OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided a £28.5m loan to D2 PropCo, a specialist provider of short-term supportive housing across England and Wales.

Lucky has solidified its position as a leader in consumer credit, aiming to play a significant role in Egypt’s transformation into a digital & financially inclusive economy

To counter the severe economic shocks triggered by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has approved a US$10 billion Gulf Crisis Response Programme (GCRP) to insulate African and Caribbean economies, financial institutions and corporates from the impact of the ongoing Gulf crisis.

INXY has raised $4 million in a new funding round led by Flashpoint, following a $3 million raise in 2025, bringing its total seed funding to $7 million. The capital will be used to expand its product offerings, obtain new regulatory licences, and grow its presence in key international markets.

9fin, the AI-native platform for global debt markets, has raised $170 million in Series C funding at a $1.3 billion valuation

Keyrock, a neo investment group built for digital assets, is accelerating its growth trajectory after securing significant Series C funding, valuing the company at $1.1 billion.

Tazapay, a leading next-generation payment infrastructure provider for emerging markets, announced the close of its Series B extension led by Circle Ventures,

Startale Group today announced the second close of its Series A round, securing $50 million from SBI Group, Inc. ("SBI Group"). Combined with the first close of $13 million from Sony Innovation Fund announced in January 2026, Startale has completed a $63 million Series A round.

Payy Network, the only stablecoin blockchain where transactions are private by default, announced today it has raised $6 million in a seed round led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures and DBA Crypto. The new funding will support continued product development, team expansion and growth as Payy scales its privacy-preserving infrastructure for institutional stablecoin payments.

ING and UniCredit have structured a €375 million mini-perm project financing for Retelit Datacentre, the data centre arm of leading Italian telecommunications and ICT operator Retelit.

Allegro Finance Limited (“Allegro”), an alternative lending platform for the media sector, today announced a strategic joint venture and senior funding line with entities advised by Elliott Advisors UK Limited (“Elliott”), a leading global investment manager. The partnership establishes a new institutional-scale credit platform for the global film and television industry.

littlefish, the merchant operating system powering the relationships between Africa's biggest banks and the merchant class, announced the close of a $9.5 million Series A

Eunice, the London-based company building institutional-grade due diligence AI infrastructure for regulated markets, raised $8 million in seed and pre-seed funding

London based, FCA regulated travel fintech Vuelo, (https://getvuelo.com) has raised £56 million in seed funding to expand its AI-native travel booking platform, enabling customers to discover, book, finance, and plan through a single intelligent experience.