January 29, 2025 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TravelPerk, the business travel platform, announces a new Series E fundraise of $200m. The investment round is reportedly led by European venture capital firm Atomico, alongside EQT Growth, with participation from Noteus Partners and existing investors, including Kinnevik and General Catalyst. The round “nearly doubles”… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, funding round, travel, travelperk

January 29, 2025 @ 4:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capchase has reflected on its accomplishments in 2024, including the overall performance and adoption of Capchase Pay. The company has achieved several milestones, including: Experiencing an 800% increase in software buyers paying through Capchase Pay. Becoming Stripe‘s B2B BNPL payment method for the US. Some… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, capchase, capchase pay

January 29, 2025 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nisum, a Silicon Valley-based technology consulting partner, made a strategic move to expand its global footprint with a new business hub in Lima, Peru. This marks a significant milestone for the company and is a major boost for LatAm technology. Nisum’s expansion highlights the importance… Read More

 Tagged interview, latin america, nisum, peru

January 29, 2025 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The turn of the year signifies new beginnings for the blockchain and crypto space, and Ripple claims that it has hit the ground running with advances to its cross-border payments solution. Additionally, Ripple said in a blog post that industry players across the US are… Read More

 Tagged new york, payments, ripple, texas, xrp

January 29, 2025 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC), a digital bank, reported Q4 earnings yesterday, touting a rise in loan originations by 13%, an increase in revenue of 17%, and growth in total assets of 20% when compared to Q4 of 2023. While revenue rose, net income declined quarter over quarter… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, lendingclub

January 29, 2025 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Lloyds Banking Group is expected to close over 130 bank branches as it continues to downsize due to fewer customers utilizing physical locations. In a report by SkyNews, Lloyds Banking Group is said to be shuttering 61 Lloyds, 61 Halifax, and 14 Bank of Scotland locations beginning in… Read More

 Tagged lloyds banking group, uk, united kingdom

January 29, 2025 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A London-based financial services startup, Stenn Group, has reportedly entered administration, leaving creditors facing losses of over £100 million. The company, which specialized in invoice finance, had been under investigation by HSBC, its lender, following allegations of links to a Russian money laundering case. As… Read More

 Tagged financial crime, money laundering, russia, stenn group, uk

January 29, 2025 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vyne, a London-based real-time account-to-account payments platform, has announced that it will be winding down its UK operations effective April 22. This decision comes just months after Vyne was acquired by Tarabut, a Middle Eastern fintech company. According to a statement released recently on Vyne’s… Read More

 Tagged london, payments, uk, united kingdom, vyne

January 29, 2025 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, a London-based digital banking platform, is venturing into commercial real estate lending, capitalizing on signs of a potential market resurgence, according to a report from Bloomberg. To spearhead this new initiative, Revolut has appointed Duncan Batty, formerly of M&G Investments, where he led the… Read More

 Tagged Business Expansion, digital banking, real estater, revolut, uk

January 29, 2025 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG announces the launch of LSEG Research & Insights available through a new app on LSEG Workspace. This app provides a way to access LSEG’s range of research and insights in one centralized location. It will aim to serve as a “one-stop shop” for insights… Read More

 Tagged insights, london stock exchange group, lseg, research