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ICYMI funding round-up: Rize, Sparkle, Rupifi, PaySika & more

Another batch of funding rounds you may have missed this week in fintech.

Airbank picks Yapily to launch major bank API connections

Open banking infrastructure firm to help German cash management company connect users’ accounts.

Cartoon: Landfill

This new cartoon illustrates how the excess of cash is diminishing the ‘Valley of Death’ for many start-ups.

Indian SME neobank Open gains backing from Google in $100m Series C

Open raises $100 million to expand into new markets, including the US.

JIC Bank picks Technisys to power core banking

Puerto Rican lender aims to serve retail and commercial customers with new system.

Fintech funding deals globally 4 October – 10 October 2021

Featuring Devoted Health, CoinSwitch, Ajaib, Sky Mavis and Masterworks.

Creator-inspired fintech Superjoi to provide financial partnerships with fans

Platform aims to connect content creators with their audience to share revenue.

New UK banking hopeful Tryllian targeting 150m member figure

New bank is applying for an electronic money licence in the UK.

New US fintech Monai to gamify savings for Millennials and Gen Z

New fintech plans to use time spent mobile gaming to help users reduce debt.

If I had a penny…

If we’re going to talk about inclusion, don’t talk to me about current accounts. Talk to me about money.

Ex-Singlife execs to launch new Japanese paytech Purasu Money

Purasu to launch under umbrella of new venture SJ Mobile Labs.

Surfboard Payments launches Surfpay to turn smartphones into payment terminals

Swedish payments company aims to help small businesses transact easier.

New fintech Z-Walet plans Egyptian launch targeting Gen Z

Founded in 2020, the firm is still at the waiting list stage.

What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 19 | Can’t see the wood for the VCs

Level Ventures’ Ian Foley joins us for this latest episode of our What the Fintech? podcast.

Banking platform Arzus launches in US to provide all-in-one service

Arzus aims to create a single dashboard for users’ financial lives.

Banking Technology October 2021 issue out now

Cover story: multi-tusking – how do you eat an elephant?

ICYMI funding round-up: Yellow Card, QisstPay, Vyne, Tomorrow & more

Plenty of funding rounds in the double digits in this week’s ICYMI roundup.

Spanish challenger Bankse plans raft of features to win over customers

New bank to provide trading, credit, crypto, wage payment and more.

I bet you say that to all the girls

There should be parity in the workplace. But we are a long, long way from it.

Singapore fintech Aspire lands $158m Series B funding

Aspire will use the investment to “double down” on existing markets.

Kenbi launches in Israel to help merchants approve payments

New fintech aims to sit atop payment flows and enable easier transactions.

Aspiring neobank Vergo aims to serve US architecture SMEs

Vergo will be a vertical neobank for the US construction and interior design industry.

PrimaryBid names City veteran Donald Brydon as first chair

Brydon will step down as chairman of financial software company Sage on 30 September.

Challenger bank Mox appoints former ING exec Barbaros Uygun as CEO

Current CEO Deniz Güven will step down with effect from 27 September.

Financial document processing platform Ocrolus secures $80m Series C round

New York-based start-up says the new funding takes its valuation “north of $500 million”.

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.

Paytech Recharge eyes global expansion after $35m investment

The Series B round culminated in one of the largest investments into a Dutch startup in 2021.

How Northern Ireland is helping to build a cyber-secure future

Northern Ireland has nurtured a small cluster of native businesses into a global centre of cybersecurity excellence.

Fintech Spenmo raises $34m in Series A round

The round was oversubscribed by a multiple of five, making it Singapore’s largest Series A round to date.

SME bank Recognise given green light by UK regulator

The new bank can now start offering personal savings accounts and business loans.

What you sell when you’re not selling

It’s when you’re not selling that your true colours as an organisation shine through.

London gains new unicorn as TrueLayer raises $130m in Series E round

Open banking payments firm raises largest round yet from Tiger Global Management and Stripe.

Video: fintech news pick of the week – Mastercard, Papaya Global & more

Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.

Fintech funding deals globally 13 September – 19 September 2021

Featuring BitSight, Melio, SellersFunding, Form3 and Xendit.

What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 18 | Are you being self served?

Diebold Nixdorf’s Matt Phillips joins us for this latest episode of our What the Fintech? podcast.

Canadian fintech start-up Neo Financial lands $50m Series B funding

New funds will be used for further product development and to grow its team.

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Cloud payroll fintech dopay raises $18m in Series A round

New raise will go towards product expansion in its sole Egyptian market.

ICYMI funding round-up: TomoCredit, Lightyear, X-Margin, Coinfirm & more

More funding deals you may have missed during a busy week of news.

Grow Credit raises $106m to expand subscription-based credit builder

Black-owned fintech firm plans growth to 100 million end consumers.

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Swedish payments platform Billogram lands $45m investment

The recurring billing platform provider will seek to move into six new countries.

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