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Embedded payments platform Modulr snags £83 million in Series C funding

Payments-as-a-Service platform Modulr has raised £83 million in a Series C funding round led by General Atlantic.

18 May 2022

FIS talks up embedded finance strategy

The global economy’s digital transformation is accelerating, and community and regional banks are seeking ways to offer the most advanced digital capabilities and open new channels for distribution.

11 May 2022

News/payments

Embedded payments player Infinicept raises $23m

Embedded payments specialist Infinicept has raised $23 million in a growth equity round led by by SVB Financial Group and Piper Sandler Merchant Banking.

11 May 2022

Company update/retail

Current unveils Platform API

Current, a leading U.S. financial technology platform serving Americans working to create a better future for themselves, today announced the launch of its platform API, built to facilitate seamless integrations and embedded banking experiences.

10 May 2022

Company update/payments

Embedded finance orchestration fintech Zai launches money transfer service in US

Zai, the global financial technology company delivering embedded finance orchestration solutions, today announced the launch of its CurrencyFair personal money transfer service in all 50 states in the USA. Consumers in the USA can now use CurrencyFair to exchange and transfer money internationally with rates eight times cheaper than traditional banks, without delay and with no hidden fees.

29 April 2022

News/devops

Finastra announces Hack to the Future 4 winners

Finastra has named the winners of its Hack to the Future 4 annual global hackathon.

28 April 2022

Company update/wholesale

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.

27 April 2022

Company update/markets

Assure Hedge launches embedded hedging platform

Today, at the FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps Conference, foreign exchange technology firm Assure Hedge announces the launch of OpenHedge, its platform for embedded hedging.

26 April 2022

Company update/payments

BlueSnap launches embedded payments suite globally

BlueSnap, a global payment orchestration platform committed to helping B2B and B2C businesses accept and optimize payments around the world, has launched its Embedded Payments and Payfac-as-a-Service offering for software platforms looking to scale their customer base globally.

07 April 2022

News/startups

Stock trading API startup lemon.markets raises €15m

Lemon.markets, a Berlin-based startup that helps firms embed trading services via APIs, has raised €15 million in a seed funding round co-led by Lakestar and Lightspeed.

06 April 2022

Company update/retail

Adyen makes embedded finance play

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, has today announced its expansion beyond payments to build embedded financial products.

31 March 2022

News/retail

Cross River scores $620m funding round

Cross River, a US provider of core infrastructure and embedded technology to fintech and crypto companies, has raised $620 million in a round co-led by Eldridge and Andreessen Horowitz.

30 March 2022

News/cloud

ClearBank raises £175m for global expansion

UK clearing and embedded banking platform ClearBank is eying international expansion after raising £175 million in a financing round led by funds advised by Apax Digital.

21 March 2022

Company update/payments

Caxton to issue Ibans with embedded finance infrastructure from OpenPayd

Caxton, the leading UK fintech payments provider, today announced a major partnership with Banking-as-a-Service provider OpenPayd to offer customers a simplified payments experience.

17 March 2022

News/startups

Embedded finance network mmob raises £5m

British embedded finance network mmob has closed a £5 million seed funding round to finance a move into new markets, including Malaysia.

09 March 2022

Research/Embedded Finance

The Future of Embedded Finance 2022

28 February 2022 1283 downloads

News/wholesale

Hubuc raises $10m for 'AWS of embedded finance'

Barcelona-based Hubuc has become the latest embedded finance player to raise funding, closing a $10 million seed round co-led by WndrCo and Runa Capital.

24 February 2022

Research/Embedded Finance

The Future of Regulation 2022

07 February 2022 1112 downloads

News/startups

Solarisbank and Contis complete partnership

Berlin-based banking-as-a-service platform Solarisbank and Contis have today completed their previously disclosed partnership, bringing their combined revenue to €100 million.

28 January 2022

Research/Embedded Finance

Open Banking Europe 2022 - What’s next for Open Banking?

18 January 2022 1330 downloads