Tala grabs $110m in Series D funding round led by RPS Ventures
US-based digital lending company Tala has closed a $110m Series D round to help three billion underbanked adults get a loan.
Prosper looks to new CEO amid tough year for P2P lenders
There’s change coming at the top of online lender Prosper Marketplace with CEO Aaron Vermut leaving the company at the end of the month.
Jeff bags $1m to boost financial services in Southeast Asia
Loan brokerage platform Jeff App closed a $1m round led by the Estonian Business Angels Network syndicate.
CreditEase expands VC team for FinTech investments
Chinese peer-to-peer lending firm CreditEase is expanding its VC team with the hire of the former global CIO at Standard Charter Bank, Anju Patwardhan.
The African FinTech scene shows more signs of maturing as Nigeria gets a new...
Interswitch, the digital payments firm, has confirmed that it has reached a $1bn valuation after Visa, the payments company, invested in the enterprise.
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Tera Funding closes largest Series A to a Korean P2P lending company
Tera Funding has closed a $9.3m Series A, the largest to be made to a Korean P2P lending company.
Funding Circle completes second US securitization
Funding Circle, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace for SMEs, has completed its $252m securitization.
Zip strengthens grip on BNPL market with Twisto, Spotii acquisitions
Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip will expand into Europe and the Middle with the purchases of BNPL competitors Twisto and Spotii.
How the coronavirus will affect different segments of the FinTech industry
As COVID-19 rages on across the world, the affects on the FinTech segment of the economy is already letting itself be known.
InsurTech startup Quotall exceeds crowdfunding target
InsurTech company Quotall has exceeded the target of its crowdfunding campaign, pulling in £356,581, at the time of writing.