Neon, a digital bank and FinTech firm whose mission is to better the lives of Brazilian workers, has disclosed that it has secured $80 million for its initial Credit Rights Investment Fund (FIDC) focusing on credit cards. With this investment, the overall equity fund rises to $170 million US, which is forecast to nearly treble.
Global FinTech platform Airwallex announces the opening of its Shopify Airwallex Online Payments App. Merchants can incorporate the Online Payments App, a payment gateway plugin, into their online business to take payments from customers all over the world. The payment acceptance solution from Airwallex, which accepts a variety of payment ways, is used to provide
FIS has revealed that the UK’s self-invested personal pension (SIPP) servicing has improved its wealth management products. FIS is significantly increasing its capabilities to wealth managers in this area by introducing retirement services in the UK. “The UK is a world leader in wealth management with £1.3 trillion in assets under management, and with the
UnitPlus, Vodeno, and European digital bank Aion have joined forces to give savers the opportunity to now also become investors. The trio is making this possible by helping savers invest unused money and make prospective market returns to combat inflation, all while retaining instant access to cash. Holding onto funds in savings accounts loses value in
KOHO Financial Inc. recently announced that it has partnered with Mastercard to offer improved services and an all-around better customer experience to its clients. With one simple mission: to find better financial solutions for all Canadians, this new partnership will help KOHO get one step further to reaching that goal. The partnership, announced recently, will mean an
Cover Whale, an insurtech focused on the commercial auto space, today announced reaching $100 million in insurance premiums in the first half of the year. This growth far outpaces competitors within its industry class. Leading a new vision for the insurtech industry, the company owes this milestone to its ongoing technological innovation, a distinct business
Tink has announced a significant upgrade to its payment stack with the launch of settlement accounts, a new feature that aggregates PIS settlements. Starting in the UK with a wider European roll-out to follow in the coming months, this launch enables real-time payment confirmation, instant refunds and payouts, integrated reporting, and more. This means that in
Motive Partners, a leading specialized private equity firm focused on financial technology, today announced the successful final close of its second flagship fund, Motive Capital Fund 2, with total capital commitments of $2.54 billion for the Fund and its affiliated co-investment vehicles. The Fund employs the same investment strategy executed in Motive Partners’ inaugural flagship fund.
Kadmos, the end-to-end salary payments platform for cross-border employers, has raised €29m in a Series A funding round led by Blossom Capital. The investment round, which follows an €8.3m Seed round in December, also included existing investors’ Addition and Atlantic Labs. Kadmos is already working with several high-profile shipping companies and has built a robust
Mastercard announced the appointment of Adam Jones to lead its operations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Central cluster in his new role as Country General Manager. Adam is responsible for Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Iraq markets. “I am delighted to be part of Mastercard’s journey with this new role
WeLab Bank, the virtual bank dedicated to curating intelligent banking experience, announced that it had become Asia’s 1st purely digital bank independent of traditional banking groups in major Asian markets to launch a digital wealth advisory solution- GoWealth Digital Wealth Advisory (GoWealth). GoWealth combines the FinTech strength of WeLab Bank with the investment expertise of Allianz Global
Griffin, a Banking as a Service (BaaS) FinTech firm, announces it has raised $15.5 million in funding to launch the OS for embedded finance. Notion Capital led the round, with participation from existing investor EQT Ventures as well as FinTech angels, including William Hockey, co-founder of Plaid and founder and co-CEO of Column, Nilan Peiris,
