Accenture buys design agency to help redesign retail banking
Professional services giant Accenture has acquired digital banking-focused design agency Allen International to boost its digital transformation capabilities.
Smart home InsurTech startup Neos nabs £1m
Smart home insurance service Neos has raised £1m in a seed round from Eos Venture Partners.
Kindful picks up $3.5m for non-profit software
Fundraising and donor management software for non-profits Kindful has raised $3.5m in a Series A round. The investment for the Nashville-based company was led by Cultivation Capital.
Ladder banks $14m for digital life insurance
Digital life insurance startup Ladder has raised $14m in its Series A round. Canaan Partners led the round with Lightspeed Venture Partners, NYCA and 8VC also contributing.
CityFALCON smashes through crowdfunding target
London financial news and intelligence platform CityFALCON has hit its £150,000 crowdfunding target in less than a month. The company attracted 120 investors to its campaign on Seedrs.
South Korean insurer buys 4.1% stake in lending Club for $66m
South Korea’s Hanwha Life Insurance has acquired a 4.1% stake in troubled peer-to-peer lending firm Lending Club. The insurer paid $66.3m for the stake.
HYPR grabs $3m for blockchain biometric authentication
Blockchain biometric security company HYPR has picked up $3m in a new round of funding from RTP Ventures, Boldstart Ventures and Mesh Ventures.
GoFundMe passes $3bn milestone in crowd donations
Charitable crowdfunding platform GoFundMe is experiencing rapid growth and announcing that the total raised through the platform now exceeds $3bn.
ThreatMetrix nabs $30m to expand fraud prevention
Anti-fraud security company ThreatMetrix has raised $30m in what it describes as a mezzanine growth capital round. The funding comes from existing backer Silicon Valley Bank.
PayCommerce nabs $22m for enterprise remittance
Enterprise cross-border payments network PayCommerce has raised $22m in an investment from Tritium Partners.