Funding Rounds

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P2P lending platform Finzy nets $1.3m for the first round of its pre-Series A

India-based P2P lending platform Finzy has netted $1.3m in the first round of its pre-Series A funding round.
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Gift card company Nift collects $16m Series A funding round

Gift card platform Nift has collected $16m in its Series A funding round from Spark Capital, Foundry Group and Accomplice.
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Cryptocurrency micro-investment platform Coinseed raises $1m in 12 hours for ICO

Cryptocurrency micro-investment and portfolio management platform Coinseed has raised $1m in just 12 hours of its ICO.
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NoAgent pulls in £498k for crowdfunding campaign, so far

Real estate platform NoAgent has surpassed its initial crowdfunding target, having pulled in £498,108 so far.
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JLL Spark acquires PropTech platform Stressa

JLL Spark has acquired real estate technology platform Stressa for an undisclosed amount.
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Blockchain payments platform BitPay extends Series B round to $70m

Blockchain-based payments provider BitPay has increased its Series B round by an extra $40m.

Scalefast bags $8m Series A led by Benhamou

E-commerce technology developer Scalefast has bagged $8m in its Series A led by Benhamou Global Ventures.

Wecash Technology bags $160m in Series D led by ORIX

China-based big data company Wecash Technology has closed a $160m Series D financing led by ORIX Asia Capital and SEA Group.

Ascent closes $6m Series A after completing RegTech pilot

Ascent Technologies, a RegTech platform helping to build, manage, and automate compliance programs, has raised $6m.

Paychex acquires fellow payroll software developer Lessor Group

Payroll and HR management company Paychex has acquired fellow payroll company Lessor Group.

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...
FinTech

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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