Target Group makes new CEO and COO appointments
John Barker has been named as the firm’s new CEO, with Peter O’Connor taking on the role of COO.
Platform-as-a-Service/PaaS
HSBC Ventures invests $35m in Monese
Monese will use the new funds to grow its cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kippa, Payall, Trek Health and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
US credit card start-up Power raises $316m funding
The start-up has raised $300 million in a credit facility and $16.1 million in seed funding.
FNZ set to acquire German wealthtech provider Diamos
The acquisition will equip FNZ with additional wealth management product and service solutions.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: R2, NowNow and Hive Wealth
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
US fintech start-up Solid lands $63m in Series B funding
The round was led by FTV Capital, with existing investor Headline also participating.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Banco and Stake
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Justhome, Ryft and SageWealth
A fintech funding round-up featuring three start-ups from Europe.
Q&A: How SEBx aims to “reinvent banking inside the bank”
Christoffer Malmer, head of SEBx, discusses the Nordic bank’s BaaS venture with FinTech Futures.
Savana appoints Temenos veteran Emily Steele as president and COO
Most recently, Steele served as president of Temenos, North America.
UAE start-up Huspy acquires Just Mortgages and Finance Lab
The founders and employees of both companies will be joining Huspy.
US real estate fintech Reali to close down
The firm will be laying off most of its workforce on 9 September 2022.
C2FO and Vic.ai team up for AI-powered invoicing solution
The partnership aims to streamline the invoice-to-cash payment cycle for businesses.
OpenFin appoints new chief digital officer, Vicky Sanders
Sanders will drive OpenFin’s digital transformation efforts for end-users across its ecosystem.
Lendflow partners Ocrolus to streamline credit decisioning
Ocrolus’ document automation technology will help Lendflow better analyse more data.
Marqeta founder and CEO Jason Gardner to step down
Gardner plans to take on the role of executive chairman once the firm hires his replacement.
Founderpath bags $145m to fund bootstrapped SaaS ventures
Founder Nathan Latka says the firm has deployed over $50m in capital over the last 12 months.
Q&A: How Linqto is helping democratise the private investment space
Linqto’s COO Joe Endoso chats with FinTech Futures about the platform’s goals and ambitions.
Income verification platform Truework lands $50m Series C funding
Truework says the funds will support its product development and hiring plans.
Indian wealthtech platform Dezerv bags $21m Series A
The new funding has raised the company’s valuation to $100 million.
New cross-border payments and digital banking platform KwikPaisa launches in India
The platform will allow users to make payments anywhere in the world.
Flywire acquires Aussie education paytech Cohort Go
The acquisition will help build out Flywire’s existing education business.
US fintech funding round-up: Finalis, Quiltt and Realfinity
A handy Friday funding round-up of US-based fintech start-ups: Finalis, Quiltt and Realfinity.
Wealthtech Tifin acquires SharingAlpha to boost international presence
Following the acquisition, SharingAlpha will be fully integrated into Tifin’s Magnifi platform.
New European wealthtech Moniflo launches in beta
Moniflo says it aims to make investing “transparent, affordable, and for everyone”.
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.
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.
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.
US crypto platform Voyager Digital suspends all trading, deposits and withdrawals
Voyager’s CEO cites “current market conditions” as the reason behind the decision.
Singapore’s Funding Societies acquires paytech CardUp
Funding Societies says that all of CardUp’s employees across Asia will be retained.
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.
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.
Accounting platform Autobooks bags $50m in Series C round
Larry Handen, senior managing director at Macquarie Capital, will also join Autobooks on its board.
German fintech Upvest raises $42m in Series B round
Upvest says the funds will be used towards building out its investment API, expansion plans and hiring talent.
