Online lending group grabs Wall Street lobbyist
Online lenders are growing their presence in Washington with the hire of lobbyist Nat Hoopes to lead the Marketplace Lenders Association.
Momfo takes $14m for property financing platform
Momfo, a Shanghai-based property financing platform has raised ?95m ($14m) in a Series A round of funding led by Gobi Partners and Kaitai Capital.
Lending Club snaps up Wall Street execs to win investor
Peer-to-peer lending firm Lending Club is bringing new senior staff on board in an attempt to once again win favour with investment banks.
WestPac leverages DataRepublic for exchange platform
Australian bank Westpac is making use of its investment in DataRepublic, with the launch of a new service allowing corporate clients to store and exchange anonymised customer data.
Ginmon gains Passion Capital backing for robo-advisor
Ginmon, a Frankfurt-based robo-advisor, has raised a new round of funding led by London VC Passion Capital. The size of the round is undisclosed.
MC Payments lands $4.4m for digital payments
Singapore-based payments solutions Mobile Credit Payment (MC Payment) has raised S$6m ($4.4m) in Series B financing.
SelfScore pockets $7.1m to serve international students
SelfScore, a financial services startups for international students, has raised $7.1m in a new round of funding led by Pelion Venture Partners.
Ignition Wealth raises $762,000 from financial planning veteran
Robo-advisor Ignition wealth has raised Aus$1m ($762,000) in its first round of venture funding from financial planning expert Barry Lambert.
Four major banks partner to push blockchain transactions
Four of the world largest banks are partnering to develop a digital currency with the aim of creating an industry standard for blockchain-enabled trades and transactions.
SigOpt takes $6.6m for research optimisation
SigOpt has raised $6.6m in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley heavy weight Andreessen Horowitz.