano to utilise proprietary onboarding tech
Aussie digital lender will deploy its system to Oracle partners.
Swedish neobank Juni raises $52m in Series A extension to launch credit product
New product will give internet-first businesses access to short-term credit.
Fintech start-up Tala secures $145m Series E funding
California-based firm will look to expand its product offering and grow its team.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three great jobs to apply for this week
Exciting vacancies at Finastra, OakNorth and Inpixon. Apply today!
Standard Chartered to invest $500m in Asia’s largest BNPL platform Atome
Investment forms part of a 10-year partnership to deliver mobile financial services in the region.
New UK fintech Finova launches following BEP Systems acquisition
BEP will make up part of new banking solution provider formed by Norland Capital.
Webinar: Streamlining loan management with the next generation of loan servicing technology
Explore the key challenges facing the lending and servicing industry, and how to prepare for the future.
Australian lender MoneyMe lands $36m funding partnership
The money will be used to expand its product suite.
Raiffeisen Digital Bank picks Mambu to launch mobile lending service
Users can request loans of up to €22,000 in a “fully digital” system.
Darlington Building Society revamps onboarding with ieDigital solution
UK building society aims to switch up its front end as part of ongoing transformation.
First Women’s Bank launches in US with focus on fixing gender lending gap
New lender is Chicago’s first chartered bank since 2009.
Debt platform CredAvenue raises $90m in Series A funding round
Significant investments in data science, machine learning, and AI are in the pipeline.
Amazon-backed Indian BNPL firm Capital Float raises $50m
The investment brings Capital Float’s total money raised to date to over $600m.
B2B BNPL: how data can drive more financial flexibility
BNPL is the norm when it comes to B2B transactions, but should corporates look to be more flexible?
ICYMI funding round-up: Yellow Card, QisstPay, Vyne, Tomorrow & more
Plenty of funding rounds in the double digits in this week’s ICYMI roundup.
Colendi raises $30m in Series A and plans UK expansion
Turkish micro-lending platform expands to new markets.
New FinTech Futures Report: Mortgages – the final digital frontier
We’ve launched our latest report, including an in-depth industry survey.
Nationwide searches for new chief executive as Garner steps down
The building society is looking internally for new candidates.
Aussie BNPL firm Zip targets Indian expansion with ZestMoney investment
The investment underlines Zip’s strategy to capitalise on the high-growth Indian BNPL market.
Dear Luc: How do I get a slice of the BNPL pie?
This week someone asks: I want to add BNPL to my service, what do I need to consider?
Fintech funding deals globally 20 September – 26 September 2021
Featuring Sorare, MarketFinance, Dapper Labs, Airwallex and TrueLayer.
