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VitraCash crowdfunds for smart debit card

VitraCash, a UK fintech startup that uses AI to select the best card in consumer wallets for each transaction, has closed a pre-seed crowdfunding round of £330,000.

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Curve returns to the crowd for fresh funding round

Curve, the London-based fintech that combines multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and app, is to return to the crowd for fresh funding five months after sealing a $95 million equity round.

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Launchpad Capital to invest in Lithuanian fintechs

Launchpad Capital, a new early-stage venture capital firm led by long-time San Francisco-based fintech investor and entrepreneur Ryan Gilbert, is to use part of a $35 million to support early stage Lithuanian startups targeting North America.

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Paxos receives $2.4 billion valuation on $300 million Series D

Blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos has closed a $300 million Series D round of funding, giving the firm behind the crypto offerings of PayPal a $2.4 billion valuation.

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Digital asset custodian Finoa raises €22 million

Digital asset custodian Finoa has secured $22 million in a Series A funding round led by Balderton Capital.

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Viva Wallet secures $80 million financing

Viva Wallet, a pan-European neobank providing localised payment and credit services to businesses across 23 European countries, has secured additional financing of $80 million from several technology and financial services investors, including Tencent, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Breyer Capital.

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Checkout.com leads $110 million debt and equity round in Saudi BNPL startup Tamara

Checkout.com has led a $110 million investment round in Saudi Arabian buy now, pay later startup Tamara.

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Dutch neo-broker BUX raises $80 million

European neo-broker BUX has raised $80 million in a funding round led led by Prosus Ventures and Tencent, with participation from additional new investors ABN Amro Ventures, Citius, Optiver, and Endeit Capital.

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JP Morgan, Morningstar and Broadridge invest in Tifin

The Tifin Group, an umbrella group operating a host of fintech companies in the asset and wealth management industry, has raised $22.3 million in a Series B funding round joined by JP Morgan Asset Management, Morningstar and Broadridge.

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Nymbus snags $15 million in new funding

Banking technology vendor Nymbus has snagged $15 million in funding from Financial Services Capital.

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QED Investors leads $20 million round in Payhawk

Payments and expense management platform Payhawk has raised a Series A $20 million financing round led by QED Investors.

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Goldman Sachs invests £50 million in Starling Bank

Goldman Sachs Growth Equity has invested £50 million in UK challenger Starling Bank.

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Indian unicorn Razorpay triples value to $3 billion in less than six months

After being crowned a Unicorn a few months ago in October 2020, Indian banking and payments platform Razorpay has concluded a Series E fundraise of $160 Million.

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Zilch hits $500 million valuation on $80 million fund raise

The buy now, pay later sector continues to attract investor dollars, with two-year old UK player Zilch the latest to benefit, raising $80 million at a valuation of $500 million.

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Open Banking loyalty app loyalBe secures £1 million investment

Belfast-based fintech company loyalBe has secured $1m investment in an oversubscribed funding round led by Techstart Ventures with support from Co-Fund NI and angels.

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Japanese QR Code gateway Netstars raises $60 million

Netstars, the operator of Japan’s largest QR code payment gateway, has completed a $60 million funding round amid plans for international expansion.

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Fintern raises funds for UK consumer lending play

Fintern, a UK startup aiming to shake up the market for low-value consumers loans with the launch of credit technology that bypasses credit scores in making lending decisions, has raised £32 million in equity and debt funding.

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Cardlay raises €8 million from venture fund run by former Mastercard exec Javier Perez

Javier Perez, the former president of Mastercard Europe, has invested €8 million in Danish fintech Cardlay through his Global PayTech Venture fund.

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FS giants join $65m ConsenSys funding round

JP Morgan, Mastercard and UBS have joined a $65 million funding round for blockchain software engineering firm ConsenSys.

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FIS Ventures invests in Modulr

FIS ventures has invested in UK payments-as-a-service platform Modulr.