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).

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.

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.

Prodigy Finance, a global student loan provider, is taking a bold initiative in 2025 to fund students in India who wish to study abroad. In November 2024, they received a significant funding amount of USD 310 million from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). This financial support marks an important step in Prodigy Finance's mission to make education more accessible, helping students from Prodigy-supported regions to attend higher education at Prodigy-supported schools.

Incore Invest has raised €25M to expanding its portfolio with the launch of Incore Invest II, a new fund designed to accelerate the growth of high-potential SaaS, embedded finance and fintech companies across Europe. Building on the success of Incore Invest, the new fund will support businesses with proven revenue models and strong growth potential, particularly in the Nordic and Northern European markets, including the UK.

Maven Capital Partners ("Maven"), one of the UK’s leading private equity firms, has completed a £2.25 million investment in Glasgow-based Kube Networks Limited (“KubeNet”), an award winning technology solutions provider specialising in managed IT & infrastructure services, cloud solutions, connectivity, voice, and cybersecurity.

RedotPay, a leading crypto payment platform, today announced the successful close of a $40 million Series A funding round led by Lightspeed following their commitment in December 2024, with significant investments from HSG and Galaxy Ventures. The round also saw participation from DST Global Partners, Accel, Vertex Ventures (Temasek-backed VC), among other investors.

Norm Ai, a leading Regulatory AI agent company, is today announcing $48 million in funding from Coatue, Craft Ventures, Vanguard, Blackstone Innovations Investments, Bain Capital, New York Life Ventures, Citi Ventures, TIAA Ventures, and Marc Benioff, bringing the total funds raised to $87 million over the past 18 months.

The funding round was led by Fika Ventures, with additional investments from TTV and Dash Fund. The company plans to leverage the capital to expand its workforce, accelerate platform enhancements, and strengthen partnerships with brokers and carriers. Outmarket AI utilizes natural language processing, machine learning (ML), and “insurance-specific knowledge graphs” to provide AI-driven insights and automation for the insurance sector.

IDnow (or "the Company"), a leading identity verification platform provider in Europe, today announced a new strategic investment from Corsair Capital

Flex, the fintech company that empowers business owners to automate their back offices and grow, today announced it has raised $225 million in equity and debt funding.