Canadian fintech Koho lands $165m Series D funding
The firm says the investment is one of Canada’s largest fintech funding rounds.
Investment & Funding
FTX Trading secures $400m Series C funding at $32bn valuation
The firm now claims to be the third-largest crypto exchange in the world.
Banking Technology February 2022 issue out now
Cover story: THE FUTURE CALLS – Three predictions for the year ahead.
CoinTracker lands unicorn status with $100m Series A round
Users collectively track over $50 billion in crypto assets on CoinTracker.
Digital asset custody platform Fireblocks worth $8bn following $550m Series E
The round makes Fireblocks the highest-valued digital asset infrastructure provider in the world.
Black-owned wealthtech start-up Esusu hits $1bn valuation following $130m Series B
Esusu is now one of just a handful of Black-owned unicorn start-ups in the world.
Why everyone will know the term embedded lending in 2022
SME demand for finance is set to continue to grow globally in 2022.
Fintech funding deals globally 24 January – 30 January 2022
Featuring Fireblocks, FTX US, Creditas, Esusu and CoinTracker.
Garden of Eden: how Africa’s digital transformation promises to boost the continent
Demographics, technology and opportunity have set the stage for Africa to become a global fintech powerhouse.
German software firm SAP to acquire capital management fintech Taulia
Taulia will continue to operate as a standalone company under its own brand.
Paystone snaps up merchant services provider Canadian Payment Services
Paystone CEO Tarique Al-Ansari says the deal will “provide additional value to CPS merchants”.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three interesting new roles to consider this week
Exciting open vacancies at Starling Bank, Klarna and Crowdcube. Apply today!
ICYMI funding round-up: ApexEdge, DirectID, Everything, NALA, Tuum, & OZÉ
Our weekly round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news.
Insurance payments platform Ascend lands $30m Series A
Ascend claims to be “the first modern insurance payments platform”.
Pinwheel raises $50m in Series B to help create “fairer financial system”
Pinwheel provides an API that allows businesses to connect payroll accounts to their applications.
Crypto asset software and data provider Lukka lands $110m in Series E
New York-based Lukka is now valued at $1.3 billion.
Crypto IRA software platform iTrustCapital secures $125m in growth equity
The growth equity investment round values the company at more than $1.3bn.
Start-up Vartana launches with $57m funding with aim to become the “Affirm for B2B”
Vartana is a new provider of managed checkout and BNPL options for businesses.
The state of start-up funding in Europe
European start-ups are starting to have access to a far broader and more founder-focused investment ecosystem.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Amazon, Visa, Bolt & Lunar
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
ICYMI funding round-up: BillEase, Cake, Gr4vy, Finmap, Shield, & Skilling
Don’t let funding announcements slip you by in this fast-paced industry!
Financial services customer engagement platform Personetics raises $85m in growth funding
Personetics’ technology analyses real-time financial data at customer touchpoints, learning their financial behaviours.
SaaS financial data platform Canalyst secures $70m Series C investment
Canalyst says it wants to be “the new fundamental dataset of record”.
Fintech funding deals globally 10 January – 16 January 2022
Featuring Checkout, Qonto, CAIS, Qraft Technologies and SEBA Bank.
E-commerce one-click checkout fintech Bolt raises $355m in Series E
Bolt says it has doubled its valuation in three months.
SaaS tech start-up financing platform Arc lands $161m investment
“We’re on a mission to help start-ups grow,” says Arc co-founder and CEO Don Muir.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Checkout.com funding; UK fintech investment; digital currency pilot in Bahrain
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three exciting companies that are hiring in 2022
Exciting open vacancies at Klarna, Seedrs and Starling Bank. Apply today!
Digital asset fintech Zero Hash lands $105m in Series D round
The round saw participation from Bain Capital, NYCA and Point72 Ventures.
GPS adds $100m to its latest funding round, appoints new chair
Global Processing Services (GPS) closes its latest funding round at over $400 million.
ICYMI funding round-up: DigiDoe, Acorn Finance, ThankUCash, Trust & Will, MDXT, & Paywatch
Don’t let funding announcements slip you by in this fast-paced industry.
Accrue Savings raises $25m to offer consumers “a responsible purchasing option”
The Series A funding round was led by Tiger Global.
AI-focused fintech Qraft Technologies secures $146m SoftBank investment
Qraft’s US CEO says investment management is “ripe for disruption” thanks to AI.
Alternative investment platform CAIS hits unicorn status with $225m funding
CAIS describes itself as “the first truly open marketplace for alternative investments”.
Checkout.com secures bumper $1bn Series D round at $40bn valuation to boost US growth
The paytech has now raised around $1.8 billion in total funding to date.
US SME banking platform Novo raises $90m in Series B funding
Novo CEO Michael Rangel says the funds will go towards improving cash flow for small businesses.
Brex hires Meta product head Karandeep Anand as CPO, lands $300m funding
Since its founding in 2017, Brex has raised a total of $1.2 billion.
Fintech start-up Twig raises $35m to support Web 3.0 plans
The London-based fintech intends to expand into the EU and US in 2022.
Fintech funding deals globally 3 January – 9 January 2022
Featuring OpenSea, PayFit, Petal, Sygnum and Starling Bank.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Petal, Unibo, & iProov
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
