Company cards startup Pleo picks up funding from Creandum
Previously investing in regional heavyweights such as Spotify and FinTech players Klarna and iZettle, Creandum led a fresh $3.25m investment into Pleo.
PayPal expands financial inclusion efforts with TIO buy
PayPal is expanding its offering and reaching more users with the acquisition of bill payment company TIO Networks for roughly $233m.
TrueLayer bags $1.3m to let devs plug into banks
Connect Ventures led the round for the London-based startup with Graph Ventures and individual angel investors also participating.
ManchesterStory launches FinTech fund with $31m
A new fintech, healthcare and insurtech-focus venture capital fund ManchesterStory is launching with an initial $31m to invest.
CrediFi lands $13m for real estate finance data
Commercial real estate (CRE) finance data firm CrediFi has raised $13m in a Series B round led by Liberty Interactive's Liberty Israel Venture Fund.
Japan’s three largest banks back bitFlyer
Three of Japan’s largest banks are now stakeholders in Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange bitFlyer following its new ¥200m ($1.7m) round.
Float grabs $3m for millennial credit lending
Credit line lender Float has raised $3m in what it’s calling an angel round from investors include Camp One Ventures, Funders Club and 500 Startups.
Convercent swipes $10m for corporate compliance software
Denver-based regtech startup Convercent has raised a fresh $10m in funding. The new round attracted Sapphire Ventures and Tola Capital Fund.
VC giant KPCB among latest Better Mortgage funding round backers
Tech-driven mortgage bank Better Mortgage has picked up a $15m Series B financing round from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Goldman Sachs and Pine Brook.
Taxfix recieves €2m seed investment round from Redalpine and Creandum
Tax return filing management platform Taxfix has received a €2m seed investment round from Redalpine and Creandum.