Devengo, a Spanish fintech specializing in A2A payments infrastructure, has closed a pre-Series A funding round

Ventures Platform, Africa’s leading seed-stage fund, has announced the $64 million first close of its second fund, VP Pan-African fund II, aimed at deepening seed investments, catalysing Series A rounds, and driving its pan-African expansion to power the continent’s next tech wave. The fund is targeting a final close of $75 million.

Lettuce Financial announced it has secured $28 million in new funding to accelerate the expansion of its AI-powered operating system

FUTURE, Switzerland's premier Bitcoin Treasury Company, today announced the successful closing of its CHF 28 million strategic funding round

As part of efforts to strengthen the partnership between the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Republic of Congo, and to advance preparations for the Bank Group's Annual Meetings scheduled to take place in the capital Brazzaville in May 2026, a high-level delegation from the Bank visited the country from 26 to 28 October 2025.

Seven in ten (69%) of Londoners are planning on investing in the next year as they seek higher returns than are on offer through cash savings, according to research from new personalised wealth management platform, Stratiphy.

Stream, the Saudi-born platform streamlining modern billing and payments for businesses in the MENA region; starting with Saudi Arabia, has announced a $4M seed funding to scale its mission to remove friction from getting paid. The round was led by early-stage investment firm Outliers VC and amassed a strong investor base, adding to a cap table that includes BYLD Ventures and prominent angel investors such as Abdullah Elyas, Co-founder of Careem.

Antidote launched with £2.5 million in funding to promote growth in the UK and to support entrepreneurs in Britain to build on open technologies, starting within Bitcoin and Fintech

Finkr, a next-generation consultancy dedicated to reshaping the fintech landscape through visionary strategy and capital access, today announced it acted as lead adviser to Finspot, securing a €25 million debt facility from Fasanara Capital, supporting the deal from initial outreach through completion.

Grasp, the Swedish AI startup automating investment banking and management consulting work using multi-agent systems, today announces it has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from existing investor Yanno Capital. Grasp also announces the opening of its first international office in London, in line with increasing worldwide demand for its product. The company currently employs 25 people in Stockholm and London.

Zempler, a digital bank serving start-ups and microbusinesses, has today announced a new partnership with iwoca, one of Europe’s leading SME lenders, to expand its SME offering and make business lending more accessible.

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has participated in a club loan to specialist care provider, Kisimul Group.

Velents.ai, a rising startup specializing in enterprise AI solutions, has closed a $1.5 million funding round as it unveils Agent.sa, the first fully integrated Arabic-speaking AI employee designed for companies across the Middle East.

Clerq announced that it has secured $21 million in capital to power the future of payments

Grasshopper, the client-first, full service digital bank, today announced several key lending developments, including the rollout of its Innovator Term Loan, a new unsecured loan offering built to power growth for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across the innovation economy. The launch of the term loan reflects Grasshopper’s commitment to helping entrepreneurs scale, combining speed, flexibility and transparency in a digital experience.