Drata doubles valuation to $2bn following $200m Series C
The round was led by ICONIQ Growth and GGV Capital with institutional and individual investors participating.
Investment & Funding
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.
US fintech Teampay secures $47m in Series B funding
The fresh funding brings Teampay’s total capital raised to $65 million.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Buckzy, FrankieOne and Ejara
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
US challenger bank Greenwood secures $45m funding
The latest round brings the total capital raised by the challenger to $88 million to date.
Freedom Bank of Virginia partners Autobooks for new digital invoicing solution
The bank’s business clients can now generate professional invoices with an integrated ‘pay now’ button.
US SME banking platform Novo bags $35m in Series B extension
The new cash takes its total Series B funding to $125m following a $90m raise earlier this year.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Atoa, Djamo, Flourish, Hardbacon & Nine25
A handy round-up of this week’s fintech funding news from around the world.
Danish fintech Pleo hires Meri Williams as new CTO
Williams was formerly CTO at Monzo where they helped scale the engineering and data team by 500%.
US fintech GloriFi to shut down amid “a series of financial challenges”
The firm launched its app in September offering checking and savings accounts.
Featurespace bags funding from US, UK govs to build new financial crime detection solution
Featurespace is developing an AI-powered system to help banks and PSPs detect financial crime.
SaaS start-up Taktile lands $20m to boost US expansion
The firm claims it has seen “rapid growth” in the US and has tripled its revenues over the last 12 months.
WeGift bags £26m in Series B funding
The funds will be used towards WeGift’s growth, key hires, and adding new features.
Financial wellbeing platform Brightside raises $33m in Series B funding
The firm says it will use the fresh funding to enhance its platform and fuel its growth.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 11 November 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ping, Agent IQ, Atlar and more
A handy round-up of this week’s fintech funding news from around the world.
Mexican fintech start-up Mendel bags $60m in fresh funding
Mendel will use the new funds to boost the growth of its corporate expense management platform.
Blockchain intel firm TRM Labs scores $70m expanded Series B
TRM will use the cash to invest in product development and new hires to meet growing demand for its services.
Crypto infrastructure start-up Ramp raises $70m in Series B round
The Series B follows Ramp’s $52.7 million Series A round in December 2021.
Low-code platform Genesis Global hires Tej Sidhu as CTO
Sidhu will be responsible for the firm’s tech strategy, leading more than 200 developers and technologists.
Arta Finance exits stealth with more than $90m in funding
Arta raised the capital from Sequoia Capital India, Ribbit Capital, Coatue and more than 140 angel investors.
US lender Dwight Funding bags $100m credit facility
The facility will support Dwight Funding’s growth and allow it to invest further in its proprietary technology.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Decentro, Sidekick and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Zest AI lands more than $50m in growth funding round
With the new cash, Zest AI plans on increasing access to its AI-automated credit underwriting service.
Canada’s TouchBistro bags $110m in growth funding
TouchBistro offers a tablet-based point of sale (POS) system and payments solution for restaurants.
Cartoon: Slow cooking
This new cartoon illustrates how start-ups shifting to venture debt as a model to raise cash are storing up trouble.
Cover Genius lands $70m in Series D funding to boost growth
Funds will be put towards business growth and expanding its global insurance distribution platform, XCover.
Paytech Form3 lands €23m venture debt facility from Atempo Growth
The funding will enable Form3 to explore potential M&A opportunities and launch in new markets.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2022 issue out now
Cover story: TAKING THE LEAD – Women are inspiring fintech teams.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 28 October 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Paytrix and Vixtra
This week’s round-up includes two start-ups – London-based Paytrix and Brazil’s Vixtra.
North America fintech funding round-up: Cinchy, Lama AI, Kudos and more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from North America.
CloudPay secures $50m to support development of payroll offering
The firm boasts “high double-digit growth” year-on-year and is projecting revenue growth of around 40% for 2022.
Bilt Rewards bags $150m funding at $1.5bn valuation
The start-up is aiming to expand its loyalty programme and credit card offering for US renters.
ConnexPay secures $110m growth equity investment led by FTV Capital
The firm says the funding will be used to support its international expansion.
B2B paytech Finexio secures $35m Series B at $100m valuation
The oversubscribed round was co-led by Mendon Venture Partners and National Bank Holdings Corporation.
WeTravel raises $27m in Series B funding to boost fintech product development
WeTravel plans to accelerate the development of its travel-specific fintech solutions.
Cartoon: Fear gauge
A new cartoon illustrating how uncertainty in the stock market is making companies hesitant about going public.
US fintech start-up Banyan lands $43m Series A
The Series A round is made up of $28 million in equity and $15 million in venture debt.
