CityFALCON smashes through crowdfunding target
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 Korean insurer buys 4.1% stake in lending Club for $66m
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.
HYPR grabs $3m for blockchain biometric authentication
Blockchain biometric security company HYPR has picked up $3m in a new round of funding from RTP Ventures, Boldstart Ventures and Mesh Ventures.
GoFundMe passes $3bn milestone in crowd donations
Charitable crowdfunding platform GoFundMe is experiencing rapid growth and announcing that the total raised through the platform now exceeds $3bn.
ThreatMetrix nabs $30m to expand fraud prevention
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.
PayCommerce nabs $22m for enterprise remittance
Enterprise cross-border payments network PayCommerce has raised $22m in an investment from Tritium Partners.
First Circle pockets $1.2m for SME lending in South-East Asia
South-East Asian-focused SME lender First Circle has raised $1.2m in a Seed funding round led by European investor Key Capital with 500 Startups and IMJ Investment Partners also participating.
IbanFirst scores €10m to connect SMEs with FinTech
Belgian fintech startup FX4BIZ has raised €10m in funding and pivoted its business from an SME-focused currency-transfer operator to a banking-as-a-service platform and rebrands to IbanFirst.
InnoTree picks up $15m for Chinese investment data service
Investment data and research startup InnoTree has raised $15m in a Series B round led by Guangdong Poly Asset Management.
SecureKey lands C$27m to drive the future of digital ID
SecureKey Technologies, a Canadian provider of identity and authentication solutions, has landed C$27m ($20.56m) in growth capital.
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