April 21, 2021 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Tribal Credit, a U.S.-based payment fintech, announced on Wednesday it secured $34.3 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by QED Investors and Partners for Growth with participation from BECO Capital, Global Ventures, OTG Ventures, Endure Capital, and Endeavor Catalyst. Founded in… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Integrated payments platform Paysafe announced on Wednesday it has received CarbonNeutral certification for both 2021 and 2022. The company revealed its commitment to carbon neutrality on Earth Day last year and it has pledged to offset the impact of its carbon footprint by… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Deel, a digital payroll provider, announced on Wednesday it raised $156 million through its Series C funding round, which brought the company’s valuation to $1.25 billion and making it achieve unicorn status. Founded in 2018, Deel describes itself as a global payroll solution that helps… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  US-based digital assets firm Gemini announced on Wednesday the release of its latest report, which revealed that nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are now interested in cryptocurrency, The data was notably gathered from a nationally representative survey of 3,000 U.S. adults that pointed to a… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Credijusto, an SME lending platform that is based in Mexico, announced on Wednesday the acquisition of Visor, a data analytics and digital factoring platform. According to Credijusto, Visor has analyzed over 15,000 companies in Latin America. Additionally, the company’s services have been used by… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Russian banking group Tinkoff announced on Wednesday the launch of its buy now pay later service, Dolyame.ru. According to Tinkoff, Dolyame.ru allows customers to split purchases into four equal parts. Much like other buy now pay later services, customers just need to cover… Read More

April 21, 2021 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

     BlueSnap, an Ireland-based all-in-one payment platform that helps B2B and B2C businesses around the world increase sales and reduce costs, announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Chargebee, a subscription billing and revenue management platform. Through this new collaboration, BlueSnap… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  MANTL, a U.S.-based digital account opening solution for banks and credit unions, announced on Tuesday it raised $40 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Alphabet’s independent growth fund, CapitalG, with participation from D1 Capital Partners, BoxGroup and existing investors Point72… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  MPOWER Financing, a U.S.-based fintech platform for educational loans to international and DACA students, announced on Tuesday it has joined forces with student loans lender Sallie Mae to expand global access to higher education, particularly to international and DACA students. MPOWER revealed Sallie Mae currently provides… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Payment processing and global retail banking platform Klarna announced on Tuesday the launch of carbon footprint insights for all shopping purchases as part of its 1% pledge, involving the donation of $10 million to initiatives supporting planet health. According to Klarna, the feature will introduce an… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Alto Solutions, Inc. (Alto), a U.S.-based self-directed IRA platform making it easier for individuals to access and invest in alternative assets using their retirement funds, announced on Tuesday it raised $17 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Unusual Ventures,… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech FirstClose announced on Tuesday it has acquired HomeScout, a real estate technology provider. According to FirstClose, HomeScout will bring together various services to the mortgage and title industries, including purchase and portfolio business solutions, lead generation, lead qualification, agent match, monitoring, and a… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Bespoke Financial, a U.S.-based fintech that provides debt financing to cannabis companies, announced on Tuesday it raised $8 million through its Series A funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to date to over $28 million. According to Bespoke, the investment round was led… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 4:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Mastercard announced on Monday it has acquired digital identity platform Ekata for $850 million. According to Mastercard, Ekata works with global merchants, financial institutions, travel companies, marketplaces, and digital currency platforms. It notably uses insights to deliver unique scores, data attributes and risk… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Less than two years after raising more than £1.2 million through its previous Seedrs campaign, Much Better Adventures, a UK-based traveling platform, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has quickly surpassed its £800,000 funding target. The funding round has already attracted nearly 725 Seedrs… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Versured, a U.S.-based insurtech, announced on Monday the launch of its commercial and life insurance. Founded in 2019, Versured stated it was built on a foundation of trusted brokerage partners with broad insights and experiences. Our core value of trust has remained central to… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Diginex Limited, a digital assets financial services company, announced on Monday a record total volumes of over $1 billion in April month to date through its crypto exchange EQUOS, with average daily volumes during the period increased over three times compared to average daily volumes… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    U.S. insurtech Zywave recently announced it has acquired Enquiron, a provider of risk management and consultative business solutions. Zywave reported that with the combination of its existing portfolio of solutions, the acquisition reinforces its “leadership” position in these markets. Founded in 1996, Enquiron… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitGo, a digital asset financial services provider, recently announced it has acquired Lumina, a financial platform for managing digital assets. BitGo reported that with the acquisition, it introduced its next-generation wallet platform: BitGo Portfolio: Clients can now bring data from any exchange or wallet into a single dashboard… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 9:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  White Peak Distillery, a distillery based in the Peak District region, has raised more than £1.14 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which originally sought to raise £500,000, has so far attracted nearly 800 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2016, White Peak Distillery… Read More