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Europe

·Jan. 19, 2022

Kenyan fintech Zanifu nabs $1M to bridge MSME financing gap, eyes Ghana, Uganda expansion

Kenyan fintech Zanifu is set to upgrade its platform and grow the number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) it extends stock-financing to after securing $1 million in Seed funding. Saviu Ventures, which invested in the startup’s pre-seed round early 2020, Launch Africa Ventures, Sayani Investments and a number of angel investors from Kenya...

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Europe

·May. 8, 2022

Kevin Secures $65 Million in Series A Funding

Kevin, one of the emerging payment companies in Europe, recently confirmed that it has raised $65 million in the Series A funding round led by Accel.

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Oct. 19, 2017

Key Trends on the European Lending Gap

Gabriella Kinder, head of alternative credit at NN Investment Partners, writes a piece in AltFi focusing on where the lending gap is since the end of the financial crisis; she explains that the lending gap has been reduced and alternative lending has opened up opportunities; while banks are in better shape they still face challenges on the digital front and credit has been increasing since the start of 2015; overall the gap has reduced and new opportunities have opened up as finance has become more diversified and digital in recent years. Source.

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Europe

·Apr. 4, 2022

Khazna Secures $38 Million in Series A Funding

Khazna, a Cairo-based financial super app, has become the latest fintech to raise funding for its expansion.

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Fintech

·May. 24, 2022

Kindred brings a new angle to VC investment

Venture capital fund, Kindred, has a community driven approach. Their "equitable venture" model and focus on founders is about to hit the fintech sector. Hard.

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Europe

·May. 24, 2022

Kindred brings a new angle to VC investment

VC fund,Kindred, has a community driven approach.Their "equitable venture" model and focus on founders is about to hit the fintech sector.

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Europe

·Apr. 6, 2022

KKR and TDR Capital-led consortium invest up to £120m in Jaja Finance, after taking majority stake

Jaja Finance, which is headquartered in London, said the initial investment of up to £120m marked the start of a “long-term strategic partnership” with its new majority shareholders to help support its growth.

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Europe Fintech News Roundup

·Jun. 27, 2019

Klarna and H&M Expand Their Partnership to US Stores

Swedish point of sale lender Klarna and retail fashion giant H&M have expanded their partnership to the U.S.; Klarna’s financing...

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Europe

·Dec. 10, 2021

Klarna launches browser extension with payments and coupons

Fintech startup Klarna is launching a desktop browser extension that provides many of the features that you can find in the company’s mobile app — but on your computer. In addition to the ability to manage your Klarna payments, the extension automatically applies coupon codes when you’re on a checkout page. Klarna has acquired Piggy...

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