Persona announced a $200 million Series D funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $2 billion

3iQ Corp. (“3iQ”), a global pioneer in digital asset investment solutions, is pleased to announce that the 3iQ Solana Staking ETF (TSX: SOLQ, SOLQ.U) has attracted investment from ARK Invest (ARK), the prominent ETF and investment management firm led by Cathie Wood. ARK has invested over $10 million cumulatively into SOLQ via the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) and the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF). This investment marks a significant milestone, making ARKW and ARKF the first U.S.-listed ETFs to gain exposure to Solana—a public blockchain designed for decentralized applications—and its staking rewards.

The British Business Bank has committed £7 million to a new platform enabling it to invest alongside five of the UK’s promising and emerging angel syndicates. The platform will be managed by Haatch, an existing partner of the Bank.

Navro today announces a raise of $41m in Series-B funding to accelerate global expansion plans

Sprive, the UK’s only independent mortgage overpayment app, has successfully closed a £5.5 million funding […]

OakNorth, the leading digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided a £25m loan to private equity-backed pension advice provider, My Pension Expert.

Artis Partners, specialists in sell-side M&A and growth financing for technology companies, advised on three deals and expanded its breadth of services in its first quarter since formation. Across the period, the investment bank advised on StormFisher Hydrogen’s US$50 million commitment from Hy24’s Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Fund, Worldpay's acquisition of AI-native fraud prevention fintech Ravelin, and IG Group's £160 million purchase of commission-free investing platform Freetrade.

Pliant today announced it has raised a $40 million Series B equity round

The UK’s SME lending market needs a full reboot, according to new research by the UK’s fastest growing fintech Allica Bank.

Next Generation, a Paris-based fintech innovator has anaunced the succeseful completion of its $5 million seed funding round, backed by a consortium of international investors including two Cyprus-based firms, an Austrian enterprise, and a prominent European entrepreneur.

The British Business Bank today announces the accreditation of Creative Growth Finance as a delivery partner under the Growth Guarantee Scheme.

Alternative Payments, a leading fully-integrated B2B payments and checkout infrastructure provider, announced that they have closed on $22 million in total funding

Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR) (“Better.com”), the leading AI-powered digital homeownership company, today announced a new partnership with Biz2Credit, the leading financing platform for small businesses.

Zopa, the British digital bank pioneer with more than 1.4 million customers, today reports its second full year of profitability.

Mongolia's first digital lending fintech, LendMN, a subsidiary of AND Global, has today announced a $20 million USD debt financing from Lendable, a leading debt finance provider to leading technology-enabled companies in emerging and frontier markets that focuses on promoting a more economically just and environmentally sustainable world. The transaction, for which Delphos, a premier advisor in private emerging markets, served as exclusive financial advisor, marks the first time a Mongolian fintech company has raised such a substantial amount in the sector. The goal is to drive tech-led financial inclusion for MSMEs in the country. The fintech’s service focuses on bringing financial accessibility and inclusivity to the underbanked. AND Global is a leading fintech company that has created multiple businesses to promote financial inclusion across Southeast Asia.