Factris, a leading European fintech specializing in financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) using invoices as collateral, is proud to announce the launch of a new funding partnership with Brand New Day Bank. The collaboration has resulted in a €100 million facility dedicated to financing SME factoring across Europe, enabling Factris to support sellers in nine countries and manage receivables from debtors in 27—primarily EU markets—demonstrating the scale and reach of its cross-border platform.

CE-Invests, the strategic investments platform of Crescent Enterprises, today announced its participation in the $50 million Series C funding round for Flipspaces, a leading tech-first interior design and build company for commercial spaces operating across India and the USA.

Despite record numbers of active businesses in the UK, hundreds of thousands of startups are being locked out of funding because traditional credit scoring models fail to reflect how modern companies operate, according to Andrea Reynolds, CEO and founder of fintech platform Swoop Funding.

Cato Networks, the SASE leader, announced today that it acquired Aim Security, a visionary leader of AI security. This is Cato’s first-ever acquisition and will further expand the Cato SASE Cloud Platform, enabling secure enterprise adoption of AI agents and public and private AI applications.

Juniper Square, a fund operations partner to more than 2,000 private markets GPs, today announced a strategic investment from Nasdaq Ventures to further accelerate innovation in private markets technology.

Kaleidofin Capital Private Limited (KCPL), an NBFC and a subsidiary of Kaleidofin Private Limited, today announced a debt raise of USD 3 million from Triodos Investment Management, Netherlands. The funding facility has a tenure of 3 years with an option to extend it by further 3 years. The funds are to be utilised for KCPL’s target segment informal sector enterprises including and Agriculture and Dairy segments

Tandem Bank has hit a major milestone in its mission to support and finance the UK’s green transition, surpassing £800 million in cumulative home improvement lending, with over 165,000 benefitting from green and sustainable home improvement loans since 2019.

ICICI Bank today announced the launch of a branch in Bengaluru, aimed at catering to the distinct banking needs of startups through a comprehensive suite of digital and physical offerings. Located at 19th Main Road, Sector 3, HSR Layout, the branch is designed to serve as a one-stop destination for emerging businesses at various stages of the journey of startups.

Admiral Car Finance, part of Admiral Group, continues expanding its presence in the dealer finance market, having signed up over 450 dealers so far. A key factor in this success is the business’s focus on customer pre-approval and a strong commitment to transparency and digitalisation, aimed at helping car buyers to make informed financing choices through their preferred dealer.

Fiinu Plc (AIM: BANK), the London-listed fintech behind the Plugin Overdraft® platform, has entered into subscription agreements for it to raise up to £1.41 million in gross proceeds through the issue of 9.4 million new ordinary shares at 15 pence per share.

As UK children prepare to head back to school, a new survey from PensionBee, a leader in the consumer retirement market, reveals the stark financial trade-offs parents are being forced to make – with saving for retirement often one of the first casualties.

iCapital, the global fintech company shaping the future of investing, announced today it has extended its global partnership with Pantheon, a leading global private markets investor, to further enhance investor access to evergreen funds to include the Pantheon Global Credit Secondaries strategies.

Appli, a provider of artificial intelligence-powered financial calculators, today announced that First Northern Credit Union has selected its calculator platform to improve how members explore borrowing options online.

PensionBee, a leading online pension provider, has commented on the latest data from the Department for Work and Pensions, which reveals a 16% decrease in Pension Credit applications from the comparable period last year, whilst showing a 44% overall increase in the year following the initial announcement of Winter Fuel restrictions in 2024.

Backed by a group of reputed strategic investors, the RM 10 million round will fuel Cashku’s mission to scale its digital financial planning platform across Malaysia