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Impression Ventures closed second FinTech fund at $15.5m

Canadian VC firm Impression Ventures has reached a close for its second FinTech fund at C$20m ($15.5m).
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Coda Payments takes $2m to expand around South-East Asia

South-East Asian payments gateway Coda Payments has raised $2m in a new round of funding from IMJ Investment Partners.
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Octopus Investments launches FinTech accelerator

London-based investment management firm Octopus Investments is launching a new FinTech-dedicated accelerator out of its Octopus Labs division.
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Capital One hires blockchain lawyer

US bank Capital One is hiring WilmerHale counsel Elijah Alper to take on a role as a FinTech and blockchain specialist.

Digio lands $400,000 for digital signatures

Digital signature startup Digio has raised $400,000 in a pre-Series A round of funding. The capital for the Bengaluru-based company comes from Rainmatter Technologies.
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Zoona pulls in $15m for mobile financial services

South African mobile FinTech firm Zoona has raised $15m in a round led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a division of the World Bank Group.
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Rakuten snaps up Bitnet assets for blockchain research lab

Japanese tech giant Rakuten is acquiring the assets of Belfast and San Francisco-based startup Bitnet to launch a blockchain research lab.
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Camino grabs $2m for Hispanic-owned business lending

Online credit marketplace Camino has raised $2m in a new round of venture funding. The investment was led by Collaborative Fund and Hunt Holdings with Comcast Ventures and Impact America also contributing.
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Lancai scoops up $27m for personal investments

Personal investments firm Lancai has raised ¥180m ($27m) in a Series B round of funding from Chinese online video firm LeEco.

Instavest takes $1.7m for social trading platform

Social investing platform Instavest has raised $1.7m in a seed round having graduated from Y Combinator.

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