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Raise.me pockets $12m to change student loans

College financing app Raise.me has scored $12m in Series A funding to offer micro-scholarships. Redpoint Ventures led the round.
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Emergent Payments scores $5m to reach more merchants

Emergent Payments has raised $5m in an equity funding round from Responsible Gold Holding as well as existing backers.
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Monzo closes £22m round with £2.5m in crowdfunding

Challenger bank Monzo has wrapped up its latest funding haul with £22m after raising £2.5m in crowdfunding. The London-based attracted a record-breaking 6,5000 investors.
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Smyte scores $4m to look out for spam and scams

Online security startup Smyte has nabbed a $4m Series A round led by Avalon Ventures. Baseline Ventures, Founder Collective, Harrison Metal, Upside Partnership and Y Combinator also participated.
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InMyBag pockets £300k to insure freelancers’ laptops

London-based InsurTech startup InMyBag has landed £300,000 in a pre-Seed round from angel investors including onefinestay founder Demetrios Zoppos.
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ShapeShift nabs $10.4m for digital asset exchanges

Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift has raised $10.4m in a Series A round led by Berlin-based VC Earlybird.
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WeConvene scoops up $12.5m to facilitate corporate access

Corporate access platform for the investment community WeConvene has raised $12.5m in a Series B round. CreditEase's Fintech Investment Fund led the round.
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Swiss SME lender Tradeplus24 secures $100m credit facility

Swiss SME lender Tradeplus24 has secured a $101m credit facility from boutique investment house Oceano One. Zurich-based Tradeplus24 is parented with AIG and Kessler & Co.
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AllLife lands funding to insure those living with HIV and diabetes

South African life insurance startup AllLife has secured an undisclosed investment led by Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund it its first foray into the InsurTech space.
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Irish payroll firm Immedis pays $10m for US-based Expaticore

Irish corporate payroll firm Immedis is acquiring US international payroll firm Expaticore for $10m. The deal comes after two years of discussion between the firms.

News Stories

Napier AI names top markets for AI-driven AML compliance

Napier AI names top markets for AI-driven AML compliance

Financial crime compliance is undergoing a significant transformation, and according to Napier AI, the markets that are making the most meaningful progress are those...

FinTech funding continues strong run with over $800m raised this week

There was 22 deals recorded in the FinTech sector this week, with a total of $806.2m raised across all deals. This represented a considerable...

SEC settlement: what investment managers must know

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled with a Florida-based investment manager over fraud and misleading investor disclosures, serving as a stark...
AI in wealth management: closing the implementation gap

AI in wealth management: closing the implementation gap

Despite widespread recognition of artificial intelligence as the defining technology of our era, the wealth management sector remains caught in a frustrating paradox: ambition...
CaixaBank launches GlobalView wealth aggregator

CaixaBank launches GlobalView wealth aggregator

CaixaBank has launched GlobalView, a financial positions aggregator that allows its wealth management clients to consolidate and analyse holdings across multiple financial institutions through a...

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