Feel-good finance app Fierce emerges from stealth with $10m
Fierce, a "feel-good finance app" helping its users earn high-yield returns across all their financial assets, has emerged from stealth with $10m seed funding.
Barclays backs fashion finance outfit Responsible in seed round
Responsible, an embedded finance company designed to make the fashion industry more circular, has secured $6.6m from a seed round held by Barclays.
Ikigai closes its crowdfunding campaign 158% higher than goal
Ikigai, which claims to bring self-care to personal finance, has closed its crowdfunding campaign 158% higher than its target.
WeMoney said to close $2m for its personal finance app
Personal finance platform WeMoney has reportedly raised $2m in a funding round, which was led by BetterLabs.
Huawei launches mobile payments with Curve
Chinese giant Huawei has partnered with “financial super app” Curve to launch Curve Pay so Huawei customers can now make mobile payments via a digital wallet, a report by Finextra has revealed.
Faering, Amazon, Premji Invest, Sequoia, others pour money into WealthTech firm Smallcase
Capital market-focused FinTech company Smallcase raised $40m in funding, led by Faering Capital as well as new investors Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund and Premji Invest.
Manigo storms past crowdfunding target, raising £650k
Money management application Manigo has raised £650,000 in its crowdfunding campaign, storming past its initial £300,000 target.
Ualá raises the largest private investment of any Argentina-based company
Argentina-based money management app Ualá has reached a $2.4bn valuation after the close of a $350m Series D investment.
Hastee launches earnings on demand card
Earnings on demand company Hastee has announced the launch of a new contactless debit card, powered by Visa that will enable users to access and spend their accrued earnings in real-time.
AToB raises $155m to transform finance in trucking
AToB, which is revolutionising the trucking industry financial ecosystem, has closed its Series B funding round on $155m.