Fintech start-up Capchase plans European expansion after $125m funding round
The US-based service is available in the UK and Spain and expects to launch in more European countries soon.
Lending
Fintech funding deals globally 31 May – 6 June 2021
Featuring Wefox, Bought by Many, Chipper Cash, YieldStreet, and Kushki.
Afterpay user files US class action lawsuit over “huge undisclosed fees”
The user says Afterpay doesn’t educate customers about the bank’s overdraft fees
Finja lands Series A investment from Habib Bank in Pakistan
HBL joins other fintech funds invested in Finja including BeeNext, and Vostok Emerging Finance.
Stavvy raises $40m in record Series A funding for New England
Stavvy says it designs platforms to manage security risk and eliminate fragmentation.
Tandem switches CEO as Susie Aliker replaces departing Ricky Knox
Against a backdrop of losses and a business u-turn, Tandem switches out its top job.
NerdWallet signs with Fluent Money for next UK mortgages push
The tie-up follows a competitive tender and builds on an existing relationship between the two companies.
Mission Lane acquires Honeydue to launch new debit card product
Honeydue has over 500,000 registered users in six countries and in three languages.
ProducePay raises $43million, searches for “rockstar” CTO
The start-up aims to disrupt the “opaque, fragmented, and dominated by manual processes” fresh produce market.
LINE BK is “an elevation for the financial industry”, says CEO
“In today’s digital world, we are stepping towards a so-called singularity era.”
Uncapped moves into banking with $80m funding raise
Uncapped will increase its headcount from 35 to 100 people.
nCino wins first German client in Hamburg Commercial Bank
Accenture will provide project management, design, development and testing.
Glenhawk plans lending boost with cloud-based Finastra system
New UK non-bank lender sets up automated platform in the back office.
Fintech funding deals globally 10-16 May 2021
Featuring Gojek, Ethos, CloudWalk, Yuanbao, and Athena.
eBay edges away from PayPal to offer cash advances with UK fintech YouLend
Ebay purchased PayPal back in 2002, before spinning it off in 2015.
Banking Tech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
UK P2P lender The House Crowd’s collapse a result of governance failings
The House Crowd had struggled to raise capital.
Swedish SME lender Fedelta picks Vilja banking system
Vilja wins another deal in its home country with challenger bank.
UK fintech Fronted raises £1m with backing from Monzo co-founders
The start-up launched back in February.
Ohpen offloads Davinci Consulting to Yellowtail Conclusion
Core banking vendor streamlines newly-acquired Davinci Group.
Nuapay becomes Australia’s first open banking payments platform
Nuapay’s joint value proposition caters to both consumers and merchants.
UK neobank hopeful Kroo partners with Bugni Labs for credit engine
Kroo underwent a brand revamp from B-Social last year.
Greek fintech Viva Wallet lands $80m from Tencent, EBRD
Viva is in the midst of launching a credit service for merchant customers.
New fintech Wisely Money aims to connect lenders and borrowers
New start-up offers an “all-in-one” app for short term lending.
Fintech funding deals globally 19-25 April 2021
Featuring Alan, Deel, Chargebee, Classy, and Tamara.
Implementation of regulatory changes in lending
The EBA guidelines on loan origination and monitoring are coming into force on 30 June 2021.
Development Bank of Wales picks EQ Credit Services for lending
The bank reports a 72% increase in loan customers since 2020.
Fintech funding deals globally 12-18 April 2021
Featuring Clearcover, Razorpay, The Zebra, Netstars, and Fintern.
Lending start-up Fintern raises £32m in equity and debt funding
UK fintech backed by German institution Varengold Bank
Digital transformation can boost minority homeowners
Digital transformation in the mortgage industry have the potential to reverse decades of bias in home ownership.
ICYMI funding round-up: Cardlay, Revix, Numidia, Payable & more
A round-up of the funding you may have missed this week.
Better.com’s CPO accused of bullying days after $500m SoftBank investment
The CPO joined Better in 2017 from Goldman Sachs.
Auxmoney secures €250m in debt financing from Citi and Chenavari
New round tips total raised by auxmoney above $3 billion.
KeyBank launches digital bank for doctors with new offshoot at Laurel Road
KeyBank acquired Laurel Road in 2019.
Acorns bags second acquisition of 2021 with AI start-up Pillar
Pillar helps students manage loan debt.
Fintech funding deals globally 29 March – 4 April 2021
Featuring HighRadius, Next Insurance, dLocal, Pipe Dream Technologies, and Paidy.
Global fintech M&A round-up Q1 2021
Whilst some big deals never closed in Q1, plenty others took their place.
Stilt prepares to offer US immigrants banking products and a credit history
The firm recently accrued a $100m debt facility from SVB.
Challenger Oyster Financial launches credit offering for Mexico’s SMEs
Instant credit will range from $500 to $1,500.
Indian fintech lender KreditBee boosts record Series C with extra $70m
KreditBee’s fresh funding also saw the exit of Finnov’s Chinese investors.
