US neobank Upgrade secures $105m Series E funding round
The new funding round values the firm at more than $3.3 billion.
The new funding round values the firm at more than $3.3 billion.
Neobank hopeful aims to secure a full banking licence ahead of a planned launch in 2022.
The payroll company is looking to launch a new digital banking platform in the country.
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BigPay is the fintech unit of Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group.
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The start-up has now raised around $71 million in total.
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Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
The digital bank was granted a banking licence by APRA last month.
Kuda lands valuation of $500 million, and total raised of $91m.
Digital bank secures unicorn status with Series B funding round.
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UK challenger looks to expand into mortgages as an asset class.
Revolut’s app is now powered by Equifax cloud-based data in both the UK and US.
We are still at the start of the journey with open banking and have yet to see its full potential.
It’s the first licence to be handed out by APRA in 18 months.
Fledgling challenger to run paid-for accounts and offer “personalised” service.
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The two companies had entered into a partnership earlier this year.
The challenger says the funds will be used to continue its growth and launch new products.
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The funding round was led by UK private equity firm Pollen Street Capital.
ChangeFi is looking to give “equal access to the American dream”.
The start-up plans to “double down on growth in Nigeria and India”.
Dan Dickinson to lead Canadian wine business after leaving bank.
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UK business bank aims to “unleash” the potential of Indian SMEs.
Launched in 2019, digital bank C6 has more than seven million customers.
Toss has now accrued around $844 million in funding across ten separate rounds.
Neobanks have realised it’s less a matter of “kids hate finance”, and more “finance hates kids”.
STC Pay and ARTAR given green light by central bank.
The round was closed in the week prior to Zeller’s launch last month.
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The firm offers a mobile banking service for migrants across the US.
The app will reward “conscious consumers” for sustainable purchasing choices.
It aims to use the investment to scale its banking platform for small businesses.
A heaping helpful of funding rounds from this week to get your teeth into.
The Bengaluru-based firm is aiming to build India’s first neobank for teenagers.