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YouLend and Dojo partnership hits £2 billion in funding: Fueling SMB ambition across the UK

YouLend, the leading global embedded financing platform, and Dojo, a payments technology provider, today announce a major milestone in their long-standing partnership. Together, the two companies have extended more than £2 billion in flexible funding to UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – capital that has gone towards restocking inventory, repainting shopfronts, hiring staff, and…

FinTech · SEP 14, 2026 · 3 min read

Finom Raises $105 Million in Growth Investment

FINOM, a European digital financial platform for small and medium-sized businesses, announced a €92.3 million ($105 million) growth investment from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF). This investment deepens General Catalyst’s long-standing partnership with FINOM and builds on its existing board role, bringing added strategic and operational support as the company scales. “Having General Catalyst as our…

Venture & Investment · MAY 7, 2025 · 1 min read

TBC Uzbekistan Launches SME Lending

TBC Uzbekistan, the leading digital banking ecosystem in Central Asia, announces the launch of a new lending product for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and individual entrepreneurs. The new product will be incorporated into TBC Business, launched in December 2024 to offer a fully-digital banking service for SMEs driving growth in Central Asia’s most…

FinTech · APR 23, 2025 · 3 min read

UK Small Businesses Get Paid Faster and Save on Fees with Instant Bank Pay

London-based open banking payments provider Atoa announces a new integration with global small business platform Xero, which offers fast, fair and secure invoice payments for UK small businesses. This new integration will enable customers to attach Atoa as the payments provider and add a “Pay with Bank App” button on Xero invoices for their customers to pay directly…

FinTech · MAR 28, 2025 · 2 min read

TBC Uzbekistan Launches Waiting List For TBC Business, The Country’s First Fully Digital Business Banking Service

TBC Uzbekistan, the leading digital banking ecosystem in Central Asia, launched a waiting list for its upcoming new product offering, TBC Business, set to go live later this year and become the country’s first fully digital banking service for SMEs and individual entrepreneurs. Building on its success as Uzbekistan’s first fully digital bank for consumers,…

FinTech · SEP 18, 2024 · 2 min read

Liberis And Sezzle Partner To Provide Funding To SMEs Across The United States

Liberis, one of the leading global embedded finance platforms, is partnering with Sezzle, a leading Buy Now, Pay Later platform, to promote Sezzle Capital, offering small to medium-sized businesses in the United States funding without giving up equity. Sezzle Capital, fueled by Liberis, will provide flexible funding to small and medium sized businesses across the United…

FinTech · AUG 29, 2024 · 1 min read

Banking Circle And Skydo To Accelerate Cross-Border Collections For Indian Businesses

Banking Circle, a fully licensed next generation bank with central bank access, has entered a strategic partnership with Skydo, India’s leading cross-border payments platform for Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSMEs) and freelancers. The collaboration aims to support Indian businesses operating globally by providing them with seamless, efficient and cost-effective payment solutions, enabling them…

FinTech · AUG 22, 2024 · 2 min read

ThinCats Raises £75 Million Mezzanine Funding From CPP Investments

The facility is the latest line of funding secured by ThinCats and reflects the credit quality of the UK mid-sized businesses ThinCats targets its lending. CPP Investments’ funding forms part of the £700m private warehouse launched in September 2023. That facility was one of the largest, dedicated funding lines with a non-bank lender for mid-market…

Venture & Investment · AUG 5, 2024 · 1 min read

Cashflows And Judopay To Offer More Businesses Access To Flexible Funding

Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for merchants to accept payments, has announced that its flexible, fixed-fee business funding solution, Cashflows Advance, has been added to the payments platform provider Judopay’s offering. The strategic move will enable more businesses across the UK and Europe, such as those in the taxi and parking sectors, to access much-needed financing,…

FinTech · AUG 2, 2024 · 3 min read

eBay Seller Capital and Liberis Partner To Accelerate Small Business Growth

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), a global commerce leader that connects millions of sellers and buyers, today announced the launch of Business Cash Advance, a new eBay Seller Capital revenue-based financing product provided by Liberis, a leading global embedded finance platform. Aimed at supporting eBay sellers at every business stage, Business Cash Advance offers eligible U.S. eBay sellers up…

FinTech · JUL 10, 2024 · 2 min read