Tamara scores MENA’s largest Series A round with $110m investment
The BNPL provider aims to reach all GCC markets by the end of the year.
FinTech
Banca Sella and Workinvoice form Italy’s first open banking partnership
The partners will provide end-to-end digital financial services to corporates.
Deel hits unicorn status with $156m Series C funding round
The global payroll solution is now valued at $1.25 billion.
Currencycloud moves into Asia-Pacific with new Singapore office
Currencycloud’s Asia-Pacific transactions trebled last year.
Meet Leo: Gen Alpha
Leo is ahead of many banks when it comes to cloud technology.
Webinar: Digital identity verification – reducing friction in online account opening
Hear industry experts discuss digital identity verification and the secret to digital account opening success.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Santander, Starling & more
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in video format, weekly.
Penta co-founder Jessica Holzbach exits fintech after four years
She exits “at her own request to seek a new professional challenge”.
PayPal to avoid Chinese competition with new cross-border wallet
US giant aims to create a bridge into China with its new service.
Square goes on hiring spree ahead of new banking product launches
Square is “building a suite of new financial products”.
The meeting about the meeting
One of my favourite things to do is regularly assess whether we can cancel standing meetings.
Welcome Tech raises $35m in Series B funding round
The money will go towards expanding Welcome Tech’s portfolio of financial services.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 4 | Funding
This week’s #itsamatterofcomms vlog features Hannah Forbes, founder of The Funding Crowd.
Digital Asset lands $120 million in Series D funding round
Digital Asset will use the money to grow its team by 50% this year and enhance its product portfolio.
Identity verification firm Veriff raises $69m in Series B funding round
Estonian identity firm plans to use cash to expand in the US.
Signifyd raises $205m in Series E featuring FIS
Antifraud firm calls 2020 a landmark year in its history.
Low-code start-up FintechOS lands €51m Series B
The round will fund FintechOS’ international expansion beyond the UK and Europe.
Accelerating asset management digitisation with cloud solutions
During this period of uncertainty, AMs have been forced to accelerate their digital transformation projects.
Fintech funding deals globally 12-18 April 2021
Featuring Clearcover, Razorpay, The Zebra, Netstars, and Fintern.
UK challenger Starling lands £50m investment from Goldman Sachs
Starling now claiming to hold a 6% share of the UK SME banking market.
Dutch VC Finch Capital snaps up Wirecard’s APAC assets
The purchases were made through Nomu Pay.
Lending start-up Fintern raises £32m in equity and debt funding
UK fintech backed by German institution Varengold Bank
Digital transformation can boost minority homeowners
Digital transformation in the mortgage industry have the potential to reverse decades of bias in home ownership.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 16 April 2021
To stories from across the fintech world, featuring Coinbase, Pine Labs, Ozon and more.
ICYMI funding round-up: Cardlay, Revix, Numidia, Payable & more
A round-up of the funding you may have missed this week.
Solarisbank among first German fintechs mulling Spac deal
The BaaS provider is aiming for a billion-dollar valuation.
Better.com’s CPO accused of bullying days after $500m SoftBank investment
The CPO joined Better in 2017 from Goldman Sachs.
Pine Labs acquires digital payments start-up Fave in $45m deal
Indian payments firm snaps up Fave to introduce the latter to India.
Coinbase IPO values hits $99.6bn valuation with shares up 52% on debut
Shares closed below $330, up a lesser 32%.
LA fintech Ensemble is helping divorced parents navigate their kids’ finances
App features range from organising one-off expenses, to saving for college tuition.
Blockchain firm ConSensys raises $65m from major banks
ConSensys raises cash following company restructure.
Goldman Sachs settles on Birmingham for second major UK office
Goldman says it picked Birmingham because of its talent pool and proximity to London.
Not your baby
Mind your step. See the line, don’t cross it and remember not to start a fight you don’t have a stomach for.
Dear Luc: To give my customers cards I just need an issuer – right?
Our anonymous fintech problem asks if issuers are all you need to provide cards to customers.
Russian e-commerce giant Ozon acquires Oney Bank in $10m deal
Firm known as “the Amazon of Russia” steps into fintech space.
Railsbank reunites Currencycloud founding team with John Hammond hire
John Hammond joins former colleagues at the firm as its new CCO.
Fair CMO Toni Harrison: Oppressors can’t be the underbanked’s saviours
Instead of shrinking, the racial wealth gap has only continued to swell and expand.
Emirati tycoon Mohamed Alabbar to chair UAE challenger Zand
Zand is still waiting on its application for a full UAE banking licence.
Barclays to close Pingit after 10 years’ service
Long-serving payments app to be shut down by major UK bank.
Mobiquity hires former BNP Paribas COO Howard Moore
Digital transformation firm plans to expand globally this year and beyond.
