Investors

European VC firm Draper Espirit has raised £160m for its new tech fund. The London-based firm counts crowdfunding platform Crowdcube and payments hardware-maker Miura Systems among its FinTech investments.

Indonesia’s Bank Central Asia (BCA) is set to invest $15m in FinTech companies as it looks to reach more of the South-East Asian nation’s unbanked consumers.

New York-based venture firm Nyca Partners has closed its latest fund with $125m in total commitments to invest in FinTech.

Newly established FinTech-focused venture capital firm Motive Partners is launching with its first investment going to portfolio compression startup LMRKTS.

Swiss insurer Helvetia is the latest traditional institution to move into startups investment with the launch of its newly established venture fund.

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance is the latest traditional financial services firm to make moves in FinTech investment, launching a $50m venture fund.

Aquiline Capital Partners, a mid-market firm investing in the financial services sector, has launched a new Technology Growth Fund.

A Chinese consortium of state-owned and private enterprises is launching a $1.44bn fintech investment fund dedicate to mergers and acquisitions in the space.

Chinese investment firm Huiyin Group is launching a $20m bitcoin and blockchain-focused investment subsidiary - Huiyin Blockchain Ventures (HBV)

Early-stage FinTech venture firm Information Venture Partners has raised $106m in for its second fund, exceeding its $100m target.