startups
Fintech infrastructure firm Prime Trust raises $107m
FIS, Fin Capital, Mercato Partners, Kraken Ventures, Commerce Ventures, William Blair & Company, Decasonic, University Growth Fund, Gaingels, GateCap Ventures,...
Insurtech Gateway completes first close on Seed Fund II
Statistics from Dealroom show insurtech startups are woefully underfunded compared to the likes of fintech, health and mobility. From 2016...
Starling posts first profitable year
The results cap a signficant turnaround for Starling in the last 12 months given that the bank lost £31.5m for...
Portage preps $1bn late-stage fintech fund
The fund will focus on "structured opportunities" in fintech and financial services companies globally and target investments over $50 million....
Morgan Stanley and Mastercard back credit-building startup TomoCredit
GoldHouse, Asian Hustle network, and Hyphen Capital also joined the round, while Silicon Valley Bank has provided $100 million in...
Vibrant raises €4m to turn Android devices into points of sale
Vibrant is taking aim at the 52% of European SMEs that, according to Visa, do not take card payments. Founded...
Singtel-Grab launch Singapore digital bank
The launch comes 18 months after the Grab-Singtel venture secured one of two full virtual banking licenses from the Monetary...
Mastercard launches Open Banking Start Path programme
The payments giant has picked the UAE's Dapi, Indonesia's Finantier, the UK's mmob, Nigeria's Mono, and American outfit Paywallet to...
Mexico’s Stori becomes a unicorn
The Series C-2 financing includes a $50 million equity investment from BAI Capital, GIC, and GGV Capital, along with participation...
Aussie buy-to-earn startup Hello Clever raises A$4.5m
The round was led by Vectr Fintech Partners with participation from CrossFund, Yolo Investments, Magnivia Ventures, Son Tech Ventures, Boson...
