ICYMI: This Week’s Biggest Fintech Funding Rounds — Zynk, Devengo, Investa, and More

ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Zynk, Devengo, Investa, and more

The fintech world moves fast—and keeping up with every funding announcement can feel like a full-time job. To make things easier, here’s your weekly ICYMI funding round-up, covering the latest investments, product expansions, and strategic moves shaping the global fintech ecosystem.

Zynk Exits Stealth With a $5M Seed Raise

Settlement-infrastructure start-up Zynk has officially launched out of stealth mode after closing a $5 million seed round led by Hivemind Capital. Additional participation came from Coinbase Ventures, Alliance, Transpose Platform, Polymorphic Capital, Tykhe Ventures, and Contribution Capital.

Founded by Prashanth Swaminathan (CEO), Manish Bhatia (CTO), and Abhishek Pitti (COO), Zynk aims to simplify global remittances with instant settlement, real-time liquidity management, and a programmable multi-currency account.

Zynk already supports transactions in USD, INR, AED, EUR, MXN, and PHP, with more currencies in the pipeline.

Saudi-Based Stream Raises $4M to Power MENA Payments

Saudi start-up Stream, which provides billing and payments infrastructure for MENA businesses, has secured $4 million in seed funding led by Outliers VC.

Investors also included BYLD Ventures and notable angel investors like Abdullah Elyas, co-founder of Careem.

Founded in 2024 by Ibrahim Aldlaigan, Stream helps businesses process collections over local payment rails, manage real-time cash flows, and automate reconciliation and record-keeping. The new capital will fuel international expansion and enhancements across engineering, compliance, and payments.

Devengo Raises €2M in Pre-Series A for Real-Time Payments

Madrid-based paytech Devengo has closed a €2 million pre-Series A round, pulling in both debt and equity from Bankinter, Demium, and Banco Sabadell. Existing investors Wayra, TheVentureCity, and several angels also joined.

Devengo specializes in real-time account-to-account payment infrastructure, offering:

• Account creation

• Push/pull payment processing

• Verification and account access

• Real-time payment integration

The company plans to expand across the Single European Payments Area (SEPA) and integrate advanced protocols like Request-to-Pay and instant international transfers.

Germany’s Atrya Secures $1.75M Pre-Seed for MiCAR-Compliant Stablecoin Rails

German fintech Atrya—formerly Caplend—has raised $1.75 million in pre-seed funding to advance its MiCAR-compliant stablecoin infrastructure.

The round was led by Gnosis VC, with participation from Heartfelt, IFB Hamburg, and angels including former PIMCO Deutschland MD Andrew Bosomworth, TI People’s Volker Jacobs, and Mento Labs CEO Markus Franks.

Atrya’s platform, built with Dutch partner Quantoz, enables:

• Instant fund transfers

• Programmable digital wallets

• APIs for AI-driven financial workflows

Pilot programs are already underway across Asia, Europe, the U.S., and Latin America.

Investa Crosses £1M in Crowdfunding for Trading App Expansion

UK-based options trading platform Investa has surpassed its £1 million Crowdcube fundraising target just a week after launch.

Over 230 investors contributed an additional £370,000, building on £678,000 that had been secured before the campaign opened. Shares were priced at £5.088, placing Investa at a £10 million pre-money valuation.

Led by CEO Alec Beasley, Investa plans to channel the funds into:

• Developing its Android app

• Growing its customer base

• Upgrading its trading infrastructure

This marks Investa’s second successful Crowdcube raise after its 2024 campaign.

Vigilant AI.ai Raises £585K to Scale Its “AI Teammates”

Derby-headquartered AI start-up Vigilant AI.ai has secured £585,000 in pre-seed funding, backed by Haatch, the British Business Bank, and the East Midlands Combined County Authority.

The company builds enterprise-ready generative AI teammates that embed directly into business workflows—complete with real-time guardrails and audit trails.

Founders Mark Wood (CTO) and Mike Anyfantakis (CPO) plan to use the new investment to:

• Expand the engineering and go-to-market teams

• Strengthen enterprise security and user controls

• Convert pilots into full commercial deployments by Q4 2025

Final Thoughts

From global payment rails to AI teammates, this week’s funding shows how fintech continues to evolve across infrastructure, compliance, and real-time automation. Whether it’s stablecoins under MiCAR or real-time payments across SEPA, the underlying trend is clear: foundational financial infrastructure is becoming the new frontier of innovation.