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Checker Raises $8M from Galaxy Ventures, Al Mada Ventures and Framework Ventures to Unify Fragmented Digital Asset Markets for Institutions

Checker, a global network that enables financial institutions to plug into stablecoins and digital asset liquidity, cross-border payments, treasury, and credit via a single API, announced today that it has raised $8M in funding from Galaxy Ventures, Al Mada Ventures, and Framework Ventures. Additional participants include strategic financial institutions, such as Bitso and Airtm in Latin America, DFS Lab in Africa, and Onigiri Capital, SNZ Capital and Velocity in Asia. Additional investors include fintech operators from Stripe, Tala, Flutterwave, Mesh, ComplyAdvantage, Superstate, and more.

NatWest Group Commits £20 Billion to Drive Growth Across the North of England Over Next Decade

NatWest Group has today announced a £20 billion funding commitment over the next ten years to drive economic growth across the North of England, supporting the UK’s ambitions to build stronger, more productive regional economies.

Stitch Raises $25M Series A Led by Andreessen Horowitz

Stitch announced it has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Pembroke Leads Funding Round Into Kaizan of up to £2.5m to Help Services Firms Grow Every Client with AI

Pembroke VCT has led a funding round of up to £2.5 million in Kaizan, investing £1.5 million alongside Velocity Capital and leading industry angels.

Elliptic Secures $120 Million Investment From Nasdaq Ventures, Deutsche Bank, One Peak and the British Business Bank

Elliptic announced the closing of a $120 million Series D fundraise led by One Peak, with participation from Nasdaq Ventures, Deutsche Bank and the British Business Bank

Adfin Raises $18M Series A from Index Ventures for Automated Business Finance

Adfin, the London-based fintech, has raised $18 million in Series A funding to build the agentic money movement platform: starting by helping businesses getting paid on time, and ending with money that moves itself.

Cedar Health Accelerates Growth With Further ThinCats Funding

ThinCats, the leading alternative finance provider to UK mid-sized SMEs, has provided a significant growth funding package to specialist autism and learning disability care provider, Cedar Health and Wellbeing.

Embat Accelerates International Expansion with EUR30 Million Series B to Expand Its AI-powered Treasury Management System

Embat, the AI-powered fintech specialising in treasury management, has successfully completed a €30 million financing round. The Series B was led by Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital firm based in Paris with over €2.5 billion under management. Existing investors such as Creandum, Samaipata, 4Founders, and Venture Friends also participated prominently in the funding round.

Paymentology Raises $175 Million Co-Led by Apis Partners and Aspirity Partners to Support Next Phase of Growth

Paymentology today announced a $175 million investment co-led by Apis Partners and Aspirity to support Paymentology’s continued global expansion

Stream Secures $5.2M Seed Extension Led by BECO Capital to Strengthen MENA’s Financial Infrastructure

Stream has announced a $5.2 million seed extension do double down on its role as a foundational layer in MENA's financial stack

Pit Launches with $16 Million Led by Andreessen Horowitz to Bring AI-Native Software to Enterprise Operations

Pit, an AI-native platform that replaces the patchwork of spreadsheets, inboxes, and rigid SaaS tools that run enterprise operations today, announced its public launch alongside $16 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The round includes participation from Lakestar, the Pit founders and executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Deel, and Revolut, as well as the Stena and Lundin families.

Astrada Raises Seed Round to Build the Data Layer for Autonomous Finance

Astrada, the data layer for autonomous finance, today announced the close of its $3.8 million seed funding round. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, QED Investors, and Nyca Partners, with a strategic investment from Mastercard and follow-on participation from existing investor Visa.

NUVA Digital Raises US$5.2M to Accelerate Development of Web3 Real-World Asset Platform NUVA

NUVA Digital, the software development company behind the RWA marketplace NUVA, today announced the successful closing of a US$5.2 million fundraising seed round led by Morgan Creek Digital. NUVA is the non-custodial, unified distribution layer for high-quality real-world asset (RWA) vaults. It offers users one-click access, enabling them to deposit stablecoins to mint liquid, composable tokens that deliver yield. NUVA ensures transparency and seamless DeFi composability with on-chain proof of reserves, without requiring minimum deposit requirements or lockups.

Rogo Raises $160M Series D to Scale the Agentic Platform for Finance

Rogo, the AI platform purpose-built for finance, today announced it has raised $160 million in Series D funding led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from Sequoia, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, BoxGroup, Mantis VC, Jack Altman, Evantic and Positive Sum. The Series D brings Rogo’s total funding to more than $300 million and positions Rogo to accelerate the company’s global expansion, deepen its partnerships with the world’s leading financial institutions, and scale its AI agent, Felix.

Ebury, Santander’s International Payments Fintech, Secures C.£550 Million to Accelerate Growth and Global Expansion

Santander has agreed to participate in c.£550 million funding rounds for Ebury, its global fintech platform focused on cross-border payments and international trade solutions

  1. Checker Raises $8M from Galaxy Ventures, Al Mada Ventures and Framework Ventures to Unify Fragmented Digital Asset Markets for Institutions Read more
  2. SBS’s Digital Branch Mobilises UK Banking Read more
  3. Federato Appoints Yogesh Sapre as Chief Revenue Officer Read more
  4. Zip US and InComm Payments Bring Flexible Payments to Gift Cards, Giving Shoppers a New Way to Pay Read more
  5. Huntington Bank Joins CHIPS® for High-Value Payments Read more
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