ZayZoon, a fintech firm that got its start charging employees $5 to get paid sooner, has raised $34.5 million in a Series B round co-led by Framework and EDC with participation from ATB Financial.

CEO Darcy Tuer says that the funds, which bring ZayZoon’s total raised to $53 million, will be put toward “doubling down” on ZayZoon’s growth and accelerating the development of new features on its product roadmap.

Today, the leading web3 software technology company, Consensys, announced the launch of its pre-accelerator program, 

EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payments for rising markets, announced during the seventh edition of its Payments Summit, held from September 18th to 20th in São Paulo, Brazil, the expansion of its operations to eight more countries on the African continent.

Glia, the customer interaction leader unifying Digital Customer Service (DCS), phone and automated self-service on a single platform, has been named to the 2023 InsurTech100, Fintech Global’s annual list of the world’s most innovative insurance technology companies. Glia was recognized for redefining how insurance companies interact with their policyholders and agents.

Vodeno, a leading European Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, today announces the appointment of Philip McHugh as Chairman and Noah Sharp as CEO. McHugh and Sharp will steer Vodeno’s next phase of growth and continue the company’s momentum, with more than 30 BaaS projects delivered or in development, and new investors, NatWest Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), confirmed in recent months.

Melissa, a leading provider of global data quality, identity verification, and address management solutions, today announced availability of data tools that power Know Your Business (KYB) processes. By gathering and verifying information about business customers, KYB efforts mitigate financial risks and ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks such as anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF).

Aleph Group, Inc., which connects local and global advertisers with billions of consumers worldwide through digital media, will launch its new global cross-border payments and credit underwriting unit, Aleph Payments, at DMEXCO 2023 – Europe’s leading digital marketing & tech event.

Prime property financing firm CapitalRise announces today the expansion of its female-led product-engineering team with the appointment of two new hires. Ola Lawal joins the company as the Head of Engineering and Lola Ogungbuaro will take responsibility for Quality Assurance. 

Rimes is delighted to announce the appointment of Theo Bell as the Head of its newly established AI Product Group. With a distinguished background in AI and data-led solutions, Theo will lead Rimes' efforts to leverage AI technology further to provide cutting-edge data management solutions to clients worldwide.