Tala scores $30m for emerging market financial services
Credit scoring and lending startup Tala has picked up more than $30m in a Series B round led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).
MarketInvoice secures £45m commitment from Portugal’s BNI Europa
Invoicing financing platform MarketInvoice has inked a deal with Portuguese Banco BNI Europa (BNI) to provide £45m in lending commitments annually.
Dianrong closes $220m Series D led by GIC Private Limited
China-based Dianrong has closed its Series D funding round on $220m, which was led by GIC Private Limited.
P2P lending platform Beehive secures $5m Series A
Sharia compliant P2P-lending platform Beehive has secured a $5m Series A led by Riyad TAQNIA fund.
Construction lending platform Built nets $21m round led by Index
Construction lending software Built has closed a $21m funding round led by Index Ventures.
Fundation Group closes debt facility with Waterfall
Fundation Group, a digitally-enabled lender and credit solutions provider, has closed a debt facility with Waterfall Asset Management.
Student loan company Meritze nets $6.8m seed round
Texas-based student financing platform Meritize has netted $6.8m in its Seed funding round.
Libra Credit bags $16m in token sale
Decentralised lending network Libra Credit has collected $16m in its recent token sale.
SimpleNexus, digital mortgage platform bags $20m
SimpleNexus, a digital mortgage platform, has closed a growth capital round on $20m from Insight Venture Partners.
P2P lending platform Finzy closes pre-Series A on $2.3m
India-based P2P lending platform Finzy has raised an additional $1m to its pre-Series A round, bringing its total to $2.3m.
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