Banking Technology September 2019 issue out now
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Investment & Funding
Zip acquires PartPay for $50m
The Aussie credit card company has also purchased an equity interest in QuadPay.
Top fintech stories this week – 30 August 2019
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CardX raises $2m in debt financing
The fintech helps businesses avoid credit card transaction fees.
Insurtech start-up Kin raises $47 million
The company will launch a home insurance carrier in Florida.
Platform9 targets global growth with $25m funding
The firm helps companies run cloud-native infrastructure at scale.
Cybersecurity start-up Axonius closes $20m Series B
This was the firm’s second fundraise of the year.
ICBA invests in Teslar Software for community banks
The undisclosed investment brings Teslar’s seed capital to $2 million.
Top fintech stories this week – 23 August 2019
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Tala raises $110m for expansion plans
PayPal Ventures also participated in the round.
Welsh Delio secures £3.3m equity round
Delio will expand into Asia, the Middle East and North America.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 August 2019
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Thomson Reuters launches global regtech competition
The contest seeks legal, tax and regulatory solutions.
FinMkt closes $5m Series B
It provides highly customisable tech for the online lending industry.
Top fintech stories this week – 9 August 2019
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ScaleFactor closes $60m Series C funding round
The platform has since raised $100m in 12 months.
Klarna bags $460m equity funding
It’s now the most valuable EU fintech with a valuation of $5.5 billion.
Gatsby gets $1.5m funding for social trading
The platform is onboarding users gradually.
FNA raises $5.5m for AI-driven regtech
The firm collaborates with regulators manage financial risks.
Stackin’ raises $4m for financial advice for millennials
Millennials can now be texted the best way to grow their money.
Bambu raises $10m to grow global team
The robo-advisory start-up will use it to offer more products.
Helis Network closes $500k seed funding round
The firm aims to make decentralised finance accessible.
Visa invests in Southeast Asia’s payments platform Gojek
The two companies will also collaborate on cashless payments solutions.
Paysend raises £8.5m for global roll-out
The fintech also launched its own digital currency, Pays XDR.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 July 2019
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Mbanq backs Arival Bank by acquiring shares
Arival also has its sights set on a Series A round of $10 million later this year
Robinhood raises $323 million in Series E funding
The new round of funding values the company at $7.6 billion.
Top fintech stories this week – 19 July 2019
PayTech Awards winners announced!
Near raises $100m for new platform offering
The investment comes from PE firm, Greater Pacific Capital (GPC).
Payments platform Finix raises $17.5m in Series A round
The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures.
SumUp enhances payments for SMEs with €330m funding
Following the acquisitions of Debitoor and Shoplo.
Goldman Sachs invests €25 million in Raisin
The new funding brings the total volume of primary investment to €195 million.
Most successful Kickstarter campaigns revealed: is crowdfunding the future of fintech funding?
Kickstarter projects had an overall success rate of 36%, with $4.2bn pledged to successfully launched projects.
NLP software firm RiskGenius closes Series B round
The company provides NLP processing tools for the insurance industry.
Altonomy closes $7m seed financing round
The firm provides liquidity for crypto assets.
Lightico closes $14.5m investment for digital customer experience
In the last year, Lightico has quadrupled in employee count.
TreasurySpring launches Fixed-Term Fund platform
The platform provides a digital pipeline for the wholesale money markets.
Banking Technology July/August 2019 issue out now
Drawing the curtains on a bright tomorrow.
Blockchain firm Saga picks FIS for treasury management
Deloitte helped Saga pick its supplier.
Top fintech stories this week – 05 July 2019
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