🚨 Tapcheck raises $225M

makes AI your new payroll buddy!

April 15, 2025

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🚨 Tapcheck raises $225M to make AI your new payroll buddy

🌍 Stitch lands $55M to dominate Africa’s digital payments

📅 Upcoming fintech events you should not miss (seriously)

Source : Tech in Asia

Tapcheck, a US-based earned wage access (EWA) platform, just raised $225M to grow bigger and boost its AI smarts.

🚨 Breaking News:
Tapcheck secured major funding to expand its platform and sprinkle AI magic on how people access their salaries early.

⚡Wire Simplified –

  • Tapcheck helps employees get paid before payday (EWA = Earned Wage Access).

  • It raised $225M in funding — mix of equity and credit.

  • The cash will fuel product upgrades and AI innovation.

  • They plan to onboard more employers and improve user experience.

  • Goal: Become the go-to solution for early salary access, faster than ever.

✔️Straight to the Point:
Tapcheck’s aiming to become the Uber of salary access — faster cash, smarter tech, and less waiting around for payday.

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Source : Techpoint Africa

South African fintech Stitch just closed a $55M Series B round to scale its payment solutions across the continent.

🚨 Breaking News:
Stitch raised fresh funding to simplify and speed up payments in Africa — and they’ve got big expansion dreams ahead.

⚡Wire Simplified –

  • Stitch builds payment APIs — like the pipes behind seamless payments.

  • They secured $55M to grow in Nigeria and beyond.

  • Investors include Ribbit Capital, PayPal Ventures, and more.

  • Funds will go toward team growth, new products, and expanding services.

  • Their ultimate mission: modernize Africa’s fragmented payment infrastructure.

✔️Straight to the Point:
Stitch is stitching together Africa’s payment systems — one API at a time — with global backers cheering them on.

Africa Fintech Summit 2025
Africa Fintech Summit unites the African FinTech ecosystem, including startups, investors, regulators, and banks, to discuss innovation and growth in financial technology on the continent.
Date: April 17–18, 2025 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Money20/20 Asia 2025
Money20/20 is the world's leading, premium content, sales, and networking platform for the global money ecosystem. The event focuses on payments, FinTech, and financial services innovation for connected commerce.
Date: April 22–24, 2025  Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Singapore FinTech Festival 2025
The Singapore FinTech Festival is one of the world's largest FinTech events, bringing together industry leaders, startups, and investors to discuss the future of financial technology. The event features conferences, exhibitions, and networking opportunities.
Date: November 9–13, 2025 | Location: Singapore

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