London-based Ezbob, a provider of customer acquisition technology for financial services, has launched its new modular SaaS platform, Ezbob Express, to address the key challenges in the sector. In its statement to the press, Ezbob elucidated the three important features that Ezbob Express provides- helping financial service providers fill gaps in their digital transformation journeys, assist them in taking precise, complex credit and risk decisions, and enabling the furtherance of embedded finance growth. 

Via, a Bay Area-based SaaS startup powering mobile commerce for brands and retailers, has raised its Series A investment worth $15 million from the venture firm Footwork. The company also announced its Peterson Ventures-led seed round investment (undisclosed earlier) and stated that its total fund raised in the last year had crossed $20 million.

DataRails, a financial solutions provider for SMEs, has raised $25 million additional funds in its Series A funding round. With the round, the company closed its Series A, which raised $18.5 million in April. Vintage Investment Partners joins Zeev Ventures, Vertex Ventures Israel, and Innovation Endeavors in the round. The new funding will continue developing a platform that allows small businesses to utilize Excel to perform financial planning and analytics in the same way that bigger companies do. The total amount raised through Series A is $43.5 million. 

GrowSari, a company that digitizes sari-sari businesses, has secured an unknown amount in a Series B round of funding. The additional financing will expand the company’s user base to 300,000 new stores in the Philippines. GrowSari was founded in 2016 and claims to have over 50,000 locations in more than 100 municipalities. GrowSari will be a new addition to Asia’s B2B platforms, focusing on servicing micro and small businesses.