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Unit adds cross-border payments capabilities with Currencycloud

Tie-up expands capabilities for the US customers of Unit’s Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform.

ICYMI funding round-up: Pomelo Pay, Nudge, Recordent, fintus, EarlyBird, WLTH, and Basiq

In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) funding round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news.

Congratulations to this year’s Banking Tech Awards winners!

The ceremony took place on 24 November at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

settle

US fintech start-up Settle closes $60m Series B round

The San Francisco-based company has now raised $100m in total funding to date.

8fig raises $50m to reinvent supply chain management for e-commerce sellers

8fig says it’s on a mission to propel 10,000 sellers to eight-figure revenue by 2025.

Mexican BNPL platform Aplazo completes $27m Series A round

Increase in headcount and Latin American expansion planned.

Video: fintech news pick of the week – N26, CaixaBank, Oportun & more

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

Fintech funding deals globally 15 November – 21 November 2021

Featuring Gemini, Upgrade, CloudWalk, EasyHealth and Airwallex.

FinTech Futures Jobs: Three exciting open roles at OakNorth to apply for

Exciting open vacancies at OakNorth. Apply today!

Upgrade raises $280m in Series F funding at $6bn valuation

The fintech has raised $600 million in equity capital since inception in 2017.

Kafene secures $75m funding to accelerate growth

Capital to support Kafene’s point-of-sale financing to Americans with limited access to credit.

Cloud banking provider nCino to acquire mortgage neolender SimpleNexus

Finserv provider says acquisition is a “natural expansion” of its digital banking platform.

Oportun to buy neobank Digit in $213m deal

Acquisition intended to accelerate Oportun’s expansion plans by three to five years.

zilch

London BNPL firm Zilch worth more than $2bn following $110m Series C

The company plans a hiring spree in Miami, where its US headquarters are located.

Fintech funding deals globally 1 November – 7 November 2021

Featuring Mynt, Plate IQ, Chipper Cash, Mythical and Moonfare.

New US fintech Menta picks Agora to power credit builder platform

Menta’s platform is designed to improve access to credit for the underbanked.

Digital trade finance platform Drip raises $175m in equity and debt funding

Drip provides SMEs across India, Mexico and the US access to collateral-free credit.

Oracle wins trio of new clients in US, Vietnam, and Uzbekistan

Protego Trust Bank, InFinBank, and Toyota Financial Services all pick Oracle systems.

Live now, pay later

I’d love to see the excitement caused by BNPL stretch to areas where lending is desperately needed.

Fintech funding deals globally 18 October – 24 October 2021

Featuring N26, Deel, FTX, Zopa and Brex.

BNPL: The now and the later

How can the BNPL industry do more to protect consumers and help the world we live in?

SoFi partners Pagaya to boost access to financial services

SoFi plans to extend its credit lending services to a broader audience.

Fintech start-up Tala secures $145m Series E funding

California-based firm will look to expand its product offering and grow its team.

FinTech Futures Jobs: Three great jobs to apply for this week

Exciting vacancies at Finastra, OakNorth and Inpixon. Apply today!

Webinar: Streamlining loan management with the next generation of loan servicing technology

Explore the key challenges facing the lending and servicing industry, and how to prepare for the future.

First Women’s Bank launches in US with focus on fixing gender lending gap

New lender is Chicago’s first chartered bank since 2009.

Debt platform CredAvenue raises $90m in Series A funding round

Significant investments in data science, machine learning, and AI are in the pipeline.

B2B BNPL: how data can drive more financial flexibility

BNPL is the norm when it comes to B2B transactions, but should corporates look to be more flexible?

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

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

New FinTech Futures Report: Mortgages – the final digital frontier

We’ve launched our latest report, including an in-depth industry survey.

Dear Luc: How do I get a slice of the BNPL pie?

This week someone asks: I want to add BNPL to my service, what do I need to consider?

Fintech funding deals globally 20 September – 26 September 2021

Featuring Sorare, MarketFinance, Dapper Labs, Airwallex and TrueLayer.

Prodigy Finance lands $750m funding to expand into new markets

New funds will allow Prodigy to assist students from previously excluded countries.

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”.

Video: fintech news pick of the week – Goldman Sachs, Chase, Oracle & 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.

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

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

Nuula

Canadian fintech start-up Nuula secures $120m funding

The firm launched its mobile app in June this year with the aim of helping SMEs to grow.

Fintech funding deals globally 6 September – 12 September 2021

Featuring Varo, Scalapay, Wave, MNT Halan and Marshmallow.

SEC threatens suit over Coinbase crypto lending product

Coinbase’s CEO and chief legal officer admonish US markets regulator over lack of clarity.

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