Key Takeaways
- • Cleafy secures €12 million Series B funding led by United Ventures and eCAPITAL, bringing total capitalization to €22 million; the Italy-based cybersecurity firm serves 150+ financial institutions across Europe and Latin America, protecting 250 million end users with fraud and cyberattack detection infrastructure.
- • Dtcpay raises $10 million in Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India to accelerate European expansion; the Singapore-based paytech enables stablecoins and instant transaction settlement across digital and fiat currencies.
- • CredibleX closes $15 million Series A round led by Mubadala Investment Company with participation from Further Ventures; the UAE-based lendtech founded in 2023 focuses on embedded finance solutions for working capital financing to SMEs.
- • Cleafy's expansion strategy targets predictive capabilities development and global threat analysis scaling, concurrent with launch of Cleafy for Workforce solution extending detection tools to corporate account security and internal threat monitoring.
- • Client roster concentration demonstrates institutional traction: Cleafy counts ING, BCC Iccrea Group, Illimity Bank, and BPS (Suisse) among its customer base, signaling significant adoption among major European financial institutions.
Summary
The fintech funding landscape in May 2026 reflects continued institutional investment in cybersecurity and emerging payment infrastructure, with three notable funding rounds underscoring investor appetite for specialized financial technology solutions across distinct market verticals.
Cleafy, an Italy-based cybersecurity specialist founded in 2014, secured €12 million in a Series B funding round co-led by United Ventures and eCAPITAL, bringing cumulative funding to €22 million. The company serves more than 150 financial institutions across Europe and Latin America, with its fraud and cyberattack detection infrastructure protecting approximately 250 million end users. The capital infusion will be directed toward accelerating predictive capability development, scaling threat analysis globally, and expanding into key banking markets across Europe and Latin America. Notably, Cleafy is simultaneously launching its Cleafy for Workforce solution, which extends its detection capabilities to corporate environments by monitoring for compromised accounts and internal system threats. The client roster includes prominent institutions such as ING, BCC Iccrea Group, Illimity Bank, and BPS (Suisse), demonstrating material traction among systemically important financial institutions.
Dtcpay, a Singapore-based paytech established in 2019 by Alice Liu and Band Zhao, raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with Favour Capital serving as exclusive financial advisor. The company's platform enables businesses and individuals to store and transact using stablecoins, with functionality for instant settlement across both digital and fiat currencies. The funding will support European market expansion, positioning Dtcpay within the growing segment of stablecoin-based transaction infrastructure.
CredibleX, a UAE-based lendtech founded in 2023, closed a $15 million Series A round led by Mubadala Investment Company with participation from Further Ventures. The platform leverages embedded finance to deliver working capital financing solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises, addressing a critical funding gap in the SME segment.
Cleafy, an Italy-based cybersecurity specialist founded in 2014, secured €12 million in a Series B funding round co-led by United Ventures and eCAPITAL, bringing cumulative funding to €22 million. The company serves more than 150 financial institutions across Europe and Latin America, with its fraud and cyberattack detection infrastructure protecting approximately 250 million end users. The capital infusion will be directed toward accelerating predictive capability development, scaling threat analysis globally, and expanding into key banking markets across Europe and Latin America. Notably, Cleafy is simultaneously launching its Cleafy for Workforce solution, which extends its detection capabilities to corporate environments by monitoring for compromised accounts and internal system threats. The client roster includes prominent institutions such as ING, BCC Iccrea Group, Illimity Bank, and BPS (Suisse), demonstrating material traction among systemically important financial institutions.
Dtcpay, a Singapore-based paytech established in 2019 by Alice Liu and Band Zhao, raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, with Favour Capital serving as exclusive financial advisor. The company's platform enables businesses and individuals to store and transact using stablecoins, with functionality for instant settlement across both digital and fiat currencies. The funding will support European market expansion, positioning Dtcpay within the growing segment of stablecoin-based transaction infrastructure.
CredibleX, a UAE-based lendtech founded in 2023, closed a $15 million Series A round led by Mubadala Investment Company with participation from Further Ventures. The platform leverages embedded finance to deliver working capital financing solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises, addressing a critical funding gap in the SME segment.
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