Fintech funding round-up: 21 February 2018
Stars Anyfin, CivilisedBank, Greenlight Financial Technology, Even Financial and Wealthsimple.
SME
Soldo and Starling pair up for business banking
Business banking better than before.
Infinitec unleashes digital finance solution for German SMEs
A Software-as-a-Service solution for integrated finance management.
Fintech funding round-up: 13 February 2018
From India via Israel to Finland – starring MoneyOnMobile, Tipalti and Zervant.
Distribution Finance Capital seeks UK banking licence
DFC is focused on providing additional working capital to product manufacturers, distributors and dealer networks.
Singapore’s FinLab unveils SME accelerator programme
Four-month programme will start in March and eight places are up for grabs.
Davo launches two new apps for SME cash management
Welcome to Davo Sweep and Save, and Davo Savings Club.
Podcast: [the SME sector is] so hot right now
11:FS Fintech Insider show featuring FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan.
Fintech funding round-up: 7 February 2018
Welcome to another wave of wondrous wealth. Features Autobooks, Finomial and Rebuildingsociety.
UK regulator reveals retail banking remedies
Overdraft warnings are one of the fixes brought in as part of CMA’s investigation.
Xero and Kaseya form data sharing duet
Cloud-based accounting platform and IT management solutions provider get together.
UK Finance brings simpler banking to SMEs
18 business bank account providers agree to same basic set of information.
Top fintech stories this week – 02 February 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Scottish billionaire mulls new bank for SMEs
Jim McColl, one of Scotland’s richest men, prepares to enter the UK banking arena.
Bitbond and 1741 Fund Management launch alternative investment fund
Institutional investors will have access to SME loans originated through Bitbond’s lending platform.
UK SME lender Ezbob raises $21m from Russian PE firm
Investment from Moscow-based firm Da Vinci Capital Management.
TSB to invest £100m into UK’s SME sector
An initial tranche of £30 million will be invested via TSB’s new investment vehicle, BlueWaves.
BlueVine boosts invoice factoring credit line to $5m
Small business lender doubles the size of its invoice factoring solution.
Fintech funding round-up: 29 January 2018
Features Tender Armor, OpenDoor, Duco and Sancus Finance.
StreetShares brings in $23m in equity funding
StreetShares has landed $23 million in equity funding, bringing total investment to $43 million.
New bank to launch in California, Endeavor Bank
First new bank to open in San Diego in ten years and one of only two new banks in California since 2010.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 January 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
New UK mobile bank Countingup brings heart to sole traders
Will focus on the 4.5 million sole traders, freelancers and contractors in the UK.
Payments round-up: 23 January 2018
Features DBS Bank, Xero, WeChat Pay and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Fintech funding round-up: 23 January 2018
From London to Asia. Stars Anorak Technologies, Funding Societies and Mekar.
Danske Bank UK picks Datactics data quality software
Used for single customer view processes in Northern Ireland.
Microsoft and Commerzbank head into #openspace for German SMEs
Microsoft experts will get involved in the various #openspace formats for the development of new business models.
Fintech funding round-up: 20 December 2017
Features Raisin, PayPal, Home Credit Venture Capital, Barion Payment and Cash Svidha.
City of London Group to launch challenger bank
In the process of obtaining a banking licence as it targets commercial, SME, bridging and development finance.
TSYS to acquire fellow paytech firm Cayan for $1.05bn
The acquisition is expected to close in Q1 next year.
NICE teams with Brightstar India
To support the launch of NICE Uptivity, a workforce optimisation solution for SMBs.
Nesta reveals ten winners of SME innovation challenge
Nesta names prize winners at the conclusion of stage one of its Open Up Challenge.
Penta’s on for business bank accounts in Germany
Berlin-based challenger bank Penta has officially launched its business bank account offering in Germany.
TSB unveils new banking tech platform, Proteo4UK
“We have created a more digital, agile and flexible TSB,” stated Paul Pester, CEO of TSB, at the unveiling of the bank’s new technology platform, Proteo4UK.
Al Salam Bank Seychelles selects iFinancial’s AMLtrac solution
Al Salam Bank Seychelles (ASBS) has chosen International Financial Systems’ (iFinancial) anti-money laundering (AML) solution, AMLtrac, as it plans to introduce domestic banking services for local and regional SMEs and corporates. As part of that planned expansion, ASBS, an offshore financial institution, has selected the know your customer (KYC) and document management, account monitoring, transaction […]
SumUp teams with BancoEstado for cool mobile card deal in Chile
SMEs in Chile have just won a new ally when it comes to making it easier to accept mobile card payments. The country’s largest national bank, BancoEstado de Chile, has partnered with SumUp to launch a joint venture (JV) that will give Chilean businesses the ability to offer “anytime, anywhere” mobile card acceptance without fees […]
Kabbage expands small business funding with $200m credit facility
Alternative credit company Kabbage has a lot to be thankful for this week. The Atlanta-based start-up received a new $200 million revolving credit facility from Credit Suisse bringing its total debt funding to $750 million, reports Julie Muhn at Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company). Kabbage emphasised that this credit facility diversifies its funding sources, which will help it […]
Wanted: US-based bank for crypto-friendly fun
It wasn’t spotted on Craigslist but here’s an unusual request. If you are the owner of a small or medium-sized bank in the US and are ready to sell it completely (or partially) – you have a buyer! Vladislav (aka Slava) Solodkiy, managing partner at venture capital (VC) firm Life.Sreda, is being refreshingly direct and […]
BNP Paribas and Caple make European SME credit capable
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has acquired a 10% stake in European credit provider Caple, allowing for a partnership to offer alternative credit to European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Fintech funding round-up: 8 November 2017
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s (7 November) fintech funding round-up, here’s more money action. Features WeSwap, OakNorth Bank and OTCX. Peer-to-peer currency exchange platform WeSwap has revealed its £8 million series B investment round led by London-based private equity firm IW Capital. As WeSwap nears the end of 2017, it says further product features include […]
