Catch up on this week’s major fintech funding moves — from Grateful’s £1.5 m seed raise to Form3’s strategic investment and Tenora’s Macquarie-led backing.
Highlights:
Grateful secures £1.5 million seed round to expand its automated tipping and tronc platform in the UK.
Form3 obtains new strategic investment from Nationwide Building Society and BlackRock, extending its payments infrastructure reach.
Tenora lands funding led by Macquarie Group, backing its FX risk-management platform for corporates.
Summary:
In the latest fintech funding round-up, a variety of emerging and growth-stage companies secured capital to fuel expansion and innovation. London-based tipping fintech Grateful raised £1.5 million to enhance its tip-pooling platform following rapid user growth and regulatory changes. Meanwhile, payments infrastructure provider Form3 secured new backing from major institutions including Nationwide and BlackRock, reinforcing its position in cloud-native payments for banks and fintechs.
And Tenora, a UK startup focused on foreign-exchange risk for corporates, saw strategic investment from Macquarie Group, enabling its platform launch in early 2026. Together, these deals reflect investor focus on embedded payments, fintech workflows, and infrastructure innovation.
