ID Finance pockets $50m to expand into Latin America
Emerging markets-focused credit scoring and lending startup ID Finance is has raised $50m in debt funding to expand across Latin America.
Float grabs $3m for millennial credit lending
Credit line lender Float has raised $3m in what it’s calling an angel round from investors include Camp One Ventures, Funders Club and 500 Startups.
VC giant KPCB among latest Better Mortgage funding round backers
Tech-driven mortgage bank Better Mortgage has picked up a $15m Series B financing round from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Goldman Sachs and Pine Brook.
Spotcap strikes deal and nabs €14m from Heatland Bank
Online small business lender Spotcap has inked a partnership with New Zealand’s Heartland Bank and secured €14m in funding to expand around the region.
Crossflow Payments lands investment from Calibrate
Alternative finance platform Crossflow Payments has landed an investment from Calibrate Management.
Mortgage lender Nexera lands Warburg Pincus investment
Mortgage lender Nexera Holdings has received a ‘significant growth investment’ from funds affiliated with global private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
Zopa becomes first P2P lender to pass £2bn milestone
London-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending company Zopa has become the first in the UK market to surpass £2bn in loans. It has facilitated 300,000 loans since launching 12 years ago.
Ford ploughs into FinTech with AutoFi investment
Auto giant Ford is making an investment in the FinTech space and backing auto financing startup AutoFi. The size of the investment in the San Francisco startup is undisclosed.
Digital mortgage platform habito snags £5.5m
UK-based digital mortgages startups habito has picked up £5.5m in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley-based VC Ribbit Capital.
BorrowersFirst secures another $100m to power loan growth
Texas-based online lender BorrowersFirst has secured $100m in debt financing to accelerate loan originations and grow its balance sheet.
