Prospa raises largest ever Australian FinTech VC round
The Sydney-based company picked up A$25m ($19.18m) in a Series B round led by AirTree Ventures. Entrée Capital and Ironbridge Capital also participated in the round.
Nymbus takes $16m for core banking tech
Financial core technology provider Nymbus has raised $16m in a new round led by Home Credit Group.
Sunlight Financial scores $130m for solar financing
Sunlight Financial has raised $130m for its residential solar systems financing platform. The investment comes from Tandem and Moven backer Route 66.
Monzo banks £19.5m, looks to crowdfund £2.5m more
The app-only bank has already closed £19.5m in a Series B round led by Thrive Capital and plans to raise a further £2.5m through crowdfunding.
Tala scores $30m for emerging market financial services
Credit scoring and lending startup Tala has picked up more than $30m in a Series B round led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP).
EverQuote lands additional $13m for insurance marketplace
Online insurance marketplace EverQuote is adding $13m to its $23m Series B round and appointing a new member to its board.
MoneyTable picks up $1.5m and aims for 1m users this year
Thai employee financial well-being startup MoneyTable has closed $1.5m in a seed round from K2 Venture Capital and Kejora Ventures.
Credit scoring startup bonify grabs €5.5m
Berlin-based credit scoring startup bonify has picked up €5.5m in a Series A round led by London-based Mosaic Ventures and Silicon Valley firm Ribbit Capital.
Ant Financial expands reach with $200m investment in Kakao Pay
Ant Financial continues to expand its reach outside of China with a $200m investment in South Korean mobile giant Kakao finance subsidiary Kakao Pay.
OpenFin takes $15m from Wall Street firms
New York-based startup OpenFin has landed $15m in its Series B round from a host of Wall Street firms and their venture arms for its financial desktop applications operating layer.





