US neobank Upgrade secures $105m Series E funding round
The new funding round values the firm at more than $3.3 billion.
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Extended deadline announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021
The new nomination deadline for the Banking Tech Awards 2021 is 20 August.
Fifth Third completes acquisition of healthcare fintech Provide
Provide offers financial products targeted at healthcare practices.
Exclusive: Oracle FS wins major lending deal with AT&T
US telecoms giant picks lending and leasing solutions.
Climate First Bank launches in Florida with Finastra Phoenix at the core
Florida-based lender plans to meet and exceed a range of green initiatives.
Report: Self-service banking – the key to customer acquisition and retention
Fintech Futures investigates how self service banking has changed and what firms can do to keep up.
Landis secures $165m raise to help Americans become homeowners
The round was led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Will Smith’s Dreamers VC.
BNPL firm Zilch raises additional $110m in Series B extension
The funding has been led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and DMG Ventures.
Fintech funding deals globally 19 July – 25 July 2021
Featuring FTX, Soldo, Spendesk, Zilch and FloQast.
Webinar: Unmortgage your mortgage processes with data
Learn how to accelerate your journey to a modern, flexible mortgage infrastructure.
US real estate platform Lev raises $30m in Series A
Lev has now raised a total of $44.8 million.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Paytm, M1 Finance and US open banking reform
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.
Better acquires UK digital mortgage broker Trussle
The deal represents Better’s first entry into the UK mortgage market.
White paper: Back to the future – 8 features of fast and future-proof BNPL technology
Discover the tools you need to get ahead and stay ahead as BNPL grows its market share.
White paper: SME lending – the road to real-time approvals
Discover how rapid innovation, smarter decisioning and faster approvals can be yours.
LoanPro lands $100m Series A round led by FTV Capital
The Utah-based company says the funds will be used to further invest in growth
Lending: preparing for the unprecedented
How lenders can effectively manage commercial credit risk in an ever-changing world.
ChangeFi CEO: “We have to be on the ground with our communities”
ChangeFi is looking to give “equal access to the American dream”.
ICYMI funding round-up: Zeepay, Aliaswire, Daylight, Neon & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
Housing fintech Tomo raises $70m in Seed funding
Tomo aims to “digitise the homebuying experience”.
Maroo launches in US to spread the cost of weddings
New fintech offers wedding payment plans for up to 24 months.
Digital mortgage platform Accept.inc raises $90m
US-based firm plans to expand its “iLender” concept.
Afterpay hires Mastercard exec Khoja to lead North American expansion
Zahir Khoja joins at a time of “rapid market expansion” for Afterpay.
Splash Financial lands $44m in Series B funding round
The company helps borrowers compare financial products from a network of lenders.
Survey: Loan management software
Fintech Futures is conducting a brief survey concerning loan management software and would very much like your input.
Debt collection tech gets a “personal” upgrade for COVID-19 and beyond
Building mutual trust and encouraging customers to become more financially responsible.
Video: BCT Digital on how big data is changing risk and credit decisioning
FinTech Futures caught up with Jaya Vaidhyanathan, CEO of BCT Digital.
Fintech start-up Capchase plans European expansion after $125m funding round
The US-based service is available in the UK and Spain and expects to launch in more European countries soon.
Fintech funding deals globally 31 May – 6 June 2021
Featuring Wefox, Bought by Many, Chipper Cash, YieldStreet, and Kushki.
Afterpay user files US class action lawsuit over “huge undisclosed fees”
The user says Afterpay doesn’t educate customers about the bank’s overdraft fees
Stavvy raises $40m in record Series A funding for New England
Stavvy says it designs platforms to manage security risk and eliminate fragmentation.
Mission Lane acquires Honeydue to launch new debit card product
Honeydue has over 500,000 registered users in six countries and in three languages.
ProducePay raises $43million, searches for “rockstar” CTO
The start-up aims to disrupt the “opaque, fragmented, and dominated by manual processes” fresh produce market.
Fintech funding deals globally 10-16 May 2021
Featuring Gojek, Ethos, CloudWalk, Yuanbao, and Athena.
Banking Tech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
Fintech funding deals globally 19-25 April 2021
Featuring Alan, Deel, Chargebee, Classy, and Tamara.
Fintech funding deals globally 12-18 April 2021
Featuring Clearcover, Razorpay, The Zebra, Netstars, and Fintern.
Digital transformation can boost minority homeowners
Digital transformation in the mortgage industry have the potential to reverse decades of bias in home ownership.
ICYMI funding round-up: Cardlay, Revix, Numidia, Payable & more
A round-up of the funding you may have missed this week.
Better.com’s CPO accused of bullying days after $500m SoftBank investment
The CPO joined Better in 2017 from Goldman Sachs.
