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Pensionera picks up €1.2m for robot retirement planning

Swedish retirement robo-advisor Pensionera has raised €1.2m after winning Optimizer Invest’s startup competition. The deal values the company at €8m.

Albert pockets $2.5m for savings app

Financial advice app Albert has raised $2.5m in a seed funding round from 500 Startups and 500 Fintech as well as Bessemer Ventures Partners.
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French startup Wynd swipes €30m for POS solution

French point-of-sale (POS) startup Wynd has picked up €30m in a Series B round of funding. The capital comes from Sodexo Ventures, Orange Digital Ventures and Bpifrance.
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FinTech services startup figo takes €6.8m

German fintech services company figo has raised €6.8m in a Series B round of funding. Investment for the Hamburg-based startup comes from DB1 Ventures.
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Cashboard lands €3m for wealth management platform

German wealth management startup Cashboard has raised €3m in a Series A round led by Digital Space Ventures. Investment also came from existing backers.
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iTouzi grabs $36m for peer-to-corporation lending

Beijing-based peer-to-peer business lender iTouzi has scored $36m in a Series B round of funding. The capital comes from Sino Fortune and individual investor is Sun Jiexiao.

PayKey unlocks $6m to bring P2P payments to messaging

Peer-to-peer payments service PayKey has raised $6m in a Series A round of funding co-led by e.ventures and Gaby Salem of Wharton Asset Management.
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Aye Finance picks up $10.3m to expand small business lending

Small business lender Aye Finance has raised $10.3m in a Series B round led by LGT IV. Existing backers SAIF Partners and Accion also contributed to the round.
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True Link pulls in $3.6m for retirees financial advice

Digital financial services provider aimed at retirees True Link Financial has raised $3.6m in a new round of funding.
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WeSwap picks up £2.4m in crowdfunding campaign

Currency exchange platform WeSwap has picked up £2.4m in an equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs.

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