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Kema raises $2m to help B2B SMEs with cash flow

UAE-based fintech SaaS platform Kema has raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Speedinvest.

14 February 2024

Fordefi secures $10m investment for crypto wallet-as-a-service

Cryptocurrency firm Fordefi is launching a wallet-as-a-service offering after raising $10 million in a seed-extension round.

14 February 2024

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Sibli raises $4.5m for AI-powered investment research

Sibli, a startup using AI to help asset managers in the investment research process, has raised $4.5 million in seed funding.

13 February 2024

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Fintech exodus continues as family finance app Nosso winds down

Family finance app Nosso is the latest UK fintech to bite the dust, following in the footsteps of circular economy firm Twig, open banking player Kikapay and business app Paysme,

13 February 2024

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Kinnevek writes off investment in Monese

Swedish VC Kinnevek has written off its investment in Monese, adding to the financial woes of the mobile money transfer startup.

13 February 2024

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SME banking challenger Finom raises €50 million

Finom, the Amsterdam-based financial management platform for SMEs and freelancers, has raised €50 million in Series B funding led by General Catalyst and Northzone.

13 February 2024

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NextGen Nordics 2024: Agenda to cover AI, Buy Now Pay Later, data privacy and Request to Pay

The Nordic region has been at the vanguard of innovation across payments for decades, but is that the case in 2024? NextGen Nordics 2024 - a leading conference led by Finextra Research held in Stockholm on 23 April 2024 - will procure an answer to this question from experts hailing from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

09 February 2024

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Alba Bank CEO steps down

Rod Ashley has announced he will be stepping down as CEO of Alba Bank after six years.

09 February 2024

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HSBC partners Google Cloud to back climate tech firms

HSBC has joined forces with Google Cloud to offer venture debt financing options to climate technology companies.

09 February 2024

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Regtech docStribute raises £820k

Distributed Ledger Technology-based regtech docStribute has raised £820,000 from a gaggle of angels in a pre-Series A funding round.

08 February 2024

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Charitable giving fintech Overflow raises $20m

A church pastor has raised $20 million for his startup, called Overflow, that aims to make charitable giving frictionless.

07 February 2024

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NextGen Nordics 2024: Payments is ready for a refresh

Finextra is heading back to Stockholm to delve into the most important topics in the Nordic banking world at our NextGen Nordics 2024 conference on the 23rd of April.

06 February 2024

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