Australian fintech Grapple secures $35m in funding
Sydney’s Grapple landed $35 million in a warehouse debt facility from Global Credit Investments (GCI).
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IDC report: New data sources and innovative AI redefining the business of lending
How technology advancements and new data sources, including alternative data, are pushing the boundaries of borrowing.
Guide: Life in 3D – using alternative data to power credit risk decisioning
Alternative data has the power to assist in achieving growth and expanding your business.
eBook: Back to the future – 8 features of fast and future-proof BNPL technology
Discover what tools you need to get ahead and stay ahead as BNPL grows its market share.
eBook: SME lending – the road to real-time approvals
Accelerate your SME lending with quick credit approvals.
Guide: Simplified AI – level up your risk decisioning
How to simplify your artificial intelligence (AI) decisioning journey and move beyond the hype in under 60 days.
Bankers like us: there’s no stopping us now
Yes yes yes: I wrote a book! It is written, ready, and will be in your hands in the next few weeks.
Indian fintech start-up SarvaGram bags $35m Series C funding
Founded in 2018, SarvaGram last raised $10 million in a Series B funding round in 2021.
Reasons to be hopeful for 2023
Perhaps, the universe has a plan hiding in plain sight. The glimmers of hope that are just around the corner…
Money View secures $75m Series E funding at $900m valuation
The round was led by Apis Partners, and saw participation from Tiger Global, Winter Capital and Evolvence.
Webinar: Digital lending 2.0 – fulfilling new customer expectations through technology
Rocket Mortgage, Five Star, Salesforce discuss how technology can help address the challenges lenders face.
White paper: How mortgage-as-a-service levels the playing field for minority and first-time homeowners
How industry leaders leverage mortgage-as-a-service to increase minority and first-time homeownership.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season three’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
Webinar: From intuition to intelligence – fraud trends every risk leader must know for 2023
Learn how data can reveal prevalent fraud trends and inform fraud prevention and risk management strategies.
Banking Technology Magazine Dec 2022 / Jan 2023 issue out now
Cover story: THE BEST OF BANKING TECH – Winners and pictures from an amazing night.
Al Kawthar Leasing Company opts for ICS Banks system
The ICS Banks Finance Leasing Solution is provided by regional banking tech vendor ICSFS.
European fintech Novicap bags €200m debt facility from Fasanara Capital
Novicap will use the funding to accelerate its growth, boost its credit portfolio and develop new solutions.
New UK bank Ashman live with Mambu’s core banking tech
Once fully launched, Ashman will serve SMEs in the UK’s commercial real estate sector.
Avant secures $250m in debt and equity from Ares Management
Avant CEO Matt Bochenek says the funds from Ares will “further fuel our credit portfolio and next-gen platform”.
Sunbit lands $250m debt facility to expand access to credit
The revolving debt facility is being provided by Credit Suisse and Waterfall Asset Management.
Financial super-app Curve lands $1bn credit facility from Credit Suisse
The firm plans to scale its lending business Curve Flex across the UK, EU and US.
Congratulations to the Banking Tech Awards 2022 winners!
Winners and highly commended of the 23rd annual Banking Tech Awards ceremony.
Intuit snaps up credit building start-up SeedFi
The deal will see SeedFi become part of Intuit’s Credit Karma business.
Indian lendtech KreditBee bags $80m in Series D funding round
KreditBee says it will use the fresh funds to diversify its product offering and strengthen its tech stack.
India’s Cred set to acquire SaaS start-up CreditVidya
Following the acquisition, Cred and CreditVidya will continue to operate independently.
Singapore fintech Finbots.ai signs digital bank client in Asia
The firm has signed up Mongolia’s first neobank, M bank, to help build out its digital lending business.
High-performing teams and trust via vulnerability
Trust is earned and not built overnight. It’s a slow process but a few key actions can speed it up.
Four trends impacting bill payments: how to reduce risk while making them work for you
Serving your customers respectfully and effectively is especially important in times of economic uncertainty.
Pipe seeks veteran CEO amid leadership shake-up
Pipe’s three co-founders are all set to move into new positions at the firm.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Here’s why it’s important to understand and embrace neurodiversity at work
Check out the vacancies at these firms that support neurodiversity through awareness programmes and hiring processes.
Fintech mortgage lender Gen H secures £600m partnership with The Nottingham
The funding will enable Gen H to speed up the rollout of its mortgage products.
Indian lendtech start-up Lentra raises $60m in Series B round
The money will go towards Lentra’s international expansion and acquisitions.
Divido appoints new chief product officer, Gareth Lloyd-Owen
Lloyd-Owen joins from home lending platform Roostify, where he was most recently VP of product.
Egypt’s Banque Misr lands $160m from the African Development Bank to finance SMEs
The loan consists of a $130m credit facility and $30m from the Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF).
Egyptian consumer credit start-up Blnk lands $32m in funding
Blnk’s lending platform enables merchants to underwrite and finance customers’ purchases at the point of sale.
MeridianLink acquires mortgage software solutions provider OpenClose
MeridianLink says the deal will enable their customers “to deliver fast, frictionless mortgage lending experiences”.
Brazil’s Agrolend lands $27m Series B funding
The start-up provides Brazilian farmers access to credit through a mobile-first platform.
Ampla Technologies acquires B2B BNPL firm Upside Financing
Ampla says the acquisition will open up a B2B BNPL market that is worth an estimated $1 trillion.
Lendtech Ezra appoints Erwan Gelebart as new CEO
Gelebart has spent the past 14 years working for digital financial services firms across Africa and Asia.
UK lendtech start-up Plend lands £40m in seed funding
The seed round saw participation from the founders of Monzo, Starling Bank and Oodle Car Finance.
