Latest Alternative finance News: Finextra Research

Fintechs enter new stage of profitability - report

The global fintech has enetered a new chapter defined by a rise in profitability and the emergence of scaled fintech and an "intensified focus on profitable growth".

22 hours

News/retail

UK fintech Tide eyes unicorn status

Tide, the UK-based business banking fintech, is reportedly in talks about a funding deal that would make it the UK's next unicorn.

23 hours

News/payments

Monzo surpasses £1bn revenue milestone

UK fintech Monzo has recorded a sharp rise in profitability and posted revenue in excess of £1bn for the first time.

02 June 2025

News/wealth

Citi and SDX announce digital assets plan for private markets

Citi has teamed up with Swiss post-trade group SDX in a bid to develop tokenisation for private market assets.

08 May 2025

News/inclusion

Robinhood to bring tokenisation to Europe

US-based stock trading app Robinhood is planning to expand its European presence by offering investors in the region access to tokenised US securities.

08 May 2025

News/startups

Juice raises £25m for founder-focused lending platform

Juice, a UK-based alternative lending platform for digital founders, has raised £25 million in funding.

08 May 2025

News/retail

Egypt's MoneyFellows raises $13m for digital money circles

Egyptian fintech Money Fellows has raised $13 million for its mobile-based platform for money circles - where a group of people put funds into a pot for a specific period so that they can save and borrow together.

05 May 2025

News/payments

Tide rolls out B2B BNPL product on £100 million debt raise

Tide is to roll out a BNPL pay-in-four credit product to all elgible clients after securing a £100 million debt facility from Fansanara Capital.

01 May 2025

News/payments

Smarter, faster, still relevant: Experts weigh future of US payment systems

Nacha’s Smarter Faster Payments conference in New Orleans highlighted the growing momentum behind real-time payments, emphasising their transformative potential across commercial and technological verticals. Yet, amid this digital shift, sessions also acknowledged the enduring relevance of traditional rails like wire transfers, ACH, and even cheques - each facing its own modernisation challenges.

30 April 2025

News/retail

Fiserv to buy Brazilian fintech Money Money

Fiserv has agreed a deal to by Money Money, a Brazilian fintech providing working capital to small businesses. Financial terms were not disclosed.

24 April 2025

News/payments

The 150 leading organisations confirmed to attend NextGen Nordics 2025

The Nordic region has long stood at the forefront of digital payments, open banking, and financial technology. This legacy of innovation continues at full pace with the return of NextGen Nordics, a premier event gathering the most influential players in the financial services ecosystem. Set against the dynamic backdrop of the Nordic fintech scene, the 2025 edition of NextGen Nordics on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden promises to be the most impactful yet.

23 April 2025

News/crypto

Bitcoin now accepted for day and boarding school Lomond fees

Lomond School has become the first UK school to accept bitcoin for school fees, partnering with providers CoinCorner and Musquet.

11 April 2025

News/payments

Indian government signs MoU with Paytm to promote fintech

India-based payments giant Paytm is collaborating with the Indian government in an initiative designed to boost the growth of fintech startups in the country.

26 February 2025

News/wholesale

GoCardless partners Pipe to offer SMEs capital financing

Bank payments fintech GoCardless has teamed up with embedded finance firm Pipe to offer small businesses direct access to capital financing.

26 February 2025

News/payments

Asia to dominate global fintech market – report

Asia could account for almost half of global fintech transactions by the end of the year as it continues to outpace other regions, according to recently published research.

25 February 2025

News/wholesale

Capital on Tap scores £750m in funding facilities

London-based small business credit card provider Capital on Tap has secured £750 million in funding facilities.

21 February 2025

News/wholesale

Digital finance platform Tapline raises funds

Tapline, a digital finance platform allowing SaaS and subscription companies to trade their future revenues for upfront and non-dilutive cash, has raised a €20 million pre-Series A round comprising both equity and debt.

22 January 2025

News/crypto

HTX explores impact of Trump policy on the crypto industry

HTX, a digital asset exchange, released their 2025 crypto outlook, reflecting on the key developments in 2024 and highlighting developments to watch in 2025.

10 January 2025

News/crypto

Blockchain groups sue US IRS over new DeFi regulations

The US Internal Revenue Services (IRS) and Treasury are facing legal action from a number of blockchain trade groups over newly introduced rules for crypto brokers.

02 January 2025

News/startups

EIB announces plan to boost funding for European fintechs

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has proposed a series of measures designed to strengthen funding for fintechs and startups within Europe.

08 October 2024