Dutch Investor Newion Backs NjiaPay to Build African Payments Infrastructure
- 10 hours 26 min ago
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Payment performance platform NjiaPay today announced the successful close of its seed funding round, led by one of Europe’s leading B2B SaaS investors, Newion. The investment is a significant Northern European vote of confidence in African fintech infrastructure. Coming just 12 months after NjiaPay closed a pre-seed round, it signals a new phase of growth for payment orchestration across the continent.
Orca Fraud Raises $2.35M to Scale Real-Time Fraud Intelligence Across Emerging Markets
- 11 hours 6 min ago
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Orca Fraud, a real-time fraud intelligence platform, has raised $2.35 million in an oversubscribed seed round to advance its transaction monitoring and fraud intelligence capabilities across Africa and other emerging markets.
Ualá Raises $195M in Funding Round Led by Allianz X
- 3 days 3 hours ago
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Ualá, the Latin American neobank, has raised $195 million in equity financing led by Allianz X, the strategic investment arm of Allianz Group.
A New Chapter: Building the Next Generation of Financial Infrastructure
- 3 days 3 hours ago
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OKX announcec a landmark partnership with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), one of the world’s foremost financial infrastructure operators and parent company of the New York Stock Exchange. ICE has made a strategic investment in OKX and will join its board, marking a pivotal milestone in the maturation of digital asset markets.
Silverflow Closes $40 Million Series B As It Nears One Billion Transactions Annually
- 4 days 11 hours ago
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Silverflow, the cloud-native payment processing company, has successfully closed a $40 million (€37 million) Series B funding round, marking a major milestone as the company approaches one billion transactions processed annually.
Vivox AI Raises £1.3M to Scale Regulator-Ready Atomic AI Agents for Financial Crime Compliance
- 5 days 6 hours ago
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Vivox AI, a UK-based technology company building regulator-ready, atomic AI agents for AML, KYB/KYC and financial crime, has raised £1.3 million ($1.6 million) in its first funding round to accelerate product development and scale its enterprise platform.
UK Startup Payr Raises $2.1M To Bring Credit Cards To The $165B UK Rental Market
- 6 days 5 hours ago
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Rent is one of the largest recurring payments in the UK economy, yet it still largely runs on traditional bank transfers. While consumers can pay for travel, groceries and even taxes by card, rent — often their biggest monthly expense — has remained structurally locked to legacy payment rails. London-based fintech Payr has raised $2.1 million in seed funding to change that.
Pluvo Raises $5M Seed Round To Build The AI Decision Intelligence Platform For Modern Finance Teams
- 1 week 10 hours ago
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Pluvo, an AI-native financial analysis platform built for CFOs and FP&A teams, today announced $5 million in seed financing to accelerate development of its agentic analysis engine and expand its go-to-market operations. The round includes participation from Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z speedrun, Deel, The Perseverance Fund, StandUp Ventures, and AltaIR Capital. A group of strategic angel investors, including existing Pluvo clients, also... more
Plaid Achieves $8 Billion Valuation Following New Funding Round
- 1 week 2 days ago
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Plaid, a leading financial data infrastructure company, has reportedly closed a new funding round that values the firm at approximately $8 billion. The exact sum raised has not been publicly disclosed, with the capital said to be structured primarily to provide existing employees a means to convert their equity holdings into cash while the company remains privately held.
Confido Raises $9 Million
- 1 week 3 days ago
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Confido, the embedded financial infrastructure platform purpose-built for law firms and legal technology, today announced it has raised $9 million in financing over two rounds, the latest of which was led by Aquiline Capital Partners. The round also drew participation from The LegalTech Fund (TLTF), Breakwater Ventures, Live Oak Bank, and Context Ventures (who also led the initial round).
Basis Raises $100M at a $1.15B Valuation as Accounting Firms Adopt End-to-End Agents Across Accounting, Tax, and Audit
- 1 week 4 days ago
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Basis, the leading AI agent platform for accountants, has raised $100 million in Series B funding at a $1.15 billion valuation. The round was led by Accel (Miles Clements), along with GV (Google Ventures) and Lloyd Blankfein, and with Khosla Ventures (Keith Rabois and Vinod Khosla) and other existing backers doubling down.
Burst Raises $3M To Help Retailers Maximize FSA/HSA Spend While Lowering Consumer Health Costs
- 1 week 4 days ago
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Burst (formerly Float), the healthcare payments platform that helps retailers and wellness brands unlock billions in untapped FSA and HSA spending, today announced it has raised $3 million in total funding, including a $2.1 million seed round led by Pear VC with participation from Rock Health Capital, Alumni Ventures, and others. The capital will accelerate product development and fuel partnerships with retailers, e-commerce brands, and plan... more
Allica Bank Raises $155M Series D Round to Accelerate UK Growth and Tech Investment and Commence International Expansion
- 1 week 5 days ago
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Allica Bank, the leading digital bank for small and medium businesses (SMBs), has announced a $155m Series D capital raise from Ventura Capital, GLG , Sona AM and existing investors TCV and Blue Owl. The majority of the round consists of common equity, alongside a portion of new additional Tier 1 equity capital. Allica is the category defining digital bank for established SMBs (businesses with typically 5-250 employees), providing a full stack... more
Astelia Raises $35M to Turn Exposure Management From Guesswork Into AI-Powered Precision
- 1 week 5 days ago
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Astelia, a cybersecurity platform founded by the leaders of Israel's National Red Team, announced today it has raised $35M million in combined seed and Series A funding led by Index Ventures and Team8 with participation from Holly ventures. The company is already working with dozens of customers, including leading Fortune 500 companies.
Avantos Raises $35 Million to Power the Future of Client Servicing in Financial Services
- 1 week 6 days ago
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Avantos, an artificial intelligence (“AI”)-native operating system built to reimagine how financial institutions onboard and service clients, today announced it has completed a $25 million Series A funding round led by preeminent technology and software investment firm Bessemer Venture Partners ("Bessemer"). The round also attracted new strategic investors, including The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (“Guardian”), SEI® and Vanguard.
