Sift swipes $1.5m to unlock hidden credit card benefits
Credit card benefits and reimbursement startup Sift has raised $1.5m in a seed round from Liquid 2 Ventures and Plug and Play.
Goodlord grabs £7.2m for property transaction platform
London-based property transaction platform Goodlord has raised £7.2m in a Series A round led by German startup builder Rocket Internet's Global Founders Capital fund.
Farm financing platform ProducePay picks up $77m
Farming-focused lender ProducePay has secured $77m in equity and debt funding to provide cash-flow solutions to farmers of perishable goods.
Freetrade pockets £1.1m on Crowdcube for stocks app
Stockbroking app Freetrade has smashed through its latest crowdfunding target on Crowdcube to secure £1.1m in just 12 days.
Belgian startup Silverfin secures $4.5m for accounting platform
Ghent, Belgium-based accounting platform Silverfin has scooped up $4.5m in a Series A round. Index Ventures led the investment with existing backers also participating.
German banking platform solarisBank swipes €26.3m
German banking platform solarisBank has raised €26.3m in a Series A funding round after just a year in business. Arvato Financial Solutions and Japanese banking firm SBI Group led the round.
Vista to buy DH Corp and merge it with Misys
Canadian financial software-provider DH Corp (D+H) is being taken private through an acquisition by private equity group Vista Equity Partners.
Identity verification company ID.me grabs $19m
Users and employee verification company ID.me has raised $19m in a Series B round from FTV Capital.
Autobooks snaps up $5.5m for SME accounting platform
SME accounting and payments software provider Autobooks has picked up $5.5m in a Series A venture round. Draper Triangle Ventures led the investment.
JP Morgan Chase buys tech behind failed CurrentC
JP Morgan Chase is ramping up its mobile payments offering through the acquisition of MCX payments technology.