Payfone picks up $23.5m for mobile verification
Mobile identify authentication startup Payfone has raised $23.5m in a Series E round of funding led by BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partner.
Payspan lands backing from private equity firm Primus
Healthcare payments automation and reimbursement company Payspan has secured a new investment from private equity firm Primus Capital.
Flywire picks up London-based PACE Invoice
International payment solutions provider Flywire has purchased multi-currency invoicing platform provider PACE Invoice.
HelloWallet is picked up by KeyBank National Association
KeyBank National Association has acquired personal finance guidance platform HelloWallet from Morningstar.
P2P lender Zopa raises £32m to launch bank
UK peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa has raised £32m in a new funding round to finance the launch of its retail banking service.
HR and payroll platform Namely adds $50m to Series D round
SaaS HR firm Namely is adding another $50m to its Series D bringing the round’s total to $80m. The investment was led by Altimeter Capital and Scale Venture Partners.
Corlytics picks up €2.1m to help banks avoid fines
Irish financial risk intelligence company Corlytics has picked up €2.1m in a new round led by the Bank of Ireland Capital Growth Fund, which is managed by Kernel Capital.
Atom Bank grabs £113m more funding from BBVA and investors
Spanish banking giant BBVA is further increasing its stake in Durham, UK-based challenger bank Atom Bank as part of the company’s new £250m round.
BitPagos rebrands to Ripio on back of $2.3m round
Argentinian bitcoin startup BitPagos has raised $2.3m in a Series A round led by recently-established Chinese blockchain fund Huiyin Blockchain Venture (HBV).
Chinese consortium launches $1.5bn FinTech M&A 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.