Funding Rounds

London-based Rapyd, the FinTech unicorn, has bagged $20m in a new investment round less than two months after a massive Series C round.

TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington has launched a $100m cryptocurrency hedge fund called Arrington XRP Capital.

Banking and personal finance virtual assistant Finn.ai has netted a $3m financing round to support US and global expansion.

Online debt collection platform Collectly has reportedly secured a $1.9m investment led by GoAhead Ventures.

P2P lending marketplace Mintos has pulled in €5m for its Series A round, which will help provide its customers with personal IBAN accounts and debit cards.

Founded by Pipe co-founder Michal Cieplinski, CapStack, a start-up on a mission to establish a unique operating system for banks, has successfully raised $6m in a recent funding round.

Cryptocurrency financial services provider BlockFi Inc. raised $350m taking its valuation to more than $3bn.

Elavon, the global merchant acquirer and subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, has agreed to acquire Sage Pay for £232m.

Rakim Mayers, better known as A$AP Rocky, has become a shareholder in Sweden-based FinTech unicorn Klarna and assumed the role of company CEO for a day.

Forme Financial, a comprehensive wealth system for physicians has launched out of Beta as Earned and raised $12m in Series A funding.