Duocaitou pulls in financing for real estate crowdfunding
Chinese real estate crowdfunding platform Duocaitou has raised a pre-Series A round from investors. The amount received is undisclosed.
Partner departs bitcoin-focused VC firm Pantera Capital
Steven Waterhouse is leaving his role as partner and CTO at bitcoin and blockchain-dedicated VC firm Pantera Capital.
Ding enters French mobile top-up market with Transfert Crédit buy
Global mobile top-up group Ding has gobbled up smaller sector player Transfert Crédit getting access to the French market.
Finova racks up $52.5m in VC-backed financing round
FinTech startup Finova Financial, which runs an auto title lending platform, has raised $52.5m in debt and equity from venture capital and other investors.
FinTecSystems swipes Series A round for real-time data
FinTecSystems, a Munich-based provider of real-time financial data, has closed a Series A round.
Holvi teams up with SumUp to serve German SMEs
Finish banking service Holvi is partnering with mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solution SumUp to serve small businesses in Germany.
Kubo.finance takes $7.5m for Mexican peer-to-peer loans
Kubo.financiero, a Mexican peer-to-peer lending platform, has raised $7.5m in its Series A round of funding.
SoFi looks to raise $500m in new funding
Social Finance (SoFi) is hoping to shake off the recent slump in the online lending space and raise half a billion dollars in a new equity round, according to reports.
TIAA buys online lender EverBank $2.5bn
Financial service firm TIAA is acquiring online lender EverBank for $2.5bn, as the firm seeks to build out its banking services.
Allianz hires new CEO for InsurTech unit
German insurance giant Allianz has hired a new CEO for its InsurTech incubator Allianz X. Peter Borchers will join the firm from Deutsche Telekom, where he founded the company’s hub:raum incubator.