As a key player from the outset in the reform of electronic invoicing, which will come into force in 2026 in France, Pennylane has established itself as a key reference in this field.

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided a £16.1m loan to support a joint venture between Valpre Capital and CKC Properties. The joint venture was represented by Voltaire Financial acting as exclusive debt advisor.

Fuse is developing the foundational infrastructure for cross-border payments in the MENA and GCC regions and has raised $6.6 million in a funding round led by Northzone, with participation from Flourish Ventures, Alter Global, and prominent angel investors, including the founder of Flutterwave.

Two African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org)-supported projects have garnered top honours at the 2025 Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards (https://apo-opa.co/4lvavcK) conference. A $500 million sustainable term loan facility in Senegal (https://apo-opa.co/4i1gUt8) was named Sovereign Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year, while Rwanda’s €200 million ESG loan (https://apo-opa.co/3RxvfTd) was awarded ESG Loan Deal of the Year. Both projects were supported by partial credit guarantees from the African Development Bank Group.

TaxZap, the viral Tinder-inspired tax app has raised £2.2 million in a seed funding round led by Affinity Ventures, whose partners were early investors in Europe’s fastest-growing unicorn fintech, Zilch. The fintech app, which has millions of views on TikTok, replaces the headache of tax returns by gamifying the process. Investors in the round include the likes of Aidan Corbett, CEO of Wayflyer, Nick Mullen from Happy Stack Ventures, and Henry De Zoete, former AI advisor to the UK Prime Minister.

BC Bank Uzbekistan (TBC UZ), the country’s largest digital bank, announces today it has secured $20 million in debt financing from a fund managed by Switzerland-based impact investor BlueOrchard Finance Ltd (BlueOrchard).

Zepz,has secured a total of $165 million in revolving and term facilities led by HSBC Innovation Banking

WeeFin, the sustainable fintech that helps financial institutions manage their sustainability strategies, has announced a new round of financing totalling €25 million

Mendel, Latin America’s leading enterprise spend management platform, announced today the closing of a $35 million Series B round led by Base10 Partners with participation from PayPal Ventures, and support from existing investors Infinity Ventures, Industry Ventures, Hi.vc. Endeavor Catalyst is also investing.

GoldenSource has introduced a new benchmark for Australian superannuation funds with the implementation of an investment enterprise data management platform to support Aware Super, in the total portfolio management of its more than A$190 billion portfolio.

The Interledger Foundation has opened funding for fintech and web-based platform projects that will become part of its interoperable payments network via the Interledger Protocol (ILP)--to build out its vision for an open digital economy. With projects in 40 countries, the organization is already working with businesses to spearhead initiatives that reimagine existing financial infrastructure and introduce new money movement use cases. This year, the organization has earmarked $5M for selected projects to expand on this work. Organizations can apply to participate in this initiative at the Interledger Foundation website.

Mercury, today announced a $300 million Series C investment round from existing and new investors

Firenze, the fintech innovator redefining Lombard lending, has successfully closed a £2.5 million Seed funding round.

Paid, a business platform for AI agents, today announced a €10 million pre-seed funding round led by EQT Ventures and Sequoia Capital. Paid’s mission is to grow the AI Agent economy, building the business engine that helps AI agent companies accelerate growth and profitability. The platform provides margin intelligence combined with flexible, outcome-based pricing models that align profitability with the value delivered.

NOSIBLE, an upcoming AI startup, today announces it has secured $1 million in pre-seed funding led by Atlantica Ventures, alongside additional strategic investments from existing customers. The funding will support NOSIBLE in launching its growth marketing efforts, scaling its sales operations, and accelerating its go-to-market strategy.