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Standard Banks takes over mobile payments player Firepay

South African financial services giant Standard Bank has taken a majority stake in regional mobile payments player Firepay.
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ApplePie secures $16.5m Series B and $180m loan purchase deal

ApplePie Capital has raised $16.5m in a Series B round. The new funding coincides with the announcement of a $180m loan purchase agreement with TowerBrook Capital.

Investoo.com picks up $2m for online trading school

Investment education platform Investoo.com has picked up $2m in a round of funding from Optimizer Invest, Kinetic Investments and Right Casino Sam Miranda.
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Virteo bags €2.2m to chase invoices

Invoice payments platform Virteo has grabbed €2.2m in a new round of financing. The capital for the Belgium-based startup was led by local investor PMV.
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LifeYield lands Vestigo Ventures backing

Tax-efficient investment software provider LifeYield has secured an undisclosed round of funding from Vestigo Ventures.
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Digital Fineprint links Eos Venture Partners for pre-Series A

InsurTech social data startup Digital Fineprint has signed up Eos Venture Partner as the lead investor for its pre-Series A round. The size of the funding is undisclosed.
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Symend picks up $1m for debt collection software

Debt collection software-maker Symend has raised $1m from angel investors in a seed funding round. The names of the participating angel backers remain undisclosed.
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Lunar Way nabs €4.2m for mobile banking app

Danish banking app Lunar Way has picked up €4.2m in new funding. The round was led by SEED Capital Denmark and also saw participation from angel investors.
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Alipay partners with Zapper for UK payments

Chinese mobile payments service Alipay is partnering with UK consumer insights and marketing platform Zapper.
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SalaryFits picks up €1.25m to connect banks to payrolls

SalaryFit has raised €1.25m in its first round of funding from Portugal 2020. The company is headquartered in Brazil but is a part of London accelerator Level 39.

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