Capital on Tap announced the successful closing of "London Cards 3," its third ABS, a £500 million funding package

New research from Creditspring reveals that the average Brit has spent hundreds of pounds in the past year on unplanned expenses - from car repairs and broken appliances to vet bills and home emergencies - with millions now worried that the upcoming Autumn Budget will make life even more expensive.

Maxima, the agentic AI platform for accounting automation, today announced $41 million in Seed and Series A funding from Redpoint Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Audacious Ventures, joined by industry leaders and operators including former BlackLine CMO & Chief Strategy Officer Andres Botero, former BlackLine SVP of Operations Eric Borrmann, Rubrik CFO Kiran Choudary, Vanta CFO David Eckstein, and NFL Super Bowl Champion and Liquid 2 Managing Partner Joe Montana. Maxima is redefining the month-end accounting close process with AI agents that co-prepare financial reports alongside accounting teams, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and auditability.

Ramp, the leading financial operations platform, is now valued at $32B following a $300 million primary financing round

Dost, an AI-powered financial automation platform, today announces its official UK market launch following a £6 million Series A funding round

Kaaj, an agentic AI credit intelligence platform that simplifies small business lending, today announced it has raised $3.8 million in seed funding led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from Better Tomorrow Ventures and others.

SAPI, the payment-linked financing platform has raised $80 million in a package comprising approximately $75 million in debt and $5 million of equity. The funding will be used to scale SAPI’s repayment-at-source technology and expand its global footprint.

Numou, ADGM’s SME growth platform, has partnered with Abhi, the region’s neo bank of the future, providing embedded finance and working capital solutions to enhance access to finance for small and medium enterprises across the region.

Condukt, the next-generation compliance platform for financial services, today announced a US$10 million in funding

Africa's private capital leaders convened last week at the third annual Africa Prosperity Summit (APS), hosted by Ventures Platform, to chart the path for a new era of verifiable, scalable growth on the continent. The Summit, which was held from November 12th to 14th, 2025, with the theme “Growing the Pie: Building the Pathways for Liquidity, Scale, and Enduring Returns”, the Summit provided a forum for investors, operators, and other ecosystem players to explore the dynamics shaping Africa’s next decade of capital formation and liquidity.

Beehive Fintech, a leading digital SME lending platform, has transformed its underwriting process with Perfios's AI-powered automation solutions. By deploying Perfios Nexus, Beehive Fintech has accelerated loan underwriting by 48%, improving risk accuracy and decision speed.

Adclear, the AI “FinProm” compliance platform relied on by the UK’s top finance brands, has raised an oversubscribed £2.1m Seed round

Zilch today announced it has raised over USD $175 million ($176.7m) in debt and equity to continue shaping the future of global commerce

The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development equity impact investment arm of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), is pleased to announce a US$300 million strategic investment in the Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform (A2MP).