Stripe leads big investment in one-click checkout fintech Fast
Two-year-old Fast has enjoyed exponential growth in the last year.
Investment & Funding
JOFF Fintech Acquisition Spac files for $300m IPO
The Spac is eyeing up fintech, wealth management and gaming sectors.
Plaid raising at $15bn as employees pitched $1,200 per share
US fintechs have enjoyed a wealth of VC interest since the Plaid-Visa deal hit headlines.
US-based paytech Modern Treasury raises $38m in Series B
In 2020, Modern Treasury customers reconciled $1 billion using its platform.
Rapyd raises $300m in Series D, plans more acquisitions
It will double the engineering and product teams and expand the “self-service” element of the platform.
Fintech funding deals globally 18-24 January 2021
Featuring PPRO, iSTOX, Indy, Mercado Bitcoin, and Brigit.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 22 January 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
New York cash advance app Brigit reveals $35m Series A
Brigit’s CEO is a former Deutsche Bank and Infosys executive.
Fintech funding deals globally 11-17 January 2021
Featuring Checkout.com, MX, Blend, Creditas, and Enfusion.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 January 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Affirm IPO sees shares surge 98%
Affirm managed to halve its losses by June 2020.
Digital lender Blend raises $300m in Series G funding round
Lending firm plans to expand team and grow its products with the substantial raise.
Fintech funding deals globally 4-10 January 2021
Featuring Grab, Mynt, Divvy, Mambu, and SimpleNexus.
SoFi set to go public via merger with Palihapitiya’s fourth Spac
The IPO will value SoFi at $8.65 billion.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 08 January 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Mambu raises €110m to hit €1.7bn valuation
Cloud core banking vendor has raised over €150m since launch.
Customer service start-up Glia lands $78m to help banks and credit unions
The round was led by Shopify and Checkout.com backer Insight Partners.
PayPal investment lands SME fintech Divvy with unicorn status
The start-up announced a $165 million Series D funding round.
San Francisco challenger Oxygen raises $17m in Series A
Runa Capital, S7V, EFG Hermes, and Rucker Park, took part in the investment.
Fintech funding deals globally 28 Dec 2020-3 Jan 2021
Featuring Mission Lane, Narmi, Finja, CarPay, and ZipLoan.
SoftBank aims to raise $525m with Spac IPO
Goldman Sachs Group and Citigroup are managing the deal.
2020 review: Top 10 fintech and bank M&A deals
Despite COVID-19, the financial sector has still enjoyed some notable M&A deals.
Unit raises Series A funding to offer banking intergration
The start-up has raised a total of $18.6 million to-date.
What the Fintech? Episode 18 | Year in review
We relay our industry highlights of 2020.
2020 review: Top 10 fintech funding rounds
Some start-up’s valuations have soared this year.
Former JP Morgan execs launch wealthtech Vestrata with $4m
Vestrata has already signed up a number of investment managers and solution partners.
Top 10 Women in Fintech Power List 2020
We bring you a shortlist of ten women in – or investing in – fintech.
Mexican challenger albo raises $45m in Series B funding round
Albo has now raised just over $72 million across five rounds.
Mozper lands $3.55m to launch kid debit card in Mexico
In August, Mozper – with the help of partner Visa – launched its closed beta with 500 families.
The Fintech Review: 2020
We cover embedded finance, competition, open banking, and CBDCs.
Thoma Bravo investment takes identity start-up Venafi to unicorn status
Thoma Bravo are investing right at time, says Venafi CEO.
Financial assistant app Cleo raises $44 million
Cleo has four million Gen-Z and millennial users; and recorded a 400% revenue growth in the last year.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 11 December 2020
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Challenger for teens Step raises $50m in Series B
Among new investors are Charli D’Amelio, Justin Timberlake, Eli Manning, and Mantis VC.
Former Uber Money head bags $12.4m for new venture Synctera
The start-up hopes to speed up go-to-market times.
Moov Financial raises $27m in Series A funding round
The latest round follows a seed round from August.
Retail rewards platform Fetch raises $80m in venture funding
Fetch Rewards has raised $131m since 2013.
What the Fintech? Episode 17 | The spirit is willing, but the markets are weak
This episode of WTF? podcast features Vinoth Jayakumar, partner at VC firm Draper Esprit.
Stripe chases $100bn valuation with no sign of IPO
Stripe could see its valuation quadruple in just two years.
New York challenger Current lands $131m in Series C funding round
The capital will go towards Current’s product offerings.
