Two US banks tap fintech Chimney to boost customer engagement
New York-based Chimney’s financial calculators help customers make “smarter” financial decisions.
Platform-as-a-Service/PaaS
US fintech Caribou lands $115m Series C at $1.1bn valuation
Caribou will use the new funding to invest in its platform, expand its team and develop new products.
SpotOn bags $300m Series F at $3.6bn valuation
SpotOn has raised $928 million in funding to date.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Findity, Recognise Bank, Moneybox, Circit & Klarpay
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around Europe.
Tide partners Sage to offer new tax and accounting product
Tide says its new offering will reduce the “time and stress of traditional accounting” for its customers.
Hawaii State FCU taps Lumin Digital to enhance banking services
Hawaii State FCU will go live on Lumin Digital’s platform in June 2022.
ICYMI funding round-up: Sudozi, Mentum, Assetplus, Multipl & Akuvo
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
EMEA funding round-up: Cashew, Stanhope, Elucidate, Spades, Sun Zu Lab & sqft.capital
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across EMEA.
Ohio’s KeyBank acquires Philly fintech firm GradFin
Founded in 2015, GradFin offers advisory solutions for people wanting assistance with their student loan debt.
Paddle raises $200m Series D round at unicorn valuation
The latest round brings Paddle’s total funding to date to $293 million.
Aussie fintech for farmers AgriDigital raises $17.4m
The round, a mix of debt and equity, was led by a local fund.
US fintech MainStreet lays off 30% of employees
CEO Doug Ludlow cites “today’s incredibly rough market” as the reason for the layoffs.
Apple invests $25m to help underserved communities via fintech platform CNote
CNote has already started moving Apple’s money into the communities through its platform.
Canada’s Neo Financial hits unicorn status with $145m Series C raise
The round was led by Valar Ventures, with new and existing investors also participating.
ICYMI funding round-up: Estateguru, SaaScada, tell.money, Cheq, GMEX & Bluezone
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Rewards platform Kard secures $23m in Series A funding round
The new funds will be used to expand its merchant network and product offering.
Europe fintech funding round-up: Previse, Qonto, Volume, Tuum & Monspire
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across Europe.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Union54, Themis & Sawa
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Pakistani fintech start-up Abhi raises $17m in Series A funding
Funds will be used to expand its team and build out marketing capabilities.
Stripe appoints Microsoft’s James Phillips as new president of financial services
James Phillips joins Stripe after a decade at Microsoft.
European fintech start-ups Montonio and Payaut secure funding
Montonio raised €11 million and Payaut secured €8 million, respectively.
Filipino fintech Voyager Innovations hits unicorn status with $210m raise
The new funding has propelled Voyager’s valuation to nearly $1.4 billion.
UK fintech funding round-up: Timeline, Leatherback & Network B
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of UK-based fintechs.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Gotrade, lemon.markets, Unifimoney & Gaviti
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Platformification: a reality and strong value add
How platformification benefits the financial institution and end customer alike.
Australian fintech Zeller lands $73m Series B funding
Zeller says it has signed up more than 10,000 Australian businesses within eight months.
Chat commerce platform Clickatell raises $91m Series C to boost expansion plans
Clickatell says chat is the largest digital platform in the world, with 7.7 billion users.
The urgency needed for banks to enter the BNPL space
Banks have an opportunity to get ahead in the BNPL space as authorities introduce new regulations.
Spend management platform Spendesk hits unicorn status with €100m funding
Spendesk will use the funding to nearly double its workforce.
Finance management platform Rho raises $75m in Series B round
Founded in 2018, the start-up has raised $205 million in equity and debt financing to date.
Singapore fintech Sleek raises $14m to fund global expansion
The company’s platform acts an ‘operating system’ for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Canadian card and spend management fintech Float raises $30m in Series A
This latest financing round brings Float’s total funding to date to around $34 million.
ID verification firm Socure valued at $4.5bn following $450m Series E round
The fintech plans to use the cash to develop new products, enter new markets and hire more staff.
Paytech start-up Extend raises $40m in Series B round
The New York start-up wants to modernise the payments industry “from the inside out”.
What the FinTech? | S.2 Episode 22 | Let’s talk about SaaS
Michel Breeuwer, general manager for the Benelux and Baltics at Mambu, joins us on this week’s episode of the What the FinTech? podcast.
Payments fintech Highnote emerges from stealth with $54m funding
The card issuing platform will help SMEs compete with ecommerce giants like Amazon.
Cobo raises $40m Series B funding for DeFi-as-a-Service platform
The Singaporean crypto platform will also use the $40m raised to secure regulatory licences.
JP Morgan Chase acquires Frank to firm up student offering
US firm hopes the deal for the college-focused financial wellness platform will boost student engagement.
Monese moves into digital banking with Investec
The new partnership will see the international bank begin to offer digital banking services to UK customers.
CaixaBank extends IBM partnership to underpin new CloudNow service
Spanish banking giant ready to deploy new hybrid cloud platform.
