Paymob Smart Payments among the ten companies in the new Techstars Hub71 Accelerator programme
Smartphone and contactless payment platform Paymob Smart Payments is among the companies to join the new Techstars Hub71 Accelerator programme.
Axle scores $10m Series A to support freight and logistics companies digitise financial operations
All-in-one financial platform for freight and logistics companies Axle closed its Series A round on $10m.
Japanese banking giant MUFG launches JPY20bn FinTech fund
Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has launched a JPY20bn ($185m) FinTech-focused venture capital fund targeting US and Asian startups.
Exclusive: SPARQ founder reveals the reason why he launched the personal finance portal
On the back of a €100,000 seed capital raise earlier in April, SPARQ is now aiming to bring the company’s “unique vision” of personal finance to the rest of the EU.
Meet the 16 startups selected for Accenture’s new FinTech Innovation Lab London cohort
Accenture has picked 16 new promising startups from such varied disciplines as InsurTech, RegTech, open data and capital markets to take part of its UK-based accelerator programme.
How payment companies struck gold among the 51 rounds raised last week
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wappier wraps up $4m seed round to support AI development
Revenue management platform wappier has raised $4m in seed funding which will be used to help build its AI-powered solution.
Open banking platform Tink signs partnership with Portuguese bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos
Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) has signed a partnership with Swedish open banking platform Tink to integrate the startup’s solutions in its new app DABOX.
Beyond Identity has launched with the backing of a $30m Series A round to...
Security startup Beyond Identity has picked up $30m in a new Series A round co-led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, LLC (KDT) and New Enterprise Associates (NEA).
Earnix becomes the next FinTech unicorn
Earnix, which has built an AI-powered pricing and product personalisation platform for insurance and banking, has reached the highly coveted unicorn status.