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Sift Science brings in $30m for anti-fraud software

San Francisco-headquartered Sift Science has raised $30m in Series C funding to predict and prevent fraud online.

Baidu backs ZestFinance for big data credit scoring

Los Angeles-based ZestFinance has received a strategic investment form Chinese web giant Baidu.
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WealthApp pockets $440,000 for robo-investment app

Investment advisory app WealthApp Financial Advisors has raised $440,000 in angel funding. The Bengaluru-based startup aims to help users take their first steps in investment.
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Finicity picks up $42m for financial data aggregation

Real-time financial data aggregation platform Finicity has picked up $42m in new funding. Experian led the Series B round with Bridge Bank also participating.
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MoneyLion grabs $22.5m for personal finance management

Personal finance and lending platform MoneyLion has raised $22.5m in its Series A round. The funding was led by Edison Partners.
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Active Allocator hits $8m valuation through equity round

New York-based FinTech business Active Allocator has hit an $8m valuation through an early-stage equity financing round.The business aims to bring institutional quality asset allocation...
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FlexiLoans takes $15m for SMEs loans

Indian online lending platform FlexiLoans has raised $15m in a new round of funding from angel investors.
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Financeit grabs $17m to fund TD Bank acquisition

Point-of-sale financing provider Financeit has raised a $17m round of funding led by The Pritzker Organization and DNS Capital.
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Blackhawk Networks picks up Grass Roots for $118m

Blackhawk Networks, a prepaid payments company, has acquired employee and customer engagement platform Grass Roots for $118m.
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iZettle buys Scottish POS startup to beef up SME offering

Swedish mobile payments player iZettle is acquiring Scottish point of sale startup (POS) intelligentpos in a move that will expand its software offering to SMEs.

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Strong week in the FinTech sector with $1.7bn raised

FinTech Global this week reported on 21 recorded deals in the FinTech sector, with a strong showing in the reinsurance space bringing the total value recorded over $1bn.

EU regulator suggests revamp in sustainable investment rules

The ESMA has recently recommended a significant overhaul of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) within the EU.
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

EU banks and insurers lag in green compliance, PwC study finds

A recent PwC study has uncovered a striking deficiency in the alignment of financial institutions’ activities with the EU's taxonomy for sustainable activities. According...
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India’s new climate finance taxonomy to propel green transition

India is poised to implement a climate finance taxonomy, as announced by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, during the annual budget.

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