Online bank for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), Qonto , has planned to acquire German fintech Penta to create a European digital business finance company with more than 300,000 customers, as stated by Reuters
US-based fintech startup TomoCredit has secured USD 22 million in a Series B funding round, at a valuation of USD 222 million, and USD 100 million in debt financing, according to TechCrunch
GoCardless , a provider of direct bank payments, has partnered with Xero , a small business platform, to provide its Instant Bank Pay feature to Xero’s customers in the UK
The Brazilian Association of Electric Energy Consumers (Abraceel) has decided to send the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) a letter in support of the request for a regulatory sandbox on Open Energy presented by Lemon Energia, according to MegaWhat