Specialty Finance / LendTech
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
Elavon and Liberis Expand Small-Business Funding to Canada
Elavon’s expansion of its Quick Capital offering with Liberis into Canada demonstrates how merchant acquirers use embedded finance to strengthen relationships with small-business customers beyond
Affirm, Fintech Stocks Hit by Private-Credit Jitters. Why You Shouldn’t Panic Just Yet.
Affirm and other fintech stocks sold off because investors feared that growing stress in private credit, seen in redemption limits, defaults, and weaker loan performance,
Horizon Technology Finance and CR Financial Holdings Form New $100 Million Joint Venture
Horizon Technology Finance and CR Financial Holdings’ $100 million joint venture targets an underserved segment of the capital markets: small- and micro-cap public companies that
Fuse Raises $25M to Modernize Lending Infrastructure with AI
Fuse’s $25 million Series A underscores growing demand for AI-native lending infrastructure among credit unions and smaller financial institutions that remain constrained by legacy origination