Carey Olsen's corporate team in the Cayman Islands has advised Mexico-based digital bank Klar on its US$190 million Series C funding round, which values the company at over US$800 million.

Insomnia Labs, a leader in blockchain-powered infrastructure and financial technology, has launched CreatorFi, a platform offering stablecoin-based credit for digital creators built on Avalanche. Debuting with a $12 million credit facility from Kamui Finance and others, CreatorFi reshapes how creators access funding by integrating financial tools directly into the platforms they already use and providing them with seamless, fast, and flexible advances against their future earnings.

Ranmore Fund Management, the global equity value manager, has launched a distribution share class for its flagship Ranmore Global Equity Fund, aimed at institutional investors seeking bi-annual income payments.

Tali Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of stc group, has led a strategic funding round in Tarmeez Capital, one of Saudi’s fastest growing fintech players in the sukuk and debt instruments space - an area playing an increasingly vital role in deepening the Kingdom’s capital markets. This milestone marks the company’s transition from a successfully bootstrapped venture to one backed by a major national investor. The investment supports stc group’s broader strategy to back high-growth digital platforms shaping the future of finance and strengthen the Kingdom’s financial ecosystem.

Gatehouse Bank, a Shariah-compliant ethical bank, has published its annual results for the year ending 31 December 2024.

Red Dot Capital Partners, an Israel based early growth venture capital firm, announced the closing of its third flagship fund, securing $320 million in commitments and bringing the firm’s total assets under management to $750 million. The partnership includes Yoram Oron and Yaniv Stern (Founding Partners), Barak Salomon (Managing Partner), Atad Peled, and Danielle Ardon Baratz.

Gatehouse Bank, a Shariah-compliant ethical bank, has published its annual results for the year ending 31 December 2024.

Red Dot Capital Partners, an Israel based early growth venture capital firm, announced the closing of its third flagship fund, securing $320 million in commitments and bringing the firm’s total assets under management to $750 million. The partnership includes Yoram Oron and Yaniv Stern (Founding Partners), Barak Salomon (Managing Partner), Atad Peled, and Danielle Ardon Baratz.

Lloyds Banking Group and Peabody have today announced a £60m loan agreement to fund the sustainable retrofit of thousands of social homes across London and the Southeast.

Sydney based AI and data Insights provider MOGOPLUS has raised AU$1.5m in funding from London based New Model Venture Capital Group.

Lloyds has acted as Global Coordinator on the successful issuance of a £250 million 8-year Blue Bond for Tideway (Bazalgette Finance Plc), marking a milestone in the evolution of sustainable finance with this being the first-ever Blue Bond issued by a UK corporate in sterling.

Today, Fair Finance and Vanquis launch a first-of-its-kind decline referral scheme that aims to support over 100,000 financially underserved people across the UK over the next two years. The scheme will direct Vanquis customers who are not yet eligible for its products to Fair Finance, where they can apply for an affordable loan and automatically be assessed for benefit entitlements.

MetaWealth, a leading platform for tokenized real estate investment, today announced it has surpassed a major milestone, distributing $1 million in yield income to its global community of investors. This landmark achievement highlights not only the rental income generated by MetaWealth’s income-producing assets but also the strength of its real estate portfolio and long-term commitment to capital growth.

Monit, Indonesia’s leading spend management platform, has raised US$2.5 million in a funding round led by Cento Ventures, with strategic participation from Sansan, a Japanese leader in B2B digital transformation. Existing backers 1982 Ventures and Init 6 also joined the round, reaffirming their continued support.

London-based Zango has raised $4.8m, in a round led by Nexus Venture Partners, a leading global venture capital firm with over $2.6 billion capital under management. Other participants in the latest round include South Park Commons, Richard Davies, CEO of Allica Bank, Alan Morgan, former head of Financial Services at McKinsey (EMEA), Mark Ransford, Notion Capital, No Label Ventures and Start Ventures.