MD FinTech deals weekly: April 7-13

At MD Finance, we’re here to keep you informed and inspired by the latest trends shaping the global fintech landscape. Each week, we bring you key insights on major deals and funding rounds, making it easier for you to stay up to date with the industry’s most important developments.

Here are the major updates for the last week:

NORTH AMERICA

• Rain, earned wage access and financial wellness platform, raised $75M in a Series B led by Prosus, with participation of Nextalia SGR, Spark Growth Ventures, QED Investors, and Invus.

• Ethic, sustainable investment platform for wealth advisors, raised $64M in a Series D round led by State Street Global Advisors.

• Janover, fintech platform connecting commercial property borrowers and lenders, raised $42M in a Post IPO round led by Pantera Capital, with participation of Kraken and Arrington Capital.

• APX Lending, fintech platform offering alternative lending solutions, raised $20M in a Conventional Debt round led by CHP.

• Alinea, social investing app targeting Gen Z, raised $10.4M in a Series A led by Play Ventures, with participation of GFR Fund, Y Combinator, Gaingels, FoundersX Ventures, F7 Ventures, Visible Ventures, and Swizzle.

• PayTic, card issuing and payment automation platform, raised $4M in a Seed round led by Africinvest, with participation of Build Ventures, Axian, Mistral, Island Capital, and Concrete Ventures.

• Warrant, platform for managing equity and cap tables for early-stage startups, raised $720K in a Seed round led by Brickyard, with participation of Capitalize VC, Tweener Fund, and Vast Ventures.

• Tuition.io, student loan management platform for employers and employees, raised an undisclosed amount in a Series B round led by ORIX.

• Grain, AI-powered platform for industrial automation and sustainability, raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round led by Elevate Ventures, with participation of SNØCAP, Helidoni Group, and Schneider Electric.

• Vesta, property technology platform focused on energy efficiency, raised an undisclosed amount in an Unattributed round led by Schwarzwald.

• Life DeFi, decentralized finance platform for real-world asset management, raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round led by Quantum Fintech Group.

• Yonder, credit card and rewards platform tailored to modern consumers, raised an undisclosed amount in a Series B round led by NatWest Group.

  
  

  EUROPE

  
  

• Pennylane, accounting and financial management platform for SMEs, raised $82.2M in a Series D led by Meritech, with participation of CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, and DST Global.

• Sipay, digital wallet and payment solutions provider, raised $78M in a Series B led by Elephant Venture Capital, with participation of QuantumLight.

• HAWK:AI, provider of AI-driven anti-money laundering and fraud detection software, raised $56M in a Series C led by One Peak, with participation of BlackFin, Macquarie Group, Sands Capital, DN Capital, Picus Capital, Coalition Holdings, and Rabobank.

• TransFICC, provider of low-latency connectivity solutions for fixed income and derivatives markets, raised $25M in a Series B led by Citadel Securities, with participation of BlackFin, AlbionVC, HSBC, Illuminate Financial, Citi, ING, and neosfer.

• Epsor, employee savings and retirement planning platform, raised $17.5M in a Series C led by BlackFin, with participation of Revaia and ISALT.

• Mila, mental health support platform, raised $13.2M in a Series A led by Elevation Capital Partners.

• Wallet Studio, digital wallet infrastructure provider for Web3 and fintech apps, raised $8M in a Seed round led by Earlybird, with participation of b2venture.

• Ryft, real-time payment processing platform, raised $7.3M in a Series A led by EdenBase, with participation of British Business Bank, Pembroke VCT, The SidebySide Partnership, Ingenii Capital, and GPOS Investments.

• Dealstack, contract automation platform for sales and legal teams, raised $5.5M in a Seed round.

• Damisa, AI-powered productivity tool for teams, raised $2.9M in a Seed round led by Fuel Ventures, with participation of EWOR and Greyhound Capital Management.

• Lyzi, crypto payment and loyalty app for retailers and consumers, raised $1.4M in a Seed round.

• Catenai, digital identity and blockchain technology company, raised $968K in a Post IPO round.

• Waytobill, subscription payment infrastructure provider, raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round led by Gorilla Capital, with participation of Wellstreet.

  
  

  LATAM

  
  

• Addi, buy now, pay later platform for Latin America, raised $70M in a Conventional Debt round led by Goldman Sachs, with participation of Fasanara.

• GoPass, digital mobility and toll payment platform, raised $8M in a Series A led by Qualcomm Ventures, with participation of K Fund.

  
  

  APAC

  
  

• Samunnati, agri-finance and supply chain solutions provider, raised $269M in a Conventional Debt round led by State Bank of India, with participation of Indian Overseas Bank, Federal Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, ESAF, Blue Earth Capital, Enabling Qapital, and Shriram Finance.

• Haball, B2B digital payments and supply chain platform, raised $47M in a Conventional Debt round led by Meezan Bank.

• Easebuzz, API-driven payment solutions platform for SMEs, raised $23.4M in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation of 8i Ventures and VCAPL.

• OPL, digital lending platform for small businesses, raised $8.8M in a Conventional Debt round led by HSBC, with participation of NABARD, SIDBI, State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, MUDRA, SBI Card, BOBCAPS, Indian Bank, HDFC Bank, and TransUnion.

  
  

  MENA

  
  

• Umba, digital banking platform for emerging markets, raised $5M in a Conventional Debt round led by Star Strong Capital.

• HAKKI AFRICA, mobility and transportation platform for emerging markets, raised $5.1M in a Series C led by Globis Capital Partners, with participation of SBI Group and TIS.

• Haball, B2B digital payments and supply chain platform, raised $5M in a Seed round led by Zayn.

• Yethi, software testing solutions provider for banks and financial institutions, raised an undisclosed amount in a Series A round led by Baring Private Equity Partners.

• Megvii, AI and facial recognition technology company, raised an undisclosed amount in a Series D round led by Ant Group, with participation of Legend Holdings and Qcc.

• Juspay, payments infrastructure provider for businesses and developers, raised an undisclosed amount in a Series D round led by Kedaara, with participation of Accel and SoftBank Vision Fund.

  
  

Each deal in this roundup reflects more than market movement. It shows how capital is strategically aligning with emerging technologies, scalable models, and untapped geographies. At MD Finance, we continue to monitor these signals each week to identify where value is being created and where the next opportunity lies.