South African fintech Bridgement earns global recognition as SME business loan innovation accelerates
Leading online business finance provider, Bridgement has quietly become one of the most award-winning SME fintech lenders in South Africa.…
Bank of Uganda Grants NALA New Payment Licence
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Bank of Uganda has granted a new payment licence to fintech company NALA, authorising it to…
Italian fintech Matica acquiring Credence ID in deal worth up to $12M
Oakland, California-based mobile biometrics and digital ID technology provider Credence ID is joining up with Italy-based Matica Fintec S.p.A., through…
Monzo secures EU banking licence to launch in Europe
Monzo, a UK-based digital bank known for its app-first approach and customer-centric products, has secured a full European banking licence,…
Sequence drives agentic automation with $20m Series A
US-based revenue and payroll platform Sequence has raised $20 million in its Series A funding round, led by 645 Ventures.…
Olea secures $30m in Series A funding round led by BBVA
Singapore-based trade finance platform Olea has secured $30 million in a Series A funding round. Spanish banking giant BBVA led…
Aspire lands EU EMI licence to support European expansion plans
Singapore-based fintech Aspire has secured a European electronic money institution (EMI) licence and selected the Netherlands to host its continental…
Mercury submits US national bank charter application to OCC
US-based business banking fintech Mercury has applied for a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the…
Pakistan pitches digital finance reforms to foreign fintech investors
KARACHI: Pakistan on Saturday pitched its digital finance and fintech reforms to foreign investors as part of a broader effort…
Central Bank of Liberia Launches Inclusive Instant Payments System Powered by Mojaloop
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), in collaboration with the Mojaloop Foundation, ThitsaWorks, and The AfricaNenda Foundation, has launched the…
CVB Financial acquires Heritage Commerce in $811m merger
CVB Financial Corp, the parent company of Citizens Business Bank, and Heritage Commerce Corp, the parent company of Heritage Bank…
Trafalgar SOFIPO taps BPC for SmartVista platform
Trafalgar SOFIPO, the neobank subsidiary of $400 million-asset investment firm Trafalgar Asset Management (TAM), has partnered with BPC for debit…
Thread Bancorp raises $30.5m in fresh funding
Thread Bancorp, the parent company of Thread Bank based in Tennessee, US, has raised $30.5 million in new funding to…
Science-Driven Policy Frameworks Power the UK’s Global Leadership in FinTech Innovation
LONDON, United Kingdom — Evidence-based science advice has played a decisive role in shaping the United Kingdom’s fintech success story,…
Juspay and Visa Accelerate Brazil’s Digital Commerce With Click to Pay Checkout Solution
SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Global payment infrastructure provider Juspay has partnered with Visa to roll out Visa Click to Pay…
Nonprofit Fintech Platform Givefront Raises $2 Million
ivefront, a financial technology platform focused on serving nonprofit organizations, has raised $2 million in new funding, strengthening its ability…
US fintech Mesa closes Homeowners Card program
US-based fintech Mesa has closed its Mesa Homeowners Card program. Launched last year, the credit card offering was created to…
Mexican unicorn Plata lands $500m financing from Nomura
Mexican fintech challenger Plata has secured up to $500 million in financing from Nomura Securities International, one of Japan’s largest…
Loan verification fintech Informed.IQ bags $63m growth equity investment
US-based loan verification and fraud prevention fintech Informed.IQ has landed a $63 million investment from Invictus Growth Partners. Launched by…
Octane secures $100m equity funding in Series F round
New York-based lendtech Octane has raised $100 million in equity capital in a Series F funding round. Existing investor Valar…