FinTech News

Professional services giant Accenture has acquired digital banking-focused design agency Allen International to boost its digital transformation capabilities.

Smart home insurance service Neos has raised £1m in a seed round from Eos Venture Partners.

Fundraising and donor management software for non-profits Kindful has raised $3.5m in a Series A round. The investment for the Nashville-based company was led by Cultivation Capital.

Digital life insurance startup Ladder has raised $14m in its Series A round. Canaan Partners led the round with Lightspeed Venture Partners, NYCA and 8VC also contributing.

London financial news and intelligence platform CityFALCON has hit its £150,000 crowdfunding target in less than a month. The company attracted 120 investors to its campaign on Seedrs.

South Korea’s Hanwha Life Insurance has acquired a 4.1% stake in troubled peer-to-peer lending firm Lending Club. The insurer paid $66.3m for the stake.

Blockchain biometric security company HYPR has picked up $3m in a new round of funding from RTP Ventures, Boldstart Ventures and Mesh Ventures.

Charitable crowdfunding platform GoFundMe is experiencing rapid growth and announcing that the total raised through the platform now exceeds $3bn.

Anti-fraud security company ThreatMetrix has raised $30m in what it describes as a mezzanine growth capital round. The funding comes from existing backer Silicon Valley Bank.

Enterprise cross-border payments network PayCommerce has raised $22m in an investment from Tritium Partners.