TransFi Inc., a global payments infrastructure company on stablecoin rails,, focused on emerging markets, today announced the closing of a $19.2 million financing round, comprising $14.2 million in Series A equity and a $5 million committed liquidity facility.

Pan African Multilateral Bank, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com), has announced a major expansion of its engagement with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), increasing its regional financing limit from US$3 billion over the next four years. The enhanced commitment builds on more than $750 million already disbursed across the region and a robust pipeline of over $2 billion in transactions currently under execution, signaling a decisive scale-up of support to governments and the private sector.

Vivox AI, a UK-based technology company building regulator-ready, atomic AI agents for AML, KYB/KYC and financial crime, has raised £1.3 million ($1.6 million) in its first funding round to accelerate product development and scale its enterprise platform.

YouLend, the leading global embedded financing platform for e-commerce, payment and technology platforms, today announces a multi-year financing partnership with Värde Partners, a global investment firm, to further expand its capital base in the United States. The financing is structured as a forward-flow agreement with potential for Värde to purchase up to $225 million in receivables originated by YouLend.

Propel Finance, the UK's fastest-growing asset finance lender, has announced a new strategic partnership with Onecom, one of the UK’s leading providers of business communications, connectivity and managed IT solutions, supporting thousands of SME and enterprise customers nationwide.

Vantage Capital (www.VantageCapital.co.za), Africa’s largest mezzanine debt fund manager, announced that it has made a R635m investment into Commercial Energy South Africa (“CESA”), a subsidiary of SolarAfrica Energy (“SolarAfrica”), a leading South African energy solutions provider, alongside co-investor, Greenpoint Capital. CESA holds commercial & industrial (“C&I”) solar and battery energy assets developed by SolarAfrica.

Confido, the embedded financial infrastructure platform purpose-built for law firms and legal technology, today announced it has raised $9 million in financing over two rounds, the latest of which was led by Aquiline Capital Partners.

Platinum Credit Uganda, a subsidiary of The Platcorp Group, has secured $4 million in investment from Swiss asset manager Symbiotics to expand its financing for low-income households and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Uganda.

Carey Olsen's corporate team in the Cayman Islands has advised Mexico-based online used car dealer Kavak on its US$300 million equity funding round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz ("a16z").

Burst (formerly Float), the healthcare payments platform that helps retailers and wellness brands unlock billions in untapped FSA and HSA spending, today announced it has raised $3 million in total funding, including a $2.1 million seed round led by Pear VC with participation from XX. The capital will accelerate product development and fuel partnerships with retailers, e-commerce brands, and plan administrators looking to capture more health spending.

African Heads of State and Government on February 14, 2026, formally launched the Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF), a coordinated, Africa-led platform designed to accelerate the preparation and facilitation of financing for priority cross-border infrastructure projects aligned with Agenda 2063.

Stacks, the agentic platform for enterprise finance, has raised a $23M Series A led by Lightspeed, with EQT Ventures, General Catalyst, and S16VC doubling down. The round comes less than a year after Stacks’ $12 million seed financing led by General Catalyst, underscoring the company’s rapid traction and momentum.

Delaware-based neobank Rizon has raised a $2M pre-seed round as more people rely on global USD accounts for earnings, payments, and everyday spending. The investment comes from Market One Capital, a Polish venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups. The funding will be used to scale Rizon’s user base worldwide.

Day Air Credit Union has partnered with InvestiFi, the provider of the leading InvestTech platform that enables Credit Union members to trade from deposit accounts. The platform will deliver guided digital investing solutions to the credit union's 54,000 members.

Brickflow has recorded its strongest two-week performance to date in January, with £29.22m of completed lending supporting 157 residential and mixed-use units across the UK, underlining the platform’s growing role in delivering funding for housing and property projects.