Solid, which offers APIs for banking, payments, cards, and crypto features, raised a $63M Series B led by FTV Capital, bringing its total funding to $80.7M (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)

Keerthi Vedantam / Crunchbase News:
Atlanta-based ConnexPay, which integrates incoming user payments with supplier payments in one platform, raised $110M from FTV Capital for European expansion  —  Fintech platform ConnexPay announced on Tuesday it received $110 million in growth investment led by FTV Capital to expand the company beyond the U.S. and into Europe.

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
London-based Sequence, which offers APIs and other tools for pricing, billing, and related services, raised a $19M seed led by a16z  —  When it comes to fintech, consumers have commanded the most attention in the last decade, with banking, credit, investing and other legacy services getting the disruption treatment.

Christine Hall / TechCrunch:
Ping, which helps remote workers and freelancers collect international payments in both fiat and crypto, has raised a $15M seed from investors including YC  —  If the global pandemic taught us anything, it’s that you could work from anywhere as long as you had a computer and good wireless signal.

Helen Li / Wired:
A look at the fintech startups serving small and large US-based cannabis retailers in an industry dominated by cash, as Visa, Mastercard, and others steer clear  —  In dispensaries, cash is king—and it’s a nuisance for business owners and buyers.  Fintech players are entering the fray.

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch:
NYC-based NorthOne, which offers digital banking services for small business owners, raised a $67M Series B, bringing its total funding to $90.3M  —  It’s common knowledge, especially to those who work in financial services, that the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased demand for digital banking globally.

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Spot AI, which offers a cloud-based analytics system to “read” security footage and offer insights, raised $40M, bringing its total funding to $63M  —  CCTV and other kinds of security cameras have a strong big brother vibe, but for many of us that may be because we don’t really understand …