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Dutch in-person payment startup Klearly has raised a €6 million seed round to expand into new European markets. The preferred partner for all major taxi companies in the Netherlands, Klearly replaces bank-supplied hardware with technology that enables businesses to accept payments on their phones. In two years, Klearly has onboarded 4,000 merchants, and achieved 500%…
The acquisition meets growing demand for personalised credit experiences online TransUnion has signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.K.-based Monevo, a credit prequalification and distribution platform that empowers lenders and banks to deliver highly personalised credit offers to consumers via comparison websites and other third parties. TransUnion currently owns 30% of the equity of Monevo…
The French fintech specialising in structured products Aydo has announced that it has successfully completed its latest round of fundraising and opened a technology and innovation hub in Luxembourg to accelerate its development. French fintech startup Aydo recently announced that it had successfully completed its latest round of financing, backed by the Digital Tech Fund,…
Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) have officially approved PayRetailers’ acquisition of Transfeera, a fintech specializing in payment solutions for businesses. The acquisition is a significant part of PayRetailers’ strategy to expand its operations in Brazil, following its receipt of a payment institution license from the BCB in April 2024. The deal will provide PayRetailers with…
Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced its Series J funding. The company is raising $10 billion of expected non-dilutive financing and has completed $8.6 billion to date. This funding values Databricks at $62 billion and is led by Thrive Capital. Along with Thrive, the round is co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global, GIC,…
Parafin, which builds embedded finance infrastructure, has announced the close of its $100 million Series C financing at a $750 million valuation. The financing was led by Notable Capital, with significant participation from Redpoint Ventures. Existing investors Ribbit Capital, Thrive Capital, and GIC also participated in the round. This funding reflects growing confidence in Parafin’s…
Volume, the payments fintech startup transforming online payments with account-to-account (A2A) technology, has raised $6 million in a round led by United Ventures, with participation from Fabrick, the open finance platform part of the Sella Group, and existing investors Firstminute Capital, SeedX and Haatch, who doubled down on their support. Having found product-market fit and processing…
Equals Group has entered into an agreement for a £283 million acquisition by BitCo, a consortium consisting of TowerBrook Funds, J.C. Flowers Funds, and Railsr Shareholders. The acquisition will proceed through a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006, as announced by the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Under the deal, Equals…
Digital finance platform Brighty has raised $10 million in funding from Futurecraft Ventures. The app blends traditional banking with stablecoins and decentralized finance, offering European IBAN accounts, VISA cards (physical and digital), and custodial addresses across Ethereum, Tron, Polygon, and Arbitrum. Brighty enables users to exchange crypto for fiat currencies like Euro, USD, and GBP,…
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, part of RELX, has entered into an agreement to acquire IDVerse™, a provider of AI-powered automated document authentication and fraud detection solutions. IDVerse will become part of LexisNexis Risk Solutions Business Services. Founded in Australia and launched commercially in 2018, IDVerse uses AI to combat fraud and deepfakes. Its proprietary technology is powered…
Swiss-based Relai, a self-custodial Bitcoin investment platform, has successfully raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, led by Ego Death Capital with a $4 million contribution. Additional funding came from Plan B Bitcoin Fund, Timechain, and Solit Group, signaling strong investor confidence in Relai’s mission to make Bitcoin investments accessible to a wider audience. Despite a…
Swiss fintech startup Schuman Financial has raised €7 million in a seed funding round led by RockawayX. The funding will accelerate the development of EURØP, a fully MiCA-compliant euro-backed stablecoin, aimed at bridging the gap between traditional finance and the Web3 ecosystem. While USD-denominated stablecoins dominate with 99.5% of the $180 billion in circulation, euro-based…
