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Apr
19

UK’s Zilch raises $80M at a $500M+ valuation for its direct-to-consumer buy now, pay later service

London buy now, pay later startup Zilch has raised $80 million (£57m), an all-equity Series B that values the company at over $500 million (£360m).

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Apr
19

Belfast fintech firm in fresh funding round for new bank-linked loyalty platform

Belfast-based fintech company LoyalBe has announced £725,000 of fresh investment in a funding round led by Techstart Ventures.

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Apr
19

UK fintech RSM 2000 is acquired by PayPoint

PayPoint, the UK fintech that provides payment services for consumers, retailers, mobile and multi-channel solutions for businesses, acquires RSM 2000.

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Apr
16

Fintern raises £32m to expand access to affordable loans in the UK

With this new funding, Fintern will be able to open up access to affordable loans, helping many avoid often unshakable debt spirals.

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Apr
09

TrueLayer raises US$70m to build the world’s most valuable Open Banking network

TrueLayer, Europe’s leading open banking platform, today announced it has secured a US$70m Series D investment round led by new investor Addition. The latest raise reflects the growing demand for its open banking-based services and marks another significant milestone for TrueLayer on its mission to open up finance, building an open banking network that brings together payments, financial data, and identity to redefine how people spend, save, and transact online. Existing investors, including Anthemis Group, Connect Ventures, Mouro Capital, Northzone, and Temasek, also participated, with a significant increase to the company’s valuation. Additional investors in the round include Visionaries Club, Surojit Chatterjee (CPO Coinbase), Zack Kanter (CEO Stedi), Daniel Graf […]

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Mar
31

Cambridge FinTech secures US-backed £5m seed funding

Cambridge fintech Monavate has secured seed funding of £5m, one of the largest seed funding rounds for a UK FinTech in the last 12 months.

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Mar
31

UK BNPL FinTech Butter closes £15.8 million in funding

UK FinTech platform Butter has closed a £15.8 million funding round to accelerate the rollout of its responsible open-banking based BNPL shopping app.

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Mar
30

London fintech Lendable becomes Europe’s latest unicorn

Lendable, the London-based digital lender backed by Goldman Sachs, has quietly become Europe’s latest unicorn with a valuation over £1 billion.

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