The funding from Goldman Sachs will enable Clara to scale its payment solutions including corporate credit cards, bill pay, and cross-border transactions

Sidekick, the wealth platform built for professionals whose finances are becoming more complex as their incomes and assets grow, has raised £7.8m in Series A funding. The funding will be used to scale its investing products and make sophisticated investment tools more accessible outside traditional private banking.

The Republic of South Africa has today officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa’s leading Multilateral Financial Institution, marking the formal entry of one of Africa’s largest economies into the Bank’s membership, heralding deeper financial sovereignty.

Varo Bank, the first all-digital nationally chartered bank in the U.S., announced that it raised a growth investment of $123.9 million

Wonder, a leading fintech and payments platform for merchants in Hong Kong and APAC, announced it has raised a USD 12 million venture debt from HSBC Innovation Banking in Hong Kong

Incard, the financial platform for high-growth digital companies, has raised £10m Series A funding in a move that will bring greater financial control and agility to more e-commerce brands, agencies, affiliates and resellers. This funding round was led by Smartfin, with participation from Founders Capital, MountFund and top-tier angel investors.

The new capital will enable Receiptable to accelerate commercial expansion with both major retail groups and payments acquirers

Talos, the premier provider of institutional digital asset infrastructure, technology and data supporting the full trading and portfolio management lifecycle, today announced a $45 million Series B extension, including new strategic investors Robinhood Markets, Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP and Karatage, alongside returning investors a16z crypto, BNY and Fidelity Investments.

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, today announced the successful launch and seed-phase completion of the Starboard Sygnum BTC Alpha Fund, which delivered an annualised 8.9% net return in BTC for Q4 2025.

Allica Bank has reached a major milestone in its mission to support the UK’s established businesses, surpassing £1 billion in asset finance lending since launching the proposition in 2021.

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), working with other mandated lead arrangers, has successfully closed a US$1.75 billion syndicated receivables purchase facility for Sonangol, Angola’s national oil company.

Sokin, the global business payments company, has secured a $100 million long-term debt facility from Oxford Finance

Funnel (www.funnel.io), the marketing intelligence platform trusted by global brands including Uber, Adidas and Sony, has secured an $80 million (approximately €68.7 million) debt facility from HSBC Innovation Banking and Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC). The facility replaces a prior $58 million (€50 million) debt arrangement and provides additional capital to support the company’s continued growth, product innovation and path to profitability.

Vennre, a wealth creation platform enabling HENRYs (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) to access private market opportunities, today announced the successful close of its Pre-Series A funding round, raising USD 9.6 million through a hybrid equity and debt structure.