Cross River lands $620m investment to fuel expansion
The round was led by Eldridge and Andreessen Horowitz.
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How fintech can boost financial inclusion for Latin American SMBs
Fintech can give SMBs better access to financing to encourage progress and development.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 1 April 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: Archie, Dapio, Finary, Jia Finance, & Zimpler
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Tech giant Apple snaps up UK open banking firm Credit Kudos
Credit Kudos leverages machine learning to provide lenders an alternative to traditional credit scores.
Construction focused US fintechs CoFi and Handle raise funding
CoFi and Handle have raised $7 million and $10 million, respectively.
Banking for net-zero homes
Banks can make a significant difference to the planet, to their customers, and ultimately to their bottom line.
What the FinTech? | S.3 Episode 3 | Lending a hand
In this episode, we’re joined by Bill Verhelle, CEO and founder of QuickFi.
Fintech start-up Stilt secures $114m in debt and equity funding
The firm raised $14m in a Series A funding round and secured a new $100m debt facility.
BNPL platform ChargeAfter raises $44m Series B
The Series B brings the company’s total amount raised to date to $60 million.
Employment data platform Argyle lands $55m Series B to “reinvent credit decisioning”
SignalFire founding partner Ilya Kirnos will also join Argyle’s board of directors.
How embedded finance can help brands cater to the needs of Gen Z
Payments are now just as important to brand identity as top-of-funnel activities like advertising.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three brilliant jobs you can apply for right now
Exciting open vacancies at Monzo, Klarna and Railsbank. Apply today!
Revenue-based financing platform Novel Capital raises $115m in equity and debt funding
Novel Capital allows entrepreneurs to leverage their recurring revenue to access non-dilutive capital.
State of play: fintech and telco
How we pay, what we pay, and who we pay is changing, and telco firms are well positioned to take advantage.
Demystifying the Indian BNPL market
India is primed to be the largest BNPL market in the world with a massive addressable population.
Marlette secures $225m Series E to grow Best Egg financial platform
The round was led by the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).
Growth financing platform Capchase raises $80m Series B funding
Capchase CEO says funding businesses “is not a one-size-fits-all approach anymore”.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Explore three excellent career opportunities in fintech today
Exciting open vacancies at Monzo, Klarna and Railsbank. Apply today!
Zeta partners Mastercard to shake up credit card issuance
The payments giant has also invested $30 million, alongside other investors, into Zeta.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: in3, Noh, PictureWealth, Touché, and Yep!
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Wolters Kluwer acquires International Document Services in $70m deal
IDS is expected to generate revenues worth approximately $15 million in 2022.
Property lender Better.com lays off more than 3,000 staff in fresh cuts
The announcement was made by the company’s interim president Kevin Ryan via an e-mail to affected staff.
A new world: Mission Lane on helping the underbanked build credit
FinTech Futures discusses financial inclusion in the US with Mission Lane CEO Shane Holdaway.
Aussie BNPL firm Zip confirms Sezzle acquisition
The deal values Sezzle at approximately $360 million (AUD 491 million).
Digital business bank Grasshopper relaunches with focus on supporting SMEs
The bank has brought in a new leadership team and implemented a new technology strategy.
Banking Tech Awards 2022 now open for nominations
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
Why instant loans are catching fire with fraudsters
Fraudsters are now increasingly finding clever ways to exploit this innovative form of financing.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Blend, Canza, IMAN, NayaPay, NymCard, Plinqit, & Tiiik
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news.
Pipe acquires Purely Capital to move into media and entertainment financing
Pipe claims to be “the creator of the world’s first trading platform for recurring revenues”.
TreviPay acquires fellow B2B paytech Baton Financial Services
Start-up Baton “has built a unique, innovative B2B invoice payments network”, TreviPay says.
Fintech funding deals globally 14 February – 20 February 2022
Featuring Neon, Flutterwave, RapidRatings, Spotter and Genesis.
BNPL provider ViaBill raises $120m in equity and debt
ViaBill’s funding round was led by London-based Fasanara Capital.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Actyv.ai, MoneyHash, Novus, SJ Mobile Labs, Trace Finance, & Zand
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news.
Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures launches supply chain finance platform
SC Ventures says TASConnect will unlock “significant value” for organisations.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three great companies that are hiring right now
Exciting open vacancies at Klarna, Xero and Revolut. Apply today!
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Brick, Cynomi, Infina, Fintern, Pyypl, Streetbeat, Tiba, & more
Our weekly round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news.
Mos secures $40m Series B funding to drive product expansion
The cash will go towards hiring new staff as Mos looks to maintain its recent growth spurt.
US start-up LoanStreet closes $25m Series B funding round, eyes Canada
Founded in 2013, LoanStreet claims 1,200+ US banks, credit unions, and direct lenders as customers.
B2B payments and financing platform Tribal lands $60m Series B to support LatAm expansion
Tribal says the Latin American region represents a $175 billion market opportunity.
