ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Mypinpad, Navadhan, TransBnk & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Start-up
Okoora launches integrated payments, banking and risk management platform
To facilitate its expansion, the start-up has submitted licence applications in multiple European countries.
CFIT appoints Stephen Ingledew and Alex Marsh as independent non-executive directors
Stephen Ingledew is chairman of FinTech Scotland and Alex Marsh is the former head of Klarna UK.
Mediobanca’s Compass acquires HeidiPay Switzerland
The acquisition will enable Compass to become a consumer credit operator in the Swiss market.
US risk intelligence firm Blackbird.AI lands $20m Series B
Blackbird.AI helps organisations detect and respond to threats that can cause reputational and financial harm.
Europe funding round-up: DJUST, Apron, Trezy and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across Europe.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kanastra, Majority & Cloudbankin
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Digital banking tech provider Backbase acquires wealthtech Nucoro
Nucoro’s offering will be incorporated into the Backbase Engagement Banking platform.
Fintech scale-up Yapily appoints Tanya Ziv as COO
Tanya Ziv moves from fellow fintech Currencycloud where she was chief compliance officer.
US fintech start-up Paro lands $25m Series C funding
With the latest funding, Paro has raised $67 million to date.
Wealthtech OneVest secures CA$17m in Series A funding
It will use the funding to accelerate growth, expand into the US market, and to expand its team.
Japanese challenger Habitto launches mobile app
Founded in late 2021, Habitto has so far raised $7.3 million in funding.
UK budgeting app HyperJar names Louise Chan as COO
Chan joins HyperJar from international paytech firm Ebury, where she also served as COO.
Singapore’s Pepper Group eyes India launch with $150m investment
Pepper Money India will offer personal finance products to consumers and aims to launch second half of 2023.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Payrails, Griffin and more
Our weekly round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news, this time from across Europe.
US fintechs Boom and Finch secure funding
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the US.
Indian lendtech firm Lentra secures $27m in Series B extension
Lentra plans to use the new funds to fuel its international expansion and product development.
B2B fintech Aspire reports profitability
Aspire says its results have set “a new industry standard of sustainable growth”.
Regtech start-up Consilient names Jeremy Kedziora director of data science
Consilient, a US-based regtech, aims “to transform how the industry prevents financial crime”.
Ray Brash joins paytech start-up Flyfish as CEO
Ray Brash previously spent nearly two decades at paytech PPS (now Edenred Payment Solutions).
Allica Bank and ClearBank team up to boost banking for UK SMEs
ClearBank provides Allica with client money accounts and access to UK payment schemes.
Cross-border payments start-up Keeta launches with $17m funding
Among Keeta’s investors is ex-CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt.
New as-a-service paytech for PSPs launches in the UK, Shape
Shape Technologies offers Payments-Platform-as-a-Service (PPaaS) to PSPs worldwide.
UK payments start-up PayFuture secures EMI licence from FCA
PayFuture aims to help businesses connect with local payment options in emerging markets.
Stripe acquires engineering analytics start-up Okay
Okay provides analytics and reporting software designed to help engineering teams streamline workflows.
New banking app Charlie aims to cater to retirees in the US
The start-up, which was founded in 2021 and launched nationwide last month, has raised a total of $7.5 million.
Banking Technology Magazine June 2023 issue out now
Cover story: BRAINIAC – Generative AI and banking
PayTech Awards USA 2023 extended deadline
Nominations for the awards are open until 16 June 2023.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying BaaS in the Middle East with Andrew Sims, nDigital
The importance of fintech for GCC countries as they pursue aggressive economic strategies.
ICYMI funding round-up: Credit Genie, EdfaPay and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Business BNPL start-up Vartana raises $20m Series B
The funding will support the expansion of Vartana’s team and enhance its product offerings.
Mexican fintech Stori secures $50m debt capital from CIM
For Stori, it is the second debt facility from CIM, following a $75m debt facility in November 2021.
Swiss fintech Teylor lands €275m debt funding
With the funding, Teylor plans to facilitate its growth and enable it to meet the financing needs of SMEs.
Irish payments start-up NomuPay lands $53.6m in funding
NomuPay plans to scale in its core markets and further invest in product development.
German mobile tax app Taxfix cuts 120 jobs in restructuring effort
The cuts amount to around 20% of the start-up’s total workforce, according to TechCrunch.
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MultiChoice partners Rapyd to launch new payments platform in Africa
The new platform, called Moment, will offer an expanded payment infrastructure for African businesses.
Crypto app Tap Global appoints David Hunter as chairman
Tap Global aims to reach £4.2 million of revenue by mid-2024.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ballerine, Trébol & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
