Emergent Payments scores $5m to reach more merchants
Emergent Payments has raised $5m in an equity funding round from Responsible Gold Holding as well as existing backers.
Monzo closes £22m round with £2.5m in crowdfunding
Challenger bank Monzo has wrapped up its latest funding haul with £22m after raising £2.5m in crowdfunding. The London-based attracted a record-breaking 6,5000 investors.
Smyte scores $4m to look out for spam and scams
Online security startup Smyte has nabbed a $4m Series A round led by Avalon Ventures. Baseline Ventures, Founder Collective, Harrison Metal, Upside Partnership and Y Combinator also participated.
InMyBag pockets £300k to insure freelancers’ laptops
London-based InsurTech startup InMyBag has landed £300,000 in a pre-Seed round from angel investors including onefinestay founder Demetrios Zoppos.
ShapeShift nabs $10.4m for digital asset exchanges
Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift has raised $10.4m in a Series A round led by Berlin-based VC Earlybird.
WeConvene scoops up $12.5m to facilitate corporate access
Corporate access platform for the investment community WeConvene has raised $12.5m in a Series B round. CreditEase's Fintech Investment Fund led the round.
AllLife lands funding to insure those living with HIV and diabetes
South African life insurance startup AllLife has secured an undisclosed investment led by Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund it its first foray into the InsurTech space.
Airwallex scoops up $13m to take B2B remittances global
Australian cross-border payments service Airwallex has landed $13m in a round led by Chinese web giant Tencent. Sequoia Capital China, MasterCard and existing backer Gobi Ventures also participated.
Insurers’ venture funds back software maker One, Inc with $15.5m
Insurance software provider One, Inc has picked up $15.5m in a new funding round co-led by American Family Venture and Centana Growth Partners.
Social InsurTech startup Tribe gets BearingPoint backing
Oslo-based InsurTech startup Tribe has landed a new investment from BearingPoint as a part of the European consultancy’s venture efforts.