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Quona Capital, a venture capital firm based in Washington and Bengaluru, has closed its second fund with $203 million in commitments, according to a report by Deal Street Asia. The fund will set its sights on FinTechs and financial organizations in Africa, Latin America, India and Southeast Asia.
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needed financial help in April as the pandemic led to a loss of customers, founder Pavia Rosati turned to her bank, Capital One Financial Corp., But the New York consulting firm was on its own because Capital One wasn’t prepared to accept applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) when it launched.
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Profile Software , the leading financial solutions provider, announced today the selection of Axia by Cirdan Capital, a financialtechnology company in the UK founded in 2014, that specialises in the issuance of structured investment products, to complete the proprietary technology of its platform.
FinTech startup Brex is launching a business cash management account to replace traditional business bank accounts, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Oct. Even before customers think about credit cards, they need a place to store their business capital. percent or more as well as Brex reward points.
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landed on the board, too, as alternative lending, small business banking, back-office financialmanagement and accounts receivable technology enticed backers. But it was a Singapore startup building out a holistic suite of small business financial services that landed the largest round this week, by far.
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The complicated transaction includes commitments for a $250 million common stock private placement from investors that include Franklin Templeton and Wellington Management Company. Typically when that deal occurs, the target company goes public. The deal is part of the move toward market consolidation for FinTechs. ” Betsy Z.
Its units include Distribution Finance Capital, Satago and Oxygen Finance, while it also owns a minority stake in peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa. Many borrowers are neglected by banks and still face expensive funding and capital. reports noted.
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-led round, financial services software startup firm OpenFin notched $17 million in funding. Barclays also participated in the round, as did existing investors such as Bain Capital Ventures, Pivot Investment Partners and JPMorgan Chase & Co., In other recent funding news in the financialtechnology space, Barclays invested $12.9
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