Social good crowdlender ECrowd! lands €300,000 on Crowdcube
Debt crowdfunding platform ECrowd! has raised €307,900 through an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The round attracted 135 private investors.
SmartFunding nabs $490,000 for invoice financing
Singapore-based invoice financing firm SmartFunding has raised $490,000 in a seed funding round. The capital comes from FinTech Asia Group and Investorlend.
Digital X picks up $1.2m and signs deal for blockchain remittances
Australian blockchain-based software developer Digital X has raised AUS$1.62m ($1.2m) in post-IPO equity and inked a new deal with remittances company UniTeller.
Para?Ÿ?t grabs $2m for SME bookkeeping
Turkish bookkeeping software firm Para?Ÿ?t has picked up $2m in a Series B round of funding. Istanbul-based VC fund manager Diffusion Capital Partners led the round.
Stripe valued at $9bn following new $150m round
Payments processor Stripe has raised $150m in a Series D round of funding led by General Catalyst and CapitalG. The round makes it the US' most-valuable FinTech startup.
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.
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.
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.
PayU brings on former PayPal senior director as CCO
Payment services provider PayU is bringing on former PayPal senior director Matthias Setzer as global chief commercial officer. He joins the firm having spent 12 years at PayPal.