Europe fintech funding round-up: Quartr, ID-Pal, Oper and Fuell
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around Europe.
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UK fintech funding round-up: Griffin, Novatus, Zazuu and Plenitude
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies in the UK.
Wealthtech Tifin acquires SharingAlpha to boost international presence
Following the acquisition, SharingAlpha will be fully integrated into Tifin’s Magnifi platform.
Recurring-revenue business lender Capchase secures $400m debt financing
The funds will be used to support SaaS start-ups across the US and Europe.
Coremont hires Akbar Sheriff as new global COO and partner
Sheriff joins Coremont from State Street, where he held multiple global and regional leadership roles.
New European wealthtech Moniflo launches in beta
Moniflo says it aims to make investing “transparent, affordable, and for everyone”.
US banking start-up BetaBank taps Finxact for cloud-native core
Chicago-based BetaBank submitted its banking charter application in April this year.
Crédit Agricole builds its own fintechs
Crédit Agricole launched a start-up studio, La Fabrique, to build its own fintechs and disrupt the sector.
India’s M2P Fintech snaps up cloud lending firm Finflux
M2P Fintech plans on rolling out lending products “that are secure, scalable and cloud-ready”.
Deuna lands $30m in Series A funding round
Deuna plans to use the funds to expand into Latin America, develop its product and hire new talent.
UK fintech Sonovate secures £165m securitisation deal
Sonovate says the deal will enable it to lend over £1.3 billion in invoices “this year alone”.
ICYMI funding round-up: MarketWolf, Pina, Deshe and Sava
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the world.
Linkbancorp taps Jack Henry for digital banking and lending upgrade
Linkbancorp will look to utilise Jack Henry’s Banno Digital Platform and LoanVantage offerings.
US fintech funding round-up: Stake, Finli, Crescent and OpenFin
Our weekly round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news from the US.
Decarbonising data centres
Many FIs are looking to utilise external data centres to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Seedrs partners Form3 and LHV UK for real-time payments
The partnership will make it easier for retail investors to invest in European businesses, Seedrs says.
Accounts receivables platform Tesorio bags $17m in Series B round
The new capital takes Tesorio’s total funding raised to date to $37.6 million.
eToro and FinTech V call off proposed SPAC merger
Neither party will be required to pay the other a termination fee, as the decision was mutual.
Aussie BNPL firm Openpay puts a pause on US operations
The company’s available capital and funding will be redirected to its Australian business.
US crypto platform Voyager Digital suspends all trading, deposits and withdrawals
Voyager’s CEO cites “current market conditions” as the reason behind the decision.
Lead Bank creates new BaaS position, appoints industry veteran Huma Usmani
In her new role, Usmani will focus on expanding the bank’s network of fintech partnerships.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 1 July 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Video: SmartStream at Money 20/20 Europe – Levelling the playing field
We chat with SmartStream about how the firm is helping financial institutions keep up with new tech developments.
Bain Capital taps Chekk for KYB and KYC solutions
Chekk says its SaaS solutions “remove the pain and costs” from interactions between companies and customers.
Singapore’s Funding Societies acquires paytech CardUp
Funding Societies says that all of CardUp’s employees across Asia will be retained.
Flyp taps Galileo to power its mobile banking platform
Galileo’s solution will serve as the backbone for Flyp’s “gamified” BaaS platform.
India’s Lentra snaps up AI firm TheDataTeam
Lentra says it plans to integrate TDT’s behaviour intelligence platform Cadenz.
OBIE report shows open banking and cloud accounting benefit SMEs
Cloud accounting makes small businesses feel more efficient, according to 84% of respondents.
Flowdesk bags $30m in Series A funding round
Flowdesk plans on using the new funds to grow and scale its platform.
Credit-building start-up StellarFi launches web app in the US
StellarFi claims to be the only app that reports all bill payments directly to Experian, TransUnion and Equifax.
New Zealand gets first digital home loan platform Tella
Tella aims to bring change to an industry “known for its manual and process-heavy approach”.
ICICI Bank launches digital platform for the student ecosystem
Campus Power, available to all, aims to offer banking and value-added services within one platform.
Raisin Bank acquires payments division from Bankhaus August Lenz
The acquisiton, for an undisclosed sum, will be headed up by Bankhaus payments veteran Mirko Siepmann.
Mambu welcomes four new senior leadership hires
Mambu has hired a new CTO, CFO, chief revenue officer, and chief of staff.
ICYMI funding round-up: FinBox, CalTier, Helicap, and Anfin
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
KPMG and Microsoft partner to deliver cloud-based tax technologies
KPMG says its Digital Gateway platform, in collaboration with Microsoft, is “built with the C-suite in mind”.
Mode Eleven selects Finzly’s payment core for BaaS platform
Finzly says its tech will give Mode Eleven “full control over its payment processes”.
Accounting platform Autobooks bags $50m in Series C round
Larry Handen, senior managing director at Macquarie Capital, will also join Autobooks on its board.
Making the most of Banking-as-a-Service
Banks that are expressing keen interest in the BaaS model must implement and scale it with alacrity.
Blackstone to invest up to $130m in logistics paytech PayCargo
The funds will be used for international expansion and M&A.
