Leading global fintech AND Global, today announced it has raised $21.4 million USD in a Series B funding round led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of The World Bank Group, and AEON Financial Service, a leading Japanese financial group active in 11 Asian markets. This investment will support further development of AND Global’s services, such as digital lending and other fintech solutions, to improve financing access for small businesses, as well as the unbanked and underbanked across Asia. With the successful completion of its Series B, AND Global now becomes the first Mongolian company to secure Series B funding, further solidifying its mission to bridge the financial inclusion gap in Southeast Asia.

The British Business Bank has agreed a transaction of up to £300m with Close Brothers under the ENABLE Guarantees programme, unlocking significant additional lending capacity.

FYI, the leading document management and process automation platform for accountants, has announced the appointment of George Brown as Senior Client Success Consultant.

IVIX, the first AI-powered platform designed to help governments around the world combat financial crime at scale using LLMs, advanced graph analytics and publicly available data, today announced the close of its $60 million Series B funding round, bringing the total amount raised to $85 million. The round follows five consecutive years of rapid growth and customer acquisition, as IVIX has helped customers identify billions of dollars in offshore assets and illicit financial activity.

While payments may not literally make the world go round, the world certainly functions through the transfer of value for goods and services. As we all know, the world is on a one-way express train into a fully digital era. What was once a straightforward process — cash or card — has evolved into a complex, dynamic ecosystem with evolving technology, shifting consumer expectations, and global economic forces. This evolution isn’t happening for its own sake; it is driven by a simple truth: consumers want (more) choice, and merchants who fail to provide that choice risk being left behind.

American businesses showed striking levels of financial anxiety in the final weeks before new tariffs took effect

Dream Dubai announced a new partnership with Tamara aimed at simplifying and enhancing the customer journey

Sumsub, a global leader in identity verification, today announced the appointment of Kat Cloud as Head of Government Relations. A recognised leader in fintech policy and regulatory affairs, Cloud will spearhead Sumsub’s global government engagement.

Over half (54%) of the shoppers said contactless is their favourite way to pay in-store — up 14% since 2023.

Over half (54%) of the shoppers said contactless is their favourite way to pay in-store — up 14% since 2023.

Payoneer has partnered with Stripe to mark the expansion of Payoneer's Online Checkout offering for cross-border merchants

Meshed, the UK's first AI native insurance broker, today announced the closing of its oversubscribed £950K pre-seed round

Achieve announced AAA-rated securitization backed by newly originated home equity lines of credit (HELOCs)

CapBridge and Singlife announced a partnership to offer tailored insurance solutions to CapBridge clients

40Seas has announced an important leadership transition to propel the company’s next phase of growth