The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) officially launched its 2025 Country Report on Cameroon in Yaoundé on 22 July 2025. The launch ceremony featured frank and wide-ranging discussions on the country's economic challenges.

MONET Financing has secured £17 million in early-stage capital to enhance cashflow tools for creative […]

The British Business Bank has agreed an ENABLE Guarantee with agricultural lender, Rural Asset Finance. The transaction is anticipated to support a portfolio of up to c.£120m to smaller rural businesses across the agricultural sector in the UK through a combination of asset finance and term lending.

Nikko Asset Management (Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. together with all of its subsidiaries), one of Asia’s largest asset managers with US$234.8 billion in assets under management[1], has entered into a strategic partnership on 24 July with Singapore based “neobank” Chocolate Pte. Ltd., the operator of fintech group “Chocolate Finance”. The partnership gives Nikko Asset Management an equity stake in Chocolate Pte. Ltd. and will support Chocolate Finance’s expansion into Japan and other key markets, and will enable knowledge-sharing between the two companies in the retail investor space.

Finom, the European financial services platform for entrepreneurs, today announced the expansion of its on-demand funding program to all eligible customers in the Netherlands. Following a successful pilot launched in March, Finom Growth, a dedicated credit solutions company within the Finom group, will now offer credit lines ranging from €2,000 to €50,000 to all qualified Dutch SMEs and entrepreneurs.

april, the embedded, AI tax platform, has closed $38 million in a Series B funding round led by QED Investors, with participation from Nyca Partners and Team8, bringing the company’s total funding to $78 million.

Gordian Capital is delighted to announce its plan for expansion into the Middle East, subject to approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”)

Quavo, Inc. (“Quavo”), a leading provider of cloud-based software that automates and manages fraud and dispute processes for financial institutions, today announced a $300 million investment by leading growth equity investment firm Spectrum Equity to accelerate investments across the business and drive innovation and value for customers.

Currency Stream Paycorp Investment marks a major step in global payments growth. Paycorp International has […]

xTAO Inc. (TSX-V: XTAO.U) (the “Company” or “xTAO”), the first public company focused exclusively on growing Bittensor and its decentralized AI ecosystem, announced today that it has received final approval to list its common shares (the “Shares”) on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”). The Shares, to be listed under the stock symbol XTAO.U, will begin trading at the market open on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Qlub funding has reached $30 million as the Dubai-based smart dining platform secures backing to […]

Alix, a first-of-its-kind wealth transfer platform, today announced a $20 million Series A funding round […]

Paddle announced it has raised $25M from CIBC Innovation Banking and noted a series of other strategic updates

Spiko, a fintech transforming the European cash management market through tokenised infrastructure, has today announced $22 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures, with participation from White Star Capital, Frst, Rerail, Bpifrance and Blockwall. The round was supported by notable angels, including Revolut co-founder Nikolay Storonsky, Kyriba founder Jean-Luc Robert, Bridge co-founder Zach Abrams, Wise CTO Harsh Sinha, Blackstone co-CIO Lionel Assant and Pennylane’s founding team.

Quandri, the AI platform modernizing servicing work for insurance brokerages and agencies, has raised US$12 million, bringing the total funds raised since the company’s inception in 2021 to over US$20 million. The round was led by Framework Venture Partners with investors FUSE and Defined Capital doubling down on their existing investments in Quandri. The funding round also included an investment from Intact Ventures, a pre-eminent insurtech investment group backed by one of the largest providers of property and casualty insurance in North America. Quandri will use these funds to accelerate its go-to-market efforts, increase engineering and AI investments, and expand operations in both Canada and the U.S.