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Avalanche, one of the youngest smart contracts-enabled cryptocurrencies, raises $230M in funding led by Polychain, others
Daniel Levi September 17, 2021

Purpose-driven fintech startup Self Financial raises $50M in funding to let consumers build credit and savings
Nickie Louise September 16, 2021

Digital personal finance platform Tend launches to break down banking barriers for Mexican-Americans
Daniel Levi September 15, 2021


U.S.-Israeli fintech startup Melio raises $250M funding to help small businesses manage their payments and receivables; now valued at $4 billion
Nickie Louise September 14, 2021

Facebook forays into invoice factoring business; launches a $100 million program to buy unpaid invoices from 30,000 small businesses owned by women and minorities
Daniel Levi September 13, 2021

London-based InsurTech startup Marshmallow raised $85M in funding at a $1.25 billion valuation, making it the second Black-owned startup in the U.K. to reach “unicorn” status
Daniel Levi September 8, 2021


PayPal acquires Japanese buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) fintech startup Paidy for $2.7 billion
Daniel Levi September 8, 2021

Amsterdam-based Prosus makes its biggest bet in India with the acquisition of payments startup BillDesk for $4.7 billion
Daniel Levi August 31, 2021

PayPal is reportedly exploring stock-trading platform for its U.S. users
Daniel Levi August 30, 2021


SoftBank makes first Africa bet after leading a $400M investment in Nigerian mobile payment startup OPay at $2 billion valuation
Daniel Levi August 23, 2021

Bitcoin made history after Strike founder Jack Mallers sent $10 from the US to Nigeria in a few seconds without any fee using Bitcoin Lightning Network
Daniel Levi August 20, 2021

Indonesia digital payments startup DOKU raises $32 million from Apis Partners to accelerate growth
Daniel Levi August 5, 2021


New York-based tech startup Pico to go public in a $1.75 billion SPAC deal with Cohen’s FTAC Athena Acquisition
Daniel Levi August 4, 2021

Saudi Arabia and UAE’s buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) fintech startup tabby raises $50M in funding to accelerate expansion into new markets
Daniel Levi August 4, 2021

Hong Kong-based Crypto investment platform Aspen Digital raises $8.8M in funding led by Rothschild-backed RIT Capital Partners
Nickie Louise August 4, 2021


Jack Dorsey’s Square acquires Australia’s buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company Afterpay for $29 billion
Nickie Louise August 1, 2021

Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya backs UK insurance tech startup Flock with $10M investment as it pivots from drones to cars
Daniel Levi July 29, 2021

Fintech startup and commission-free trading app Robinhood raises $2.1 billion in IPO at a $31.8B valuation
Daniel Levi July 29, 2021


Canadian fintech startup Paystone secures $30 million investment from Crédit Mutuel Equity to accelerate growth
Daniel Levi July 23, 2021

Fintech startup Jasper Card bags $34M in funding to challenge how traditional financial institutions make money
Daniel Levi July 12, 2021