Salary Hero raises $7.6m Series A led by Cento Ventures
Cento Ventures leads Salary Hero's $7.6 million Series A, of which $6 million is new equity. The Bangkok earned-wage firm is taking that model into Malaysia.
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Bind AI raises $10 million to automate broker inboxes
Bind AI says it has raised $10 million to date for inbox software that moves commercial risks from quote to bind. The wire names no valuation or customer.
RedOwl takes A$5.3 million from Tidal for billing errors
Melbourne fintech RedOwl raised an A$5.3 million Tidal-led seed for billing and spend errors. Pre-money is A$38.4 million; Street Talk said near $40 million.
Causa Prima raises $20 million seed for agent billing
Causa Prima raised a $20 million seed led by Base10 for agents that settle B2B invoices between buyers and suppliers. Volume and valuation stayed undisclosed.
PawaPay wins Mozambique PSP licence through Quidexplus
PawaPay says Quidexplus Mozambique holds a Bank of Mozambique PSP licence, opening direct merchant onboarding across more than 12 million mobile-money accounts.
Qippay secures NZ$5m All Roads stake, close still open
Qippay has secured a NZ$5 million All Roads commitment for 25% of its parent, but the Auckland open-banking deal was still expected to complete this week.
Farsight deploys on-premise across Deutsche Bank IB
Farsight says Deutsche Bank deployed it on-premise across investment banking and capital markets teams, keeping data and workflow activity inside the bank.
Asaas places a third R$300 million receivables fund
Asaas places a third R$300 million receivables fund, not new equity. S&P rates the R$280 million senior shares AAA, and Asaas keeps R$20 million subordinated.
Shares completes Treezor buy from Société Générale
Shares completed its acquisition of Treezor from Société Générale. The price is undisclosed, and management is aiming for about €100 million of revenue in 2027.
Archa raises $11 million to drop personal guarantees
Archa raised $11 million in equity, kept apart from a $50 million debt facility, to widen working capital without personal guarantees from its directors.
AblePay closes a $20 million Series A led by F-Prime
AblePay closed a $20 million Series A led by F-Prime to scale non-recourse patient payments. The round funds hospital distribution, not a patient loan book.
Peppermint raises $4.7 million seed for site billing
Peppermint raised a $4.7 million Moxxie-led seed on October 8 for clinical-site billing. Its note and its live site do not share the same operating figures.
NeoGrowth raises Rs 85 crore from FMO and LeapFrog
NeoGrowth says it raised Rs 85 crore from FMO and LeapFrog. FMO's August note books a $7.5 million follow-on inside a $9 million round, with no rate given.
HALA raised $157 million Series B led by TPG and Sanabil
HALA raised $157 million in a September 2025 Series B led by TPG and Sanabil. Forbes now puts 2025 transactions at $6.6 billion, below the raise-day figure.
finmid raises €17 million for Bolt and Skroutz lending
finmid raised €17 million from Big Pi Ventures and Mainset, lifting total funding to €52 million, and opened Bolt fleet finance plus Skroutz merchant loans.
Routable sold to Anchorage Digital, terms undisclosed
Routable has been acquired by Anchorage Digital, and no purchase price was disclosed. Fiat payout rails remain while stablecoin settlement is scheduled later.
Airtel Money starts conditional London trade, no new cash
Airtel Money began conditional London dealing on October 9 at £1.96 a share. Sellers, not the company, are supplying the stock behind the £5.3 billion price.
Octane lines up a $1.4bn powersports loan facility
Octane executed a $1.4 billion forward-flow facility, its largest, with New York Life arranging powersports and outdoor-equipment loans up to that cap.
TrueLayer takes $27m from Italy's CDP Venture Capital
TrueLayer takes $27 million led by Italy's CDP Venture Capital for Pay by Bank. Roughly a quarter of staff are in Italy, and no valuation was published.
Polygrade exits stealth with $6.3 million for warranty claims
Polygrade left stealth on October 6 with $6.3 million to automate warranty claims from intake through contractor pay, without replacing carrier systems.
