The UK’s largest independent invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (“BFS”), has acquired Aldermore’s Working Capital Finance division as it continues to grow its support for UK SMEs.

The move will see Working Capital Finance clients and colleagues integrate into BFS operations over the coming weeks. 

Today, Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on the blockchain, expands its highly secure MPC-CMP wallet and key management technology to include support for HSMs and public and private cloud, including Thales, Securosys, AWS, GCP, and Alibaba Cloud.

Spanish FinTech firm Embat, a disruptor in the financial planning and treasury management space for businesses, is taking a significant leap forward.

The company, established by former J.P. Morgan executives Antonio Berga and Carlos Serrano, is recognised for its robust platform dedicated to digitising the entire accounting and financial planning procedures for businesses.

It has been announced that Neem, an innovative Pakistani FinTech startup, has entered into a strategic partnership with DNI Group.

Neem is renowned for its commitment towards revolutionising financial accessibility and inclusivity across emerging markets, particularly in Pakistan.

Metatime, a blockchain technology company operating at the intersection of blockchain technology, product development, and cryptocurrency, has successfully developed a diverse portfolio of over 70 products. Leveraging its expertise, Metatime has created its own blockchain network called MetaChain and is preparing to list its ecosystem token, Metatime Coin (MTC), on the top-20 leading cryptocurrency exchanges from June 2023.

Raincoat, a startup developing scalable climate insurance solutions that enable instantly processed individual claims, today announced the closing of an additional $6.5 million seed round bringing its total raised to date to $11 million. The funding round was led by TwoSigma Ventures – along with European-based VC firm Mundi Ventures, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and EleFund.

TreasurySpring – the first-of-its-kind investment platform helping firms of all sizes unlock and protect the true value of their cash assets – has raised $29 million in Series B funding led by Balderton Capital. Mubadala Capital also participated in the round, alongside previous investors ETFS Capital, MMC Ventures and Anthemis Group.

Fennech Financial, a leading innovator in the financial technology sector, is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised £2.3 million in its latest round of funding.

Resistant AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning security company that protects financial services from financial crime, today announced it has expanded its Series A funding to $27.6m, having raised an additional $11 million investment from Notion Capital. This adds to the existing funding from investors including GV, Index Ventures, Credo Ventures, and Seedcamp.

As part of its ambitious growth plans and ongoing global hiring process, data management product company, Intix, has announced the appointment of Kurt Florus as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).