Funding Rounds

Binance launches $1bn fund to back blockchain tech

Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is launching a $1bn Social Impact Fund.

Nova Credit closes $16m Series A round

Nova Credit, a San Francisco-based consumer reporting company, has closed its Series A financing round on $16m.
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Online financier Behalf lands $150m in debt financing

Behalf, a provider of working capital solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, announced today that it has secured $150m in debt financing.
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Blueday bags growth investment from Radian Capital

Revenue management company Blueday has nabbed a growth equity investment from Radian Capital.
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Australia-based uno Home Loans picks up $25m from Westpac

Digital mortgage comparison company uno Home Loans has picked up a $25m investment from Westpac.
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Crédit Agricole makes minority investment in blockchain platform SETL

Blockchain-powered payments and settlements platform SETL has received an undisclosed investment from Crédit Agricole CIB.The minority investment from Crédit Agricole marks its first commitment...

ABN AMRO Digital Impact Fund backs Ockto

ABN AMRO’s Digital Impact Fund (DIF) has backed Dutch FinTech Ockto to purchase a minority stake in the business.

SenseTime collects $620m for facial recognition tech

Chinese facial recognition technology developer SenseTime Group has raised $620m in a second round of funding.

Data security company Virtru raises $37.5m

Data security company Virtru has raised $37.5m in Series B financing, bringing its fundraising total to $76.8m.

Marlin Equity acquires non-profit fundraising app FrontStream

Marlin Equity Partners has acquired FrontStream, a non-profit fundraising and corporate giving software developer.

News Stories

How purpose-built AI is transforming compliance from detective controls into preventive controls

As AI rewrites the playbook for financial crime and conduct risk, Behavox founder and CEO Erkin Adylov explains how purpose-built models are shifting compliance...
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Over $1.1bn raised across funding raises in red-letter week for FinTech

There was over $1.1bn raised across 23 deals this week in the FinTech sector, one of the most powerful weeks for raises seen so...

Ortec Finance’s GLASS PRISM targets insurance portfolio optimisation

Ortec Finance has unveiled GLASS PRISM, a next-generation strategic asset allocation (SAA) optimisation tool designed specifically for insurance asset managers.
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Why real-time intelligence sharing is now a legal must

A decade ago, the notion of regulated financial institutions exchanging crime intelligence in real time felt far-fetched. Legal barriers loomed large, trust between banks...
LSEG launches real-time vessel tracking API

LSEG launches real-time vessel tracking API

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has unveiled a new Vessel Tracking API, developed in collaboration with satellite operator Kinéis and Wood Mackenzie Vesseltracker, offering...

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