Video: Bain Capital at FinovateFall 2022 – Investment trends in fintech
We chat with Sarah Hinkfuss of Bain Capital to discuss where the smart money is being invested in fintech.
Investment & Funding
Fraud prevention and compliance fintech Sardine nets $51.5m Series B
Sardine boasts a client list of over 135 companies including FTX, Blockchain.com and WealthSimple.
Fintech platform for freight and logistics, Denim, closes $126m Series B
Denim automates invoicing, collections and payments, claiming to reduce daily payments and collections tasks by 75%.
New fintech platform Ratio emerges from stealth raising $411m
The start-up has raised $11 million in venture funding and $400 million in a credit facility.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 16 September 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
US asset management platform Ethic lands $50m Series C
Ethic’s vision is to create “a world in which all investing is sustainable investing”.
Customer experience management platform Boomtown rebrands as OvationCXM, raises $20m
The latest round brings the company’s overall capital raised to date to more than $40 million.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kippa, Payall, Trek Health and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
The anti-ESG brigade, the finance industry and the green potential of Africa
We are entering interesting times in the ESG and climate change debate.
US credit card start-up Power raises $316m funding
The start-up has raised $300 million in a credit facility and $16.1 million in seed funding.
US fintech Kafene lands $18m in Series B funding
The new funding will be used to increase Kafene’s employee headcount and onboard more merchants onto its platform.
US digital bank for migrants Majority lands $37.5m Series B
Majority says it will deploy the new funds towards enhancing its suite of essential services.
Software management start-up Cledara lands $20m Series A
The money raised by Cledara will go towards the US expansion.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 9 September 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Chilean fintech Xepelin lands $140m credit line from Goldman Sachs
The credit line is designed to help finance further expansion into Mexico, Bloomberg reports.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: R2, NowNow and Hive Wealth
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Mesh Payments lands $60m in Series C funding
The new money will be used to expand its go-to-market efforts and accelerate product innovation.
Compliance regtech SteelEye raises $21m Series B funding
SteelEye claims the $21m Series B marks the largest raise by a European regtech firm in 2022.
Mexican fintech Clip lands $50m credit facility from top banks
The funding will be used to “improve financial access” for Mexican businesses.
UBS, Wealthfront nix $1.4bn acquisition deal
Wealthfront CEO David Fortunato says the pair are “continuing to explore ways to work together”.
ID verification platform Alloy raises $52m in Series C extension round
The fresh cash will support Alloy’s continuing global expansion.
US fintech start-up Solid lands $63m in Series B funding
The round was led by FTV Capital, with existing investor Headline also participating.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 2 September 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Banking Technology Magazine September 2022 issue out now
Cover story: MONEY PUZZLE – Helping US arrivals get on track financially.
Zepz appoints former Bill.com exec Mark Lenhard as group CEO
Lenhard has 20 years’ experience in the payments space.
Y Combinator appoints Garry Tan as its next president and CEO
Tan previously joined Y Combinator as a partner back in 2010 before leaving in 2015.
Web3 credit scoring start-up Spectral raises $23m
The firm leverages blockchain technology to calculate credit scores.
Healthcare fintech start-up Nitra lands $62m seed round
The new equity will be put towards launching new products and scaling its team.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Chekk, Hello Clever & Zywa
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
LatAm fintechs Belvo and Rebill raise funds
Latin American fintech start-ups Belvo and Rebill are among the lucky recipients of new funds.
US fintech funding round-up: Deposits, Highline & Kasisto
The latest recipients of funding in the US fintech space.
Fintech start-up Pomelo raises $70m in seed financing
Pomelo’s investors include celebrities The Chainsmokers and The Weeknd.
BankProv and Republic partner to offer escrow accounts to capital-hungry firms
BankProv CEO Dave Mansfield says working with Republic will “expand access to new investment opportunities”.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Farther, BankiFi, Highbeam and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Blockchain, tokenisation and financial inclusion
The potential for Web3 to enable financial inclusion in populations is tremendous.
Fintech start-up Arc lands $20m in Series A funding
Arc will use the funding to accelerate its growth and expand the availability of its treasury and software products.
Founderpath bags $145m to fund bootstrapped SaaS ventures
Founder Nathan Latka says the firm has deployed over $50m in capital over the last 12 months.
Central Payments lands $30m, spins out from Central Bank of Kansas City
The bank will continue as an investor, issuer and strategic partner.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 12 August 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
US paytech Finix lands $30m funding at increased valuation
Finix raised the capital at an increased valuation “despite the more challenging economic environment this year”.
