Specialty Finance / LendTech
Cross River Extends $250 Million Forward-Flow Commitment for Figure’s Crypto-Backed Loans
Cross River, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, has announced its $250 million forward-flow commitment to purchase crypto-backed loans from Figure Technology
SoFi Buys Lending Tech Platform Peach
SoFi’s acquisition of Peach Finance, an API-first, cloud-native LENDTECH platform supporting $2 billion in active loans across 50+ lenders, including Square and Remitly, continues its
Allica Bank Lands £350M ENABLE Guarantee Deal With British Business Bank
Allica Bank’s £350 million ENABLE Guarantee deal with the British Business Bank is the first transaction of its kind to include a private-sector junior investor,
Ripple Prime Secures $200M Debt Facility for Growth
Ripple, a blockchain-based enterprise solutions provider spanning traditional and digital finance, has raised a $200 million debt facility from Neuberger Specialty Finance, expanding SPECIALTY FINANCE
OppFi Puts Down $130M For Chartered National Bank BNC
OppFi‘s $130 million acquisition of BNCCORP and BNC National Bank marks a major SPECIALTY FINANCE move by combining a digital lending platform with a national
UAE Fintech Comfi Secures $65M to Scale B2B BNPL Platform
Comfi has raised $65 million in a pre-Series A round led by Iliad Partners, with participation from Yango Ventures and Raw Ventures. This investment strengthens
Goldman Sachs Leads $60M Series C For Personal Loan Fintech Kashable
Kashable, a fintech company offering socially responsible credit and financial wellness programs as voluntary employee benefits, has raised $60 million in a Series C round
Horizon Technology Finance Backs Stellar Cyber With $25M Facility
Horizon Technology Finance, a Monroe Capital affiliate and specialty lender to venture-backed technology businesses, has provided a $25 million senior credit facility to Stellar Cyber,
Salmon Raises $100M to Fuel Philippines Expansion
Salmon has raised $100 million to advance its LENDTECH expansion in the Philippines, combining $60 million in equity with a $40 million bond issuance. This
OpenAI has Bought AI Personal Finance Startup Hiro
OpenAI’s acquisition of Hiro appears to be a targeted acqui-hire for talent and specialized financial reasoning, rather than a broad consumer-finance expansion. This is underscored
B2B Lendtech Ratio Raises $15.8M to Fuel Development of AI Agents
Ratio’s $15.8 million funding round, along with $100 million in new lending capacity, marks its shift from an embedded BNPL provider for B2B software sales
KreditBee Raises $280M Series E at $1.5Bn Valuation
KreditBee’s $280 million Series E is less about funding new product innovation and more about balance-sheet reinforcement ahead of an IPO, signaling a shift from