ClearScore, the London-based fintech that provides credit score services, has acquired UK mortgage platform Acre Platforms, as it looks to diversify its offering. The move marks ClearScore’s first mov…
The CEO of Danish payment unicorn Flatpay is not a “yes” man. Sander Janca-Jensen says: “We say ‘no’ a lot. We pride ourselves on saying ‘no’ internally.” Examples of Flatpay’s thumbs down mentality i…
Before everyone sharpens their knives, consider that for the VCs who backed Brex at its outset, the sale is a triumph.
Tiger Global and Microsoft are offering up their full stakes in the company, while Walmart is choosing to retain its majority stake, and selling up to 45.9 million shares.
Aven, a startup valued at $2 billion that offers a home equity line of credit (HELOC) through a credit card, says credit unions are a proven way to lower consumers’ borrowing costs.
London-based Allocation Strategy, a companydeveloping analytics tools to support asset allocation and investmentdecisions, has raised £1.6 million in a funding round led by Fuel Ventures,with particip…
French accounting software platform Pennylane has raised $200m in a funding round, but says it had no immediate need for the fresh funds. The round was led by growth investor TCV, with Blackstone Gr…
Three-quarters of UK fintech founders are using AI to identify candidates and speed up recruitment, says a new survey.But findings from the survey also show that human judgment remains critical to ens…
Klarna is launching a service which allows its customers to send money to each other through its app, as it continues its shift to reposition itself as a bank. The Swedish fintech, best known as a BNP…
Amsterdam-basedKlearly, a payments platform for restaurants, bars, and clubs, has raised €12million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to €20 million.The round was led by PayPal Ve…