Alternative finance

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Micro MSME fintech ARTH raises $2.5 million

Micro MSME Fintech ARTH has secured $2.5 Million in funding led by most experienced institutions DEG – Deutsche Entwicklungs- und Investitionsgesellschaft / subsidiary of KfW, MIT Alumni and top notch impact-driven US & Canadian angel investors.

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Visa to strengthen Fundbox’s working capital platform with digital payments

Visa (NYSE: V), a world leader in digital payments, announced today that it is partnering with Fundbox, an embedded working capital platform for small businesses, to strengthen Fundbox’s platform with the power of digital payments.

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October to utilise Yolt open banking data in its credit assessment process for SME lending

Yolt, Europe’s leading independent and data driven open banking provider, announces today a collaboration with October, Europe’s leading SME lending platform.

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Financing platform Debite launches to fuel UK start-up growth

Debite, the dynamic financing platform for early-stage companies, has today announced its UK launch with a mission to help businesses more effectively manage their cashflow and maximise their growth potential.

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October acquires rival lender Credit.fr

October, the leading lending platform in continental Europe, acquires its competitor Credit.fr, the second largest lending platform for French SMEs and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tikehau Capital since 2017.

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Penny utilises CRIF Credit Passport for invoice financing

More UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) will be able to get their invoices paid instantly, better manage their cashflow and improve their overall creditworthiness.

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Muse Finance appoints Darren Ross as head of embedded risk

Muse Finance - the business finance startup - today announces that it has hired Darren Ross as its Head of Embedded Risk.

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ZoodPay acquires Tez in the first-ever fintech M&A deal in Pakistan

ZoodPay, the leading digital lending platform for e-commerce in the Middle East and Central Asia, has entered Pakistan by fully acquiring Karachi headquartered Tez Financial Services (Tez).

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Kennek launches 'lender-in-a box’ offering on Mambu

kennek, a connected and scalable lending infrastructure, is launching its innovative ‘lender-in-a-box’ offering on leading global cloud banking platform, Mambu.

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Creditspring raises £48 million

Fintech lender, Creditspring, today announces that it has raised £48 million to supercharge its mission of improving financial stability across the UK.

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YourCom works with Enigio and Signicat to digitalise promissory notes

We are delighted to announce that yourCom, a provider of corporate lending, has embraced Enigio’s trace:original in combination with Signicat’s solution for digital identity and electronic signing to launch a fully digital lending process.

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Alternative lender ThinCats selects Mambu for core technology platform

ThinCats, a leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs, has selected Mambu’s leading cloud banking technology platform to scale at pace and expand its SME lending offering.

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ABC Fund injects $3 million into microfinance lending in Colombia

The Agri-Business Capital Fund (‘ABC Fund’) today announces that it has completed a USD 3 million loan to Colombia-based Finamiga, which focuses on lending to small farmers and independent workers.

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Nova Credit debuts cash-flow underwriting tool

Nova Credit, the fintech unlocking opportunities for mainstream and credit excluded consumers and the companies looking to serve them, today has launched its latest product, Cash Atlas – a first-party cash flow underwriting solution that transforms bank transaction data into a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) consumer report, informing businesses’ lending decisions by painting a more holistic view of consumers’ financial health.

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Estateguru announces a funding campaign of up to €3M on Seedrs

Estateguru, the leading property financing and investing platform in Europe, today announces a funding round on Seedrs up to the value of up to €3M in order to support intensive growth and expansion plans.

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Acquis Data Services launches asset finance register

Acquis Data Services has today announced its intention to launch Acquis Lumia, a register of asset finance borrowing which will provide a clear view of a company’s current asset finance arrangements to empower confident lending decisions.

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Sonovate makes move into embedded finance

Sonovate, the fintech lender that provides finance and technology services to businesses that engage contractors and freelancers, has launched brand-new cloud-native, API-first features to support its expanding number of enterprise* customers and enhance its embedded finance offering.

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Working capital platform Zvilo signs MoU with Mastercard

Zvilo, the digital platform unlocking working capital in the Balkans, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard, signifying a strong collaboration and ongoing partnership.

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Funding Options appoints Malcolm Leach as CTO

Digital finance platform Funding Options has appointed Malcolm Leach to its management team as CTO, continuing its mission to bridge the SME funding gap by providing businesses with the best finance options on the market, at speed and powered by technology.

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SME Finance ships AI-powered revenue-based financing product

SME Finance, the fintech reinventing growth financing for small- and medium-sized enterprises, has launched Smart Loan — a revenue-based financing solution offering a fairer, faster AI-powered service for startups and SMEs, including e-commerce sites, seeking unsecured lending up to €50,000.