Wagestream, a UK-based FinTech firm specialising in financial wellbeing solutions for employees, has secured a £300m debt financing facility from global banking giant Citi. The financing will support the expansion of Wagestream’s Workplace Loans product, which was launched in late 2024 through an early access programme. The product has already been adopted by thousands of
Two of Europe’s most prominent WealthTech firms, Fincite of Germany and Harvest of France, have announced a strategic merger to create a new European leader in wealth management software. The union is supported by private equity investors TA Associates and Montagu and aims to drive growth through acquisitions and an expanded geographic footprint. Both firms will operate under the
AI-powered cybersecurity company Doppel has raised $35m in a Series B funding round to strengthen its social engineering defence platform for enterprises. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from 9Yards Capital, Sozo Ventures, and existing investors including a16z, South Park Commons, Strategic Cyber Ventures, Script Capital, and Sabrina Hahn. Doppel’s valuation now stands
Surfin Meta Digital Technologies, a Singapore-based financial technology solutions provider for underserved communities, has announced the successful completion of its latest funding round. The company raised $26.5m, with participation from Woori Venture Partners, Washington University in St. Louis, and Phillip Private Equity. This round builds on an earlier investment led by Insignia Ventures Partners in
LendPro, a leading provider of cloud-based consumer financing solutions, and SPLICE Software, an award-winning customer engagement platform, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership aimed at transforming the retail financing experience. This collaboration integrates LendPro’s multi-lender application waterfall system with SPLICE’s Data-Driven Dialogs®, enabling retailers to deliver personalized, timely, and compliant customer communications across multiple
Circle, a global FinTech firm, has announced the launch of Circle Payments Network (CPN), a new initiative designed to connect a wide range of financial institutions and enable real-time cross-border payments through regulated digital assets. The launch of CPN comes in response to ongoing challenges in cross-border payments. Despite technological advances, such transactions still frequently
Checkbook, a leading innovator in digital payment solutions, has been named a leader in B2B Digital Payments by Frost & Sullivan in B2B Digital Payment Systems 2025. This recognition highlights Checkbook’s commitment to transforming outdated payment systems into seamless, scalable, and cost-effective solutions for businesses. Frost & Sullivan’s fact based analysis identified Checkbook for its innovative approach to digitizing
Forter, a global provider of digital commerce trust solutions, has launched major enhancements to its Payment Optimisation suite, including a beta release of Predictive Payment Routing and a new GenAI agent detection tool, as part of its spring product release. These developments come in response to rapid changes in the digital commerce landscape, where evolving
iLife Technologies, a leading technology provider in the insurance industry, has officially rebranded as Infras following a period of significant growth for the firm. The move signifies the company’s evolution beyond life insurance as it looks to deliver headless connectivity infrastructure that enables insurance carriers to seamlessly integrate with any distributor user interface without extensive redevelopment, according to InsurTech Insights.
Axyon AI, a prominent player in the FinTech sector, has successfully secured a €4.3 million investment round. The funding was led by CDP Venture Capital, with notable contributions from US-based venture capital firms Green Sands Equity and Montage Ventures, the Italian holding firm Investment Opportunity 1, and SIMEST, acting on behalf of the Fund F.394
WeeFin, the innovative FinTech company, announced today that it has secured a new funding round of €25 million. This financial injection comes 15 months after WeeFin’s Series A and is led by BlackFin Capital Partners, a prominent European FinTech fund. The round also saw participation from existing investors IRIS, Asterion Ventures, and Ring Capital. WeeFin,
Global FinTech firm SumUp, which provides payment solutions to businesses of all sizes, has partnered with FreedomPay, a leader in Next Level Commerce™ technologies, to enhance payment experiences for retail and hospitality merchants worldwide. The partnership aims to strengthen the payment infrastructure by offering a robust system with offline capabilities, ensuring seamless transactions even in remote areas,
