R3 blockchain consortium brings in record $107m funding round
R3, a consortium made up of more than 80 banks and financial services firms from around the world, has raised $107m in the largest blockchain funding deal to date.
EzCred scores $1m for offline POS lending
Indian consumer lending startup EzCred has picked up a $1m Seed round from a consortium of individual investors.
Growish picks up ?400,000 for group payments platform
Milan-based group payments platform Growish has picked up ?400,000 in a fresh round of funding. The company says the funding will be used to expand in its native Italian market and launch overseas.
MortgageGym secures ?2m for regulator-friendly robo-advisor
Mortgage robo-advisor MortgageGym has raised ?2m in a Seed funding round ahead of its launch in the summer.
Numerated spins out of Eastern Bank, raises $9m
Real-time commerce platform for banks Numerated Growth Technologies has picked up $9m in funding after spinning out of Eastern Bank’s Eastern Labs FinTech incubator.
StashAway lands $2.15m to get its robo-advisory MAS approved
Singapore-based robo-advisor StashAway has raised S$3m ($2.15m) to launch its regulatory approved service in the city.
P2P payments app Verse pockets $20.5m to expand overseas
European peer-to-peer (P2P) payments app Verse has pocketed a $20.5m Series B round led by Spark Capital.
Indian lender PaySense scores $5.3m
Indian lending startup PaySense has raised $5.3m in a Series A round led by Jungle Ventures. Naspers Group and Nexus Venture Partners also participated in the round.
Telr picks up $3m for emerging markets payments gateway
Payments gateway startups Telr has picked up $3m in a Series B round led by Innovation East Funds.
Accern nabs $1.2m for AI financial news curation
Financial news curation platform Accern has raised $1.2m in a Seed round. Rostra Capital, Gurtin Ventures, 26 Ventures, Belmont Capital and Affinity Investment Group all participated in the round alongside angel investors.