financial tech

Narmi lands $35M to layer services on top of existing banking infrastructure

The banking industry isn’t always welcoming to startups, depending on the market’s outlook. As inflation rises and companies brace for the worst, once-promising neobanks are being forced t

Indonesian fintech startup BukuWarung gets new funding to add financial services for small merchants

A month after completing Y Combinator’s accelerator program, BukuWarung, a financial tech startup that serves small businesses in Indonesia, announced it has raised new funding from a roster of high

Philippines payment processing startup PayMongo lands $12 million Series A led by Stripe

Stripe has led a $12 million Series A round in Manila-based online payment platform PayMongo, the startup announced today. PayMongo, which offers an online payments API for businesses in the Philippin

Payfazz gets $53 million to give more Indonesians access to financial services

Indonesia is not only Southeast Asia’s most populated country, but also one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. But many people, especially outside of major cities, still lack access to basi

Airwallex gets $160 million Series D to launch more cross-border financial products

Airwallex, a Melbourne-based cross-border financial startup that achieved “unicorn” status last year, announced today that it has raised a $160 million Series D. The round included ANZi Ve

Japanese instant-credit provider Paidy raises $143 million from investors, including PayPal Ventures

Paidy, a Japanese financial tech startup that provides instant credit to consumers in Japan, announced today that it has raised a total of $143 million in new financing. This includes an $83 million S

Manila-based payments processing startup PayMongo raises $2.7 million in seed funding

Manila-based financial tech startup PayMongo has raised $2.7 million in seed funding to give merchants in the Philippines and other Southeast Asian markets simple ways to set up online payments. Inves

Hong Kong unveils a digital hub to boost fintech startups and innovation

Hong Kong is making a move to challenge Singapore and others as the dominant location for fintech in Asia after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) unveiled a digital hub and new allowances that i

FinAccel takes on Southeast Asia’s lending industry with easy online credit service

Credit card penetration is one of those problems that isn't really a 'problem' in the West. In the U.S. alone, 232 million adults are said to own at least one credit card, with 18 percent of consumers

Indian online lending platform Capital Float picks up $25M Series B

Capital Float, an online lending platform for small businesses in India, announced today that it has closed a $25 million Series B.

Consumer Finance Startup CompareAsia Scores $40M Series A Led By Goldman Sachs

CompareAsiaGroup, which runs websites that help users find financial services, has raised a $40 million series A led by the Goldman Sachs Investment Partners team.

Robinhood Raises $13M To Democratize Stock Market With Zero-Commission Trading App

Half a million people have already signed up for Robinhood's unlaunched zero-fee stock trading service. Now the startup has raised $13 million to hire talent to make its app totally secure so it can s

FeeX Raises $6.5M Series B To Identify Hidden Fees In Users’ Retirement Accounts

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.feex.com/">FeeX</a>, a service that helps users find and avoid hidden fees in their retirement accounts, announced today that it has raised $6.5 million in Series

Financial Management Platform 8 Securities Closes $9M Series B

Stock trading and financial management platform 8 Securities has closed a $9 million Series B to support its expansion in Japan and China. Returning investors include Velocity Capital and Leitmotiv Pr

Thinknum Raises $1M Seed Round To Give Financial Analysts Better Tools

Thinknum, a financial tech startup that develops tools for analysts, announced today that it has raised $1 million in seed funding led by Pejman Mar Ventures (an investment firm that has also seeded c

YC-Backed ClearTax Tackles India’s Fast Growing Online Tax Filing Market

<a target="_blank" href="http://cleartax.in/">ClearTax</a> is not the typical <a target="_blank" href="http://ycombinator.com/">Y Combinator</a> launch. Founded in 2011 and based in Delhi, the startup