Flutterwave appoints former American Express exec as new CFO
Earlier as CFO of Kabbage, Bhambani helped lead its acquisition and integration within American Express.
Platform-as-a-Service/PaaS
Indonesian paytech Flip bags $55m in second Series B round
The new funding brings Flip’s total Series B round to over $100 million.
New financial planning start-up Fruitful raises $33m in funding
The rounds were led by Emigrant Bank and 8VC with participation from other investors.
North America fintech funding round-up: Klasha, Proper, Manzil and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across North America.
New super-app Rauva aims to fill Mediterranean online banking gap
Rauva plans to launch its app in early 2023, initially in Spain and Portugal.
How Stilt is helping immigrants build a financially stable life in the US
FinTech Futures chats with Stilt co-founder Rohit Mittal about the firm’s aims to help immigrants in the US.
EntreBank selects CSI’s NuPoint core banking platform
CSI will also provide EntreBank with managed IT services.
Indonesian crypto investment platform Pintu lands $113m Series B funding
Intudo Ventures, Lightspeed, Northstar Group and Pantera Capital participated in the round.
Ohio’s KeyBank appoints new tech executive
Navarro previously worked in a similar role at TD Bank.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Merge, Kapaga, Beanstalk and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from across Europe.
Mambu partners Brim Financial for new digital banking offering
Through the partnership, the firms will deliver a new digital banking platform in North America.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Tranch, Quantifeed, Chekk & Crowd Data Systems
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Taiwan’s Mega Bank selects Avaloq’s core banking platform
Mega Bank will deploy Avaloq’s core platform to digitalise its private banking business.
Two US banks tap fintech Chimney to boost customer engagement
New York-based Chimney’s financial calculators help customers make “smarter” financial decisions.
US fintech Caribou lands $115m Series C at $1.1bn valuation
Caribou will use the new funding to invest in its platform, expand its team and develop new products.
SpotOn bags $300m Series F at $3.6bn valuation
SpotOn has raised $928 million in funding to date.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Findity, Recognise Bank, Moneybox, Circit & Klarpay
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around Europe.
Tide partners Sage to offer new tax and accounting product
Tide says its new offering will reduce the “time and stress of traditional accounting” for its customers.
Hawaii State FCU taps Lumin Digital to enhance banking services
Hawaii State FCU will go live on Lumin Digital’s platform in June 2022.
ICYMI funding round-up: Sudozi, Mentum, Assetplus, Multipl & Akuvo
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
EMEA funding round-up: Cashew, Stanhope, Elucidate, Spades, Sun Zu Lab & sqft.capital
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across EMEA.
Ohio’s KeyBank acquires Philly fintech firm GradFin
Founded in 2015, GradFin offers advisory solutions for people wanting assistance with their student loan debt.
Paddle raises $200m Series D round at unicorn valuation
The latest round brings Paddle’s total funding to date to $293 million.
Aussie fintech for farmers AgriDigital raises $17.4m
The round, a mix of debt and equity, was led by a local fund.
US fintech MainStreet lays off 30% of employees
CEO Doug Ludlow cites “today’s incredibly rough market” as the reason for the layoffs.
Apple invests $25m to help underserved communities via fintech platform CNote
CNote has already started moving Apple’s money into the communities through its platform.
Canada’s Neo Financial hits unicorn status with $145m Series C raise
The round was led by Valar Ventures, with new and existing investors also participating.
ICYMI funding round-up: Estateguru, SaaScada, tell.money, Cheq, GMEX & Bluezone
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Rewards platform Kard secures $23m in Series A funding round
The new funds will be used to expand its merchant network and product offering.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Previse, Qonto, Volume, Tuum & Monspire
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across Europe.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Union54, Themis & Sawa
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Pakistani fintech start-up Abhi raises $17m in Series A funding
Funds will be used to expand its team and build out marketing capabilities.
Stripe appoints Microsoft’s James Phillips as new president of financial services
James Phillips joins Stripe after a decade at Microsoft.
European fintech start-ups Montonio and Payaut secure funding
Montonio raised €11 million and Payaut secured €8 million, respectively.
Filipino fintech Voyager Innovations hits unicorn status with $210m raise
The new funding has propelled Voyager’s valuation to nearly $1.4 billion.
UK fintech funding round-up: Timeline, Leatherback & Network B
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of UK-based fintechs.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Gotrade, lemon.markets, Unifimoney & Gaviti
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Platformification: a reality and strong value add
How platformification benefits the financial institution and end customer alike.
Australian fintech Zeller lands $73m Series B funding
Zeller says it has signed up more than 10,000 Australian businesses within eight months.
Chat commerce platform Clickatell raises $91m Series C to boost expansion plans
Clickatell says chat is the largest digital platform in the world, with 7.7 billion users.
