Swiss Fintech Startup Tiun Raises $2.5M To Modernise Media Monetision
tiun, a fintech helping media providers to attract, engage and convert younger audiences, is today announcing a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round led by Founderful. The funds will kick-start their efforts to become Europe's preferred way to pay for online media.
Crypto, Fintech Cry Foul Over Debanking — Could Issue Be Risk?
FinTech and crypto investor Marc Andreessen kicked off a firestorm over the weekend by alleging, on Joe Rogan’s podcast, that those two sectors — and dozens of companies backed by his namesake firm, Andreessen Horowitz — were being fundamentally “debanked” by U.S. financial institutions (FIs). “Did you know that 30 tech founders were secretly debanked?” […]
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Embedded Loyalty Rewards Fintech Kalder Raises $10.5M
Kalder announced $10.5M in funding, which includes its most recent $7M seed round led by Javelin Venture Partners with participation from 8VC, Human Capital, Gingerbread Capital, Emergence Capital, and Formus Capital as well as prominent angel investors.
Argentinian Fintech Ualá Hits $2.75bn Valuation On $300M Funding Round
The VC arm of insurance giant Allianz has led a $300 million Series E funding round for Ualá which values the Argentinian mobile banking player at $2.75 billion.
Ai Fintech Reflexivity's Pitch Deck Used To Raise $30M Series B
Reflexivity cofounders Jan Szilagyi and Giuseppe Sette.ReflexivityReflexivity is a startup cofounded by two former hedge fund traders.It sells software to hedge funds and institutional investors to speed up the research process.The 4-year-old upstart just raised its $30 million Series B.A startup looking to transform how investors and traders use data just received funding from some of the biggest names in the hedge fund world.Reflexivity, formerly known as Toggle AI, just raised its $30 million Series B, the startup announced Monday.
Infinity Ventures Closes $184M Fintech Fund
Infinity Ventures, the early-stage fintech and commerce venture firm founded by PayPal veterans, has raised a $184 million Fund II.
Fintech Market Stirs As Celero Seeks A Buyer While Finexio Looks For Minority Investor
Mergers remain slow ahead of U.S. presidential election. :
Celero Commerce, the payments company backed by LLR Partners, is up for sale and has hired an investment bank to advise on the process, according to four banking and private equity executives. The execs predict the Brentwood, Tennessee-based company could sell for roughly $600 million, or 12 times Celero’s trailing Ebitda of $50 million. Celero is in the “back half’ of a process that has attracted private equity, they said. LLR, a lower middle market PE firm, formed Celero in late 2018 when it invested in UMS Banking, a merchant acquirer.
How Safe Is Your Money In A Fintech, Really?
Synapse Financial's collapse has caused a ripple effect within the fintech industry, due to the roughly 20 banks and 100 fintechs with which it had partnerships.
49 Most Promising Fintech Startups Of 2024, According To Top Investors
We asked top VC investors to identify the hottest fintechs. Here are the 49 startups to watch. :
They say pressure makes diamonds. VCs are probably hoping the same is true for startups launching and operating in this tough economy. Fintech funding, measured across average deal size and deal volume, fell from 2023 levels, according to CB Insights' second-quarter State of Fintech report. Still, VCs are finding bright spots in the sector. Business Insider asked 27 top investors — including Index Ventures, QED Investors, and Bain Capital Ventures — to name some of those diamonds in the rough.
Hongshan Joins $7.8M Funding Round Of Hong Kong Fintech Startup Rd Technologies
The four-year-old startup was founded by Norman Chan, the former chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Standard Chartered Bank’s ex-Asia vice chairman.