ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Sourcefin, Volume, Leap Financial, and Juicyway
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
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News, intelligence and resources on the global fintech industry including topics such as start-ups.
US embedded finance fintech Parafin secures $100m in Series C funding round
Parafin’s $100 million Series C was raised at a $750 million valuation.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Brighty, Just, Finny, Prosper, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Shift4 buys UK paytech Card Industry Professionals
The deal adds to Shift4’s growing list of acquisitions this year.
Banking Technology Magazine December 2024 / January 2025 issue out now
Cover story: STAR PEOPLE – Banking Tech Awards 2024 revisited.
Mexico’s Klar acquires assets of B2B payments and financing platform Tribal
The deal includes Tribal’s payment and financing solutions, business intelligence tools and risk models.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Sandbox Wealth, ThreatFabric, Centrapay, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Lumin Digital bags $160m in growth equity
The round was led by Light Street Capital, NewView Capital and Partners Group.
Uptiq.AI acquires financial data integration fintech UpSwot for undisclosed sum
Uptiq.AI will now integrate UpSwot’s financial data gateway into its AI Workbench, which launched last month.
Mexican fintech start-up R2 secures $50m debt facility and $9m in fresh equity
The equity injection is an extension of the company’s $15 million Series A round from 2022.
Deel boosts European payments infrastructure with acquisition of Atlantic Money
The move follows Deel’s acquisition of South Africa-based payroll and HR company PaySpace back in March.
November 2024: Top five fintech M&A deals of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top fintech M&A deals in November.
November 2024: Top five new launch stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new launch stories in November.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kalder, Pemo, PostSig, StoreCash, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Beacon unveils new digital wallet offering built for immigrants to Canada
Beacon’s new service will support bill payments, salary deposits, Interac e-Transfers, and more.
Cartoon: Wanderer above the sea of fog
This new cartoon illustrates how regulatory changes and the complexity of compliance stymies new entrant fintechs.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Mutual Vision, Tako, Zeplyn, Tranched, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Mesa debuts homeowners credit card, offering rewards on mortgage and home expenses
The card allows customers to earn ‘Mesa Points’ on mortgage repayments and home-related purchases.
Canadian fintech Neo Financial raises $258m in mix of equity and debt funding
The round comprised $78.9 million in equity and $179.3 million in debt.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2024 issue out now
Cover story: GOING GREEN – Why sustainable finance is vital.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Groov, Fundcraft, VibePay, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Marygold & Co UK selects Griffin to embed savings accounts into money management app
The app will launch for individuals and small businesses in the UK “later this year”.
FTC takes action against US neobank Dave for allegedly “using misleading marketing”
In a statement, Dave says it intends to “vigorously defend ourselves”.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Brightwave, Mala, UnitPlus, Parachute, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
October 2024: Top five new launch stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new launch stories in October.
October 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from October.
New digital wallet Kuady launches in several LatAm markets powered by Mambu
The Kuady digital wallet has recently become available in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Peru.
AI co-pilot solution Reflexivity raises $30m Series B led by Greycroft and IBKR
The raise builds on a $10.5 million Series A closed by Reflexivity, then known as Toggle AI, in 2021.
Interface.ai emerges as “most valuable AI company in banking” with Avataar-led $30m funding round
Interface.ai provides pre-trained agentic AI solutions specifically tailored to community banks and credit unions.
Canada’s Koho launches in-app eSIMs with Boxo and Airalo
Koho’s 1.7 million Canadian customers will now be able to purchase eSIMs from within its app.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Authologic, Klasha, CardFlight, and Salt
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Socure inks $136m deal to acquire AI-powered risk decisioning platform Effectiv
The deal is expected to close next month, with the entire Effectiv team set to join Socure.
Procurement fintech Zip raises $190m Series D at $2.2bn valuation
Zip’s company value has increased 47% since its $100 million Series C last year.
Stripe reportedly in discussions to buy stablecoin infrastructure start-up Bridge in potential $1bn deal
Stripe confirmed plans to introduce stablecoin payments at the checkout in April.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 11 October 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Monese, TSB Bank, Temenos and more.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Bitlayer, Quartr, FutureMoney, Solifi and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Mercury secures $100m Natixis CIB credit warehouse to fund IO card programme
The warehouse will apply to Mercury’s credit card programme, which launched in 2022.
Banking Technology Magazine October 2024 issue out now
Cover story: QUANTUM LEAP OF FAITH – Preparing for the advent of Q-Day.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Plumery, Concreit, Connected Data, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
September 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from September.
