BridgeWise, a global AI-powered investment intelligence platform, today announced its official entry into the Middle East after securing an operational license from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This move marks a significant milestone in BridgeWise’s global growth strategy and strengthens its presence in one of the world’s most dynamic fintech ecosystems.

Stitch has announced a $55 million Series B funding round led by QED Investors

Marshmallow today announces that it has raised $90 million worth of funding from Portage, BlackRock and Columbia Lake Partners

LoanTube, the UK’s leading digital credit marketplace for underserved consumers and businesses, has partnered with lending provider Evlo to enhance access to transparent, real-rate loan comparison across Evlo’s unique branch-based digital lending network.

Tapcheck, a leading on-demand pay provider, today announced it has raised $225 million in combined equity and debt financing

BKN301 Group, a global fintech specialising in BaaS, has successfully closed a £18.6 million capital increase

Calvin Risk, a pioneer in assessment-first governance software, enables organizations to unlock business value from both predictive machine learning and generative AI through rigorous testing and risk assessments. The company has been awarded a USD 1.75 million grant by the Swiss Innovation Agency (Innosuisse) to support its project titled “Validating AI Models & Quantifying Their Risk in Commercial Solutions”, aimed at advancing trustworthy and measurable AI deployments in real-world business contexts.

Haball, Pakistan’s leading supply chain financing and payments fintech, raises a US$52 million pre-Series A funding round

Treble Peak, the platform that makes it easy to invest and operate in private markets, has raised £5 million in new equity capital to accelerate its next phase of growth across the UK and Europe.

A new player has entered the UK’s mid-market lending space. CAPEDGE has officially launched, offering loans from £500,000 to £3,000,000 to mid-sized UK businesses seeking capital for growth, acquisitions, refinancing, bridging, and other strategic initiatives.

Cinch operates on a circular subscription model designed to maximize device longevity while minimizing environmental impact. Manufacturing accounts for 70-90% of the environmental impact of mobile phones.

Ryft announced today a successful £5.7 million Series A round to fund the development of technology that will empower acquiring banks

Octane today announced it has secured $6.75M in a Seed funding round co-led by Archetype and Winklevoss Capital. The round also included participation from Gemini, Circle, Legion Capital, Druid Ventures, Duke Capital Partners and strategic angels including Balaji Srinivasan, Sina Habibian, and many others.

Rain announced it has raised $75 million in Series B equity funding led by Prosus

Optise has secured $2.2M in pre-seed funding to accelerate the development of its high-performance AI website insights platform