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Green FinTech TreeCard Raises $23M
Investments // November 30, 2022

Environmentally conscious money app TreeCard is $23 million richer following a Series A funding round. According to published reports Wednesday (Nov. 30), the British company will use the funding to expand its staff, with the goal of doubling the size of its team. The round...

Qonto Opens Digital Banking Doors To Corporates
B2B Payments // July 06, 2017

French startup Qonto has officially launched its corporate digital banking solution. The company said this week that businesses can now open a bank account on its website, with customers able  to access digital and mobile banking services for a monthly fee. Corporate clients get a...

Peter Thiel Backs Payday Lending Startup
Alternative Finances // April 12, 2016

With a $9 million funding round led by Valar Ventures — the investment firm perhaps most notable for the presence of Peter Thiel — Even is forging ahead with its financial services model geared toward lower incomes in the United States. As reported by Fortune, the company...

Smartphone-Only Bank NUMBER26 Gets $10.8M Deposit
Mobile Commerce // April 17, 2015

NUMBER26, the startup bank that operates entirely on a smartphone, has pulled in €10 million ($10.8 million) in funding. The Series A investment round for the German-based company, it was announced in a press release yesterday (April 16), was led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures....

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Ivy Secures $20 Million in Funding to Expand Global Open Banking Network

August 31, 2023
Berlin-based startup Ivy has raised $20 million in Series A funding to expand its global network for open banking payments. “Ivy is building a network of networks for instant bank payments,” Ivy Co-founder and CEO Ferdinand Dabitz said in a Thursday (Aug. 31) post on LinkedIn announcing the new funding. “Over 60 geographies around the world are rolling out instant bank […]

Green FinTech TreeCard Raises $23M

November 30, 2022
Environmentally conscious money app TreeCard is $23 million richer following a Series A funding round. According to published reports Wednesday (Nov. 30), the British company will use the funding to...

Peter Thiel Backs Payday Lending Startup

April 12, 2016
With a $9 million funding round led by Valar Ventures — the investment firm perhaps most notable for the presence of Peter Thiel — Even is forging ahead with its financial services...

Smartphone-Only Bank NUMBER26 Gets $10.8M Deposit

April 17, 2015
NUMBER26, the startup bank that operates entirely on a smartphone, has pulled in €10 million ($10.8 million) in funding. The Series A investment round for the German-based company, it was...