banking-as-a-service
Nymbus lands $70M to help banks digitally transform
Nymbus, a startup that partners with banks to migrate their legacy stack and launch neobanks to attract new customers, today announced that it raised $70 million in a Series D round led by Insight Par
Credable, a digital banking infra startup that wants to build Unit for emerging markets, gets funding
Embedded finance solutions in less developed markers are becoming more prominent as platforms look to provide various financial solutions to the unbanked and underserved. Banking infrastructure provid
Synctera raises $15M to help companies launch embedded banking products in Canada
Synctera, a banking-as-a-service startup, has raised an additional $15 million as it expands into Canada. NAventures, the corporate venture arm of National Bank of Canada, led the financing, which bri
Proving that banking as a service is hotter than ever, Treasury Prime raises $40M Series C
Treasury Prime co-founder and CEO Chris Dean believes that the best outcomes for consumers will result from traditional banks and fintechs working together. The banking-as-a-service startup has worked
Unit’s banking-as-a-service platform is getting into the charge card game
If the banking-as-a-service fintech Unit does its job right, it will be ubiquitous among businesses and simultaneously have a name unknown to the end user. The company gives companies a way to embed f
NowNow raises $13M seed, plans to scale its ecosystem of financial products across Africa
In 2011, the Nigerian government launched a financial inclusion initiative and set a target to include 80% of the country’s adult population. Although only a target of 64% was met by the end of
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Nigerian YC-backed startup Anchor comes out of stealth with $1M+ to scale its banking-as-a-service platform
In 2015, the emergence of fintechs such as Flutterwave and Paystack changed the game for online businesses in Africa by making it easier to integrate payments into customer interfaces without building
Banking-as-a-service startup Unit closes on $100M at a $1.2B valuation
Unit, a banking-as-a-service startup, has closed on a $100 million Series C round of funding led by Insight Partners. Existing backers Accel, Better Tomorrow Ventures and Flourish Ventures also partic
Brazilian fintech infrastructure company Dock closes on $110M in funding, now valued at over $1.5B
If there’s one area that has thus far felt insulated from the global venture downturn, it’s infrastructure. Companies that offer banking as a service and help other businesses offer their own fina
Fintech NovoPayment raises first venture round in 15 years to expand its full-stack banking API platform
The digital transformation of banking and payments services is a red-hot trend that’s shown no signs of slowing down. Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) products like Synapse, Unit and Bond have helpe
Rho raises $75 million Series B for its one-stop corporate spend and cash management solution
Corporate spend and cash management company Rho today announced that it has raised a $75 million Series B funding round, alongside a redesign and rebranding.
Tiger Global leads $25M investment into Swap, which aims to be ‘LatAm’s fintech factory’
Swap, a São Paulo-based BaaS startup, announced today it has raised $25 million in a Series A led by Tiger Global Management. The financing was “heavily oversubscribed,” according to the company,
Inside Plaid’s plans to build a new, global finance network
When Visa announced plans to purchase Plaid for $5.3 billion in January 2020, the deal represented one of the largest acquisitions of a fintech upstart by an incumbent financial powerhouse. But 12 mon
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BaaS served three ways: A closer look at a rapidly evolving market
There's no one-size-fits-all solution, but having a better understanding of how BaaS providers position themselves between banks and fintechs can help potential customers determine which model is best
Productfy raises $16M to build ‘DeFi for traditional finance’
Productfy Inc., a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that aims to build “DeFi for traditional finance,” has raised $16 million in a Series A round of funding led by CM Ventures. Existing backers
Who needs a BaaS partner, anyway?
Banking as a service will change not just the way financial services apps are built and embedded into new platforms, but also the way in which consumers and businesses alike interact with their financ
Rize raises $11.4M to scale its embedded fintech service
Rize, a fintech-as-a-service company that provides services to other firms, announced an $11.4 million Series A this morning. The funding event was led by Alpha Edison and Morpheus Ventures. A number
Swan raises $18.7 million to provide embedded banking services
French startup Swan has raised an $18.7 million Series A funding round (€16 million) led by Accel. The company provides a banking-as-a-service platform for other products and services. Embedded fina