Jeeves and Mastercard partner in Mexico for physical and virtual business cards
Tie-up follows $188m funding for Jeeves, which launched at the start of 2021.
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Fundbox closes $100m Series D round to take valuation beyond $1bn
Product expansion, including into payments, is planned for its small business platform.
New neobank Migom provides unbanked entrepreneurs essential banking services
The digital bank also provides crypto capabilities, including instant crypto transfers.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three exciting open roles at OakNorth to apply for
Exciting open vacancies at OakNorth. Apply today!
Canadian card and spend management fintech Float raises $30m in Series A
This latest financing round brings Float’s total funding to date to around $34 million.
Can super apps save the day for SMEs and their banks?
Digitisation needs to be at the heart of the next wave of SME banking services.
Paytech start-up Extend raises $40m in Series B round
The New York start-up wants to modernise the payments industry “from the inside out”.
Financial management platform HoneyBook lands $250m Series E funding
The Californian company manages client flow and cash flow for independent business owners.
Digital trade finance platform Drip raises $175m in equity and debt funding
Drip provides SMEs across India, Mexico and the US access to collateral-free credit.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three really great jobs to apply for this week
Exciting vacancies at OakNorth, Deloitte and Oracle. Apply today!
Arival Bank lands banking licence in Puerto Rico
Arival plans to provide services to international software firms and underbanked businesses.
Capital One acquires SME travel fintech Lola
Lola announced a cessation of operations last month.
First Women’s Bank launches in US with focus on fixing gender lending gap
New lender is Chicago’s first chartered bank since 2009.
Coastal Community Bank picks Finzly to modernise payments processes
Coastal Community Bank has more than $2 billion in assets under management.
Robo-advisor Betterment achieves unicorn status with $160m capital injection
The funding was drawn from a Series F round and $100m credit facility.
Payments fintech Highnote emerges from stealth with $54m funding
The card issuing platform will help SMEs compete with ecommerce giants like Amazon.
Aussie fintech Airwallex secures $200m Series E funding at $4bn valuation
The company has now raised more than $700m in total capital.
MODIFI tops €100m valuation with €20m Series B funding
Start-up plans to grow its trade finance platform into a global trade management hub.
Canadian fintech start-up Nuula secures $120m funding
The firm launched its mobile app in June this year with the aim of helping SMEs to grow.
ICYMI funding round-up: Pngme, Recognise Bank, pawaPay, Finexio & more
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
US Bank acquires SME expenses firm Bento Technologies
US Bank aims to combine its payment and expenses offerings for SMEs.
FinTech Futures Jobs: Three really exciting jobs to apply for this week
Exciting vacancies at OakNorth, Checkout.com and Deloitte. Apply today!
Canadian fintech FreshBooks reaches $1bn valuation with latest funding
Firm secures $80.75 million in Series E funding and $50 million in debt financing.
ICYMI funding round-up: Snoop, Easy, Wildfire Systems, Ritmo & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
ICYMI funding round-up: Cobee, Sila, Vincent, WhenThen, Clara & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
Swift launches low-value payments service Swift Go
Payments network aims to make things easier for small businesses.
Paystone raises $23.8m for payments and engagement platform
Canadian company brings total raised in 2021 to $78.7 million.
White paper: SME lending – the road to real-time approvals
Discover how rapid innovation, smarter decisioning and faster approvals can be yours.
Winners announced for the 2021 PayTech Awards
24 winners and 31 highly commended for projects, companies, products, individuals and teams!
Lending: preparing for the unprecedented
How lenders can effectively manage commercial credit risk in an ever-changing world.
Klarna signs merchant financing partnership with Liberis
Liberis will roll out its revenue-based solution in the coming months.
JP Morgan Chase acquires 40% stake in Brazil’s digital challenger C6 Bank
Launched in 2019, digital bank C6 has more than seven million customers.
Real-time payments have real-time benefits especially for small businesses
In addition to money, faster payments are also about instant connectivity, precision, transparency and certainty.
2021 PayTech Awards hosted by Darren Harriott
Register for the free digital ceremony and networking on 8 July 2021.
Fintech funding deals globally 24-30 May 2021
Featuring Circle, Forter, Zeta, PaySend, and Agicap.
US Century Bank picks NCR digital banking platform
$1.4 billion-asset bank impressed by “consistent” look and feel.
Shortlist announced for PayTech Awards 2021
Register for the digital gala and networking on 8 July 2021 – it’s free to attend and open to everyone.
ICYMI funding round-up: Mavience, VitraCash, KogoPay & more
We round up another selection of deals you may have missed.
Fintech API firm Railz raises $12m in Series A funding round
Toronto-based start-up aims to solve “universal challenge for SMEs”.
Bill.com acquires spend management firm Divvy in $2.5bn deal
Bill.com is paying $625 million in cash and $1.875 billion of common stock.
