Imkon Ventures invests over $9 million in early education and fintech startups in Uzbekistan.
Marvin EvansJanuary 22, 2026
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Epic Angels backs Pakistani fintech startup Neem in pre-Series A funding round.
Epic Angels, the largest women-led investment collective, backed Pakistani payments platform Neem in its pre-Series A round.
Marvin EvansJanuary 22, 2026
Fintech Companies Require Investment Bankers for the Most Underappreciated and Complex Startup Roles
Former Brex CFO Adam Swiecicki, now at Rippling, argues fintechs should hire strategic finance talent early rather than neglect the function.
Marvin EvansJanuary 21, 2026
Workplace Stream secures €76 million in Series D funding, led by Sofina.
Sofina led a €76 million Series D for Stream, formerly Wagestream, to expand its workplace finance products and grow internationally.
Marvin EvansJanuary 21, 2026
Fintech investment surged by 27% in 2025 despite a decline in the number of deals, with larger funding amounts.
Global fintech venture funding rose 27% to $51.8 billion in 2025, per Crunchbase, still far below the 2021 peak of $141.6 billion.
Marvin EvansJanuary 16, 2026
Leading FinTech Startups in the U.S.
The US has more fintech unicorns than any other country. A look at the leading US fintech startups changing how people invest, borrow and pay.
Marvin EvansJanuary 15, 2026
Alpaca, a fintech startup, achieves the status of the first unicorn founded by Japanese entrepreneurs in the United States.
Alpaca's valuation passed $1 billion, making it the first US company founded by Japanese entrepreneurs to become a unicorn.
Marvin EvansJanuary 15, 2026
Fintech lender Kissht receives SEBI approval for over Rs 1,000 crore IPO; Vertex Ventures and others divest shares.
SEBI has cleared Kissht's IPO of more than Rs 1,000 crore, with Vertex Ventures and other investors selling shares.
Marvin EvansJanuary 12, 2026
Fintech startup Skydo receives final approval from RBI for international payments
Skydo has received final RBI approval as a cross-border payment aggregator, one of a few firms licensed under the new framework.
Marvin EvansJanuary 9, 2026
Fintech investments rise, Nitro secures $5 million, and India explores the future of semiconductor technology.
Fintech raised $2.5 billion across 120 deals in 2025, Nitro secured $5 million, and India looked ahead on semiconductors.
Marvin EvansJanuary 8, 2026
Promising Canadian Fintech Startups to Keep an Eye on in 2026
Canadian fintech is shifting from consumer apps to compliance, infrastructure and automation. Startups worth watching in 2026.
Marvin EvansJanuary 7, 2026
Flutterwave Purchases Nigerian Open Banking Company Mono – A Strategic Step Towards Tokenized Financial Systems – BitKE
Flutterwave has bought Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued at $25 million to $40 million, keeping Mono as a separate product.
Marvin EvansJanuary 6, 2026