Sector Updates

Rippleshot scoops up $2.6m for fraud detection

Fraud analytics firm Rippleshot has secured $2.6m in its latest round of venture capital. Local investor KDWC led the funding for the Chicago-based startup.

Exactuals scores $10m for entertainment industry payments

Complex payments provider Exactuals has raised $10m in a Series A round to modernise payments in the entertainment industry.

Dianrong closes $220m Series D led by GIC Private Limited

China-based Dianrong has closed its Series D funding round on $220m, which was led by GIC Private Limited.

Personal Capital nabs $40m Series E extension

Wealth management provider Personal Capital has secured $40m in a growth investment, which is an extension of last years $75m Series E.

Folio grabs $16m for theme-based investing

Japanese online asset management platform Folio has picked up $16m in a Series A round of investment.

The Money Finder pockets $1.75m

Financial planning software startup The Money Finder has raised $1.75m in a new round from Build Ventures and Innovacap.

Klarna buys German payments firm BillPay from struggling Wonga

Swedish e-commerce payments firm Klarna is buying German payments player BillPay from UK payday lender Wonga. The price of the deal is reportedly around the £60m mark.

SparkFund picks up $7m for energy efficiency financing

SparkFund, a FinTech startups aiming to help businesses adopt energy-efficient products and services through instalment payments, has raised $7m in a Series B round.

Yomoni takes $5.4m for French robo-advisor

French robo-advisor company Yomoni has picked up $5.4m in a new round of funding from existing backer Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and Iéna Venture.

Verato collects $12.5m for identity matching solutions

Verato, a provider of identity matching and Master Patient Index (MPI) solutions, has raised $12.5m in Series B financing.

News Stories

Middle East retail investing: the WealthTech opportunity

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Why good-weather pension numbers are misleading participants

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As the Netherlands' pension sector navigates its Wet toekomst pensioenen (Wtp) transition, a growing body of regulatory guidance and independent research suggests that the...
Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

Nordic banks turn to CaaS to fight rising fraud

The Nordic region is among the most cashless in the world, with cash accounting for fewer than 5% of all transactions in Norway and...
Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw major deals come to fruition.

Global FinTech funding tops $2bn as RegTech deals run rampant

Global FinTech funding continued its strong surge over the past two weeks, with approximately $2.17bn raised across 23 deals, as cybersecurity firms saw a...
How metadata supercharges AI document processing

How metadata supercharges AI document processing

Artificial intelligence is rapidly embedding itself into document-heavy organisations, promising to transform everything from contract analysis to compliance monitoring. Yet despite this momentum, many...

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