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BVNK Secures Strategic Backing from Visa Ventures and Citi Ventures
BVNK, a stablecoin-based payments infrastructure platform, received strategic investment from Visa Ventures and Citi Ventures alongside Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and Tiger Global. The funding validates stablecoins as enterprise-grade financial infrastructure as BVNK processes $30 billion in annualized stablecoin payment volume. The investment supports BVNK's expansion of embedded wallets, new US payment rails, and AI-driven onboarding across 130+ countries.
Citi Ventures Invests in Defacto for European Embedded Lending
Citi Ventures invested in Defacto, a European embedded lending fintech, as the continent's embedded finance market approaches $24.2B. The investment signals major bank interest in embedded B2B lending infrastructure. Defacto provides embedded financing solutions for businesses through platform integrations.
Indian Lending SaaS Startup Lentra Raises $60M Series B
Lentra, an AI-based lending SaaS platform serving banks, raised $60M in a Series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Susquehanna and Citi Ventures. The company provides embedded lending infrastructure that enables banks and financial institutions to digitize their loan origination processes. Citi's venture arm participating signals strategic bank interest in lending-as-a-service technology.
Fidel API Raises $65M Series B for Card-Linked Infrastructure APIs
London-based Fidel API raised $65 million in Series B funding led by Bain Capital Ventures, bringing total capital raised to $88 million. The company provides API infrastructure enabling developers to securely connect payment cards to applications. The round underscored strong investor demand for fintech infrastructure even as broader global venture funding cooled in early 2022.
Volante Technologies Raises $35M Growth Equity from Visa, Citi Ventures, BNY Mellon
Volante Technologies, a cloud-based payments and financial messaging solutions provider, raised $35 million in growth equity led by Wavecrest Growth Partners. Strategic investors included BNY Mellon, Citi Ventures, PostePay, and Visa Inc. The company's VolPay platform uses cloud-native microservices to power payment rails for major financial institutions.
BlueVine Raises $102.5M Series F to Expand Small Business Banking
BlueVine, a fintech offering small business lending and BaaS-like checking accounts, raised $102.5 million in a Series F round led by ION Crossover Partners. The funding will be used to scale its business checking account launched in October 2019 and expand its integrated banking and financing platform. The round brought BlueVine's total funding to $692 million including debt.