Baidu backs ZestFinance for big data credit scoring
Los Angeles-based ZestFinance has received a strategic investment form Chinese web giant Baidu.
WealthApp pockets $440,000 for robo-investment app
Investment advisory app WealthApp Financial Advisors has raised $440,000 in angel funding. The Bengaluru-based startup aims to help users take their first steps in investment.
Finicity picks up $42m for financial data aggregation
Real-time financial data aggregation platform Finicity has picked up $42m in new funding. Experian led the Series B round with Bridge Bank also participating.
MoneyLion grabs $22.5m for personal finance management
Personal finance and lending platform MoneyLion has raised $22.5m in its Series A round. The funding was led by Edison Partners.
Active Allocator hits $8m valuation through equity round
New York-based FinTech business Active Allocator has hit an $8m valuation through an early-stage equity financing round.The business aims to bring institutional quality asset allocation...
FlexiLoans takes $15m for SMEs loans
Indian online lending platform FlexiLoans has raised $15m in a new round of funding from angel investors.
Financeit grabs $17m to fund TD Bank acquisition
Point-of-sale financing provider Financeit has raised a $17m round of funding led by The Pritzker Organization and DNS Capital.
Blackhawk Networks picks up Grass Roots for $118m
Blackhawk Networks, a prepaid payments company, has acquired employee and customer engagement platform Grass Roots for $118m.
iZettle buys Scottish POS startup to beef up SME offering
Swedish mobile payments player iZettle is acquiring Scottish point of sale startup (POS) intelligentpos in a move that will expand its software offering to SMEs.
Plaid Technologies swipes $44m to connect startups to user data
Plaid Technologies, a software maker allowing FinTech businesses to access users data, has raised $44m in Series B round of funding.





