Tech-driven, flexible finance provider, PayItMonthly, has secured a £10m asset-based lending facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (STB CF) to turbocharge its service to independent businesses across the UK.

BirdsEyeView has secured an undisclosed seven-figure investment to support continued international expansion and willdfire product development

Corgi announced that it has raised $108 million in funding to scale Corgi's startup insurance line, including expanding coverage, distribution, and the AI systems

The British Business Bank today announces West Midlands-based ART Business Loans as the fourth accredited delivery partner under its Community ENABLE Funding programme.

Findi Limited (ASX: FND), through its majority-owned Indian subsidiary Transaction Solutions International (India) Private Limited (TSI), has entered into a binding term sheet with Nova Global Opportunities Fund PCC for a strategic investment of up to INR 418 crore (A$72 million), subject to completion of legal due diligence and execution of definitive documentation. The proposed investment marks a significant milestone in Findi’s India growth journey and materially strengthens TSI’s long-term funding position, providing a strong platform to accelerate expansion across Brown Label ATMs, White Label ATMs, and digital payments infrastructure in underserved and underbanked markets across the country.

PensionBee, a leading online retirement savings provider, has warned that millions of people in the UK are heading towards retirement incomes far below what is commonly understood to be adequate, in its response to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) call for evidence on Income in Retirement.

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has provided a USD 64 million Acquisition Finance Facility to Levene Energy Development Limited. The facility supports Levene Energy’s equity commitment to Bluecore Gas Infraco Limited (the “Acquirer”) enabling the acquisition of a 30% equity stake in Axxela Limited, one of West Africa’s leading gas and power infrastructure companies.

Global Loan Agency Services (GLAS), the premier independent provider of institutional debt administration services, has completed their acquisition of Loan Agency Services (LAS), Italy’s leading debt administration provider.

YouLend, the global embedded financing platform, published its financial results for 2025 this month, marking another year of sustainable growth. YouLend has now funded more than 370,000 businesses worldwide.

Sphinx, the company building browser-native compliance agents for financial institutions, today announced it has raised a $7.1 million seed round led by Cherry Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Rebel Fund, Deel Ventures, and Singularity Capital. The funding will be used to scale Sphinx’s agentic compliance workforce as banks and fintechs increasingly rely on it for core AML, KYC, and KYB operations.

Heirs Energies Limited (https://HeirsEnergies.com/), Nigeria’s leading indigenous integrated energy company, has executed a USD 750 million financing with the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank).

ING, acting as Bookrunner and Mandated Lead Arranger, has underwritten a £170 million green loan to support the transformation of 40 Holborn Viaduct into one of London’s most sustainable office buildings.

Nirvana Insurance, the premier AI-native commercial insurer, announced it has secured a preemptive $100 million of its Series D

Creditspring, the subscription-based credit provider on a mission to improve financial stability across the UK, has closed 2025 with its strongest year to date, having provided over 1.7 million loans to members across the UK since the company’s inception in 2016, totalling more than £715 million.

Unlimit, a leading global fintech company providing the world’s largest portfolio of financial technology services, today announced that it has received final authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate with a Payment Aggregator - Cross Border licence (PA-CB). As a fully authorised payment partner in India, this licence allows Unlimit to facilitate cross-border transactions, enabling Indian merchants to receive international payments and global merchants to accept payments from Indian customers via UPI, cards, and local payment methods.