Mobile operator Digicel backs the latest round raised by the provider of banking for the un-banked, alongside venture firm RRE Ventures and Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together [MATT.org], a US-based non-profit organisation.

Mobile operator Digicel Group has led a $17m round of funding for Boom Financial, a provider of banking for the un-banked, formerly known as M-Via.

Also taking part in the round were venture firm RRE Ventures and Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together [MATT.org], a US-based non-profit organisation.. The round takes Boom Financial to $30m raised to date.

Colm Delves, CEO of Digicel Group, said: “Digicel believes in providing the best value to our customers. Our investment in Boom Financial is…