Belgian start-up Auditstage, an emerging player in the AuditTech sector, is developing an AI-powered collaboration platform to streamline and modernise the external audit process. The company has raised €750,000 in pre-seed funding from venture capital firm Smartfin. Founded in 2024 by certified auditor Natalia Khamraeva, Auditstage aims to overhaul the traditional financial audit by creating a
Monarch, a personal finance platform focused on improving financial health for households, has raised $75m in a Series B funding round. The round was co-led by FPV Ventures, represented by Wesley Chan, and Forerunner Ventures, led by Eurie Kim. Existing backers Menlo Ventures, Accel, SignalFire, and Clocktower Ventures also took part in the latest raise.
Seeds, a US-based WealthTech company focused on modernising investment experiences for financial advisors, has raised $10m in a Series A funding round. The round was led by global FinTech investor Portage, with additional backing from existing investors Social Leverage and Blank Ventures. Seeds offers an end-to-end platform designed to help registered investment advisors (RIAs) deliver
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
Pineapple Financial, a Canadian mortgage technology and brokerage company, has announced the pricing of a $1.5m public offering. The Toronto-based firm provides digital solutions aimed at transforming the mortgage experience for brokers, lenders, and clients. The company’s public offering includes 10 million units, with each unit comprising one common share and one warrant to purchase
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
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
Aviva, one of the UK’s leading insurance and financial services firms, has partnered with FinTech Wales to foster innovation, support collaboration, and strengthen the FinTech and InsurTech sectors across the nation. Aviva joins an impressive roster of partner members including Barclays, The Royal Mint, Go.Compare, Confused.com, Admiral, Starling, Hodge, Principality and Monmouthshire Building Societies, Veeqo and Future
Foliume, which specialises in automating insurance processes, has secured a $1m seed funding round led by Belgium-based venture fund Pitchdrive and Wayra, the investment arm of Telefónica. The round also saw participation from key figures in insurance distribution and technology, according to InsurTech Insights. The fresh capital will be used to enhance product development and support
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,
