Investors

Vartana, an enterprise checkout platform designed for B2B software and hardware purchases, has bagged $20m in a Series B.

The FinTech sector continued to hum along this week, with FinTech Global reporting on 28 FinTech funding rounds this week.

Data and analytics software firm Quantexa has closed off its Series D funding round with a strategic investment from investment banking company BNY Mellon.

A survey has found 70% of respondents believe organisations have a responsibility to demonstrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance to investors.

UK-based Quantexa has raised $153m in a funding round led by Warburg Pincus along with a slew of undisclosed blue-chip investors as it seeks to accelerate regional expansion and develop new products in areas including banking and insurance.

UBS Wealth Management USA has agreed to pay a $8m fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its failure to properly supervise brokers who sold complex exchange-traded products without understanding the risks.

Commercial insurance-as-a-service API startup Briza has closed a $8m Series A funding round.

Masttro, a WealthTech firm that manages the wealth of ultra-high-net-worth families, has raised $43m in a growth equity investment.

FinTech companies continue to make waves as the last week witnessed a slew of heavyweights scoring millions of dollars with headlines being filled with decacorns and unicorns alike.

Atlanta-based FinTech VIVA Finance has secured $6.2m in Series A funding to scale its geographical and marketing presence in the United States.