FinTech News

Cultivation Capital has raised $20.5m for its new FinTech-dedicated fund, according to an SEC filing.

Thompson Reuters is the latest company to join a consortium of institutions, headed up by New York fintech firm R3, dedicated to developing use cases for the blockchain technology in financial markets.

London-based remittance startup TransferWise is gaining access to the UK's Fast Payments Service (FPS), through a technical partnership with Raphaels Bank.

London-based remittance startup TransferWise is gaining access to the UK’s Fast Payments Service (FPS), through a technical partnership with Raphaels Bank.

InAuth, a provider of mobile fraud prevention and mobile application security, has raised more-than $29.9m in funding.

Banking innovator Cross River Bank has bagged a $28m growth investment from investment firms Battery Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Ribbit Capital.Battery led the round...

Carrier billing company Boku has raised $13.7m in new venture funding. The round was led by a consortium of UK investors, including angels Andrew Black and Robert Markwick.

Pindrop, which uses audio analysis to provide anti-fraud and authentication technology solutions, has raised $75m in a round led by Google Capital.

Crowdfunded smartwatch-maker Pebble is being acquired by fitness tracker Fitbit for as little as $40m. In total the company raised more than $43m through crowdfunding.

German peer-to-peer money transfer app Cringle has surpassed its €400,000 goal to reach a final close of €800,000 on crowdfunding site Companisto.