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Chilean fintech Datamart raises $6.3 million to grow into Mexico
Chilean Datamart raised $6.3 million last week to grow further in Latin America. The company is looking to expand into Mexico this year, the region’s second-largest market, where it eyes substantial opportunities to market its data compliance services.
There are more female founders than ever
2022 was a good year for women in business. In fact, as years go, it might have been the best ever. Women in the UK launched more than 150,000 new companies in 2022 — that’s double the number launched just four years earlier in 2018.
Scottish fintech DirectID raises €9m from IKEA group
DirectID, a fintech specialising in credit risk, risk analytics and predictive modelling, using bank transaction data has raised €9m.
Zopa acquires BNPL DivideBuy
Zopa has acquired ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) platform DivideBuy in its first-ever acquisition.
Lending infrastructure provider Kennek raises $4.5m to help streamline alternative credit sector
London-based lending infrastructure provider Kennek has today closed a $4.5m pre-seed funding round to scale-up its European operations.
