Venture Capital

Apr
07

Standard Chartered turbocharges digital payments proposition with investment and the merger of CurrencyFair with Assembly Payments

CurrencyFair, a global cross-border payments platform and Assembly Payments, whose platform automates complex payment workflows, today announce their merger as a result of a strategic investment by Standard Chartered, subject to regulatory approval. SC Ventures, the innovation, ventures and fintech investments unit of Standard Chartered is doubling down on its commitment to the rapidly growing payments industry, following its earlier investment in Assembly Payments in 2020. Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered said, “Digital payments is a core strategic area for Standard Chartered and our 2020 investment in Assembly Payments greatly enhanced our presence in the domestic payments business. By bringing together the complementary strengths of CurrencyFair and […]

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Apr
03

Uruguayan payments startup dLocal quadruples valuation to $5B with $150M raise

This means that the five-year-old Uruguayan company dLocal has effectively quadrupled its valuation in a matter of months.

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Mar
29

UAE-based fintech NOW Money secures $7m to expand digital banking solution

NOW Money, the GCC’s first digital banking solution for low-income migrant workers, has secured $7m in funding led by Anthemis Exponential Ventures.

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Mar
29

Crypto boom continues as Chainalysis raises $100M, doubles valuation to over $2B

As the crypto boom continues, Chainalysis, announced that it has closed on $100 million in Series D financing, doubling its valuation to over $2 billion.

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Mar
26

Airwallex’s latest US$100 million capital raising puts valuation at US$2.6 billion

Airwallex announced that the company’s valuation has increased to US$2.6 billion with a capital raising of US$100 million in a further Series D extension.

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Mar
25

Crypto wallet and exchange company Blockchain.com raises $300 million at $5.2 billion valuation

Blockchain.com, the company behind a popular cryptocurrency wallet, an exchange, a block explorer and more has raised a $300 million Series C round.

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Mar
24

Swedish fintech Zaver raises $5M to bring cardless payments and BNPL to ‘durables’ sector

Swedish fintech Zaver, which enables merchants to accept cardless payments and offer buy-now-pay-later as an option, has raised $5 million in new funding.

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Mar
18

Finland-based payment services provider Enfuce raises €7 million in Series-B round

Finland-based payment services provider Enfuce has raised €7 million in a recent Series-B funding.

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