iBusiness Funding announced today a new partnership with Business Loan Capital (BLC), a private, non-bank, direct real estate lender. Leveraging iBusiness Funding’s LenderAI solution, BLC can now originate and process bridge loans faster and with greater transparency, enabling them to scale their lending business and originate more loans. By adopting LenderAI, BLC will empower applicants to gain the capital they need to thrive by streamlining loan approval processes.

Four-year-old card-linked instalment platform Float has secured $2.6 million (R46 million) in funding

Float today announced the launch of Float Business Accounts, Canada’s first fintech-built solution with zero fees, instant liquidity, market-leading returns and CDIC deposit insurance in a single account. This new account combines the everyday functionality of a chequing account with the earning power of a savings product—all without sacrificing speed, security or returns.

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.

Accion announced the final close of a $61.6 million fund that will invest in early-stage fintech companies

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.

Pave Finance today announced it has raised $14 million in an oversubscribed seed financing

Lead Bank announced the close of its $70 million Series B fundraising round

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.

Pointsville, a pioneering platform for digital asset infrastructure, announced the successful completion of its Series A funding round

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.