Fusion Microfinance scores $24m for small loans
Fusion Microfinance, an Indian startup focusing on providing loans to women in underserved areas, has raised $24m in a Series D round.
Duocaitou pulls in financing for real estate crowdfunding
Chinese real estate crowdfunding platform Duocaitou has raised a pre-Series A round from investors. The amount received is undisclosed.
Partner departs bitcoin-focused VC firm Pantera Capital
Steven Waterhouse is leaving his role as partner and CTO at bitcoin and blockchain-dedicated VC firm Pantera Capital.
Visa and Barclaycard kit out Team BG with payment wearables
For the Rio Olympics, Visa and Barclaycard are working together to provide all 366 British athletes with wearable payments bands.
Ding enters French mobile top-up market with Transfert Crédit buy
Global mobile top-up group Ding has gobbled up smaller sector player Transfert Crédit getting access to the French market.
Union Bank of India launches credit card management app
Union Bank of India is launching a mobile app designed to let customers control their credit card usage.
Finova racks up $52.5m in VC-backed financing round
FinTech startup Finova Financial, which runs an auto title lending platform, has raised $52.5m in debt and equity from venture capital and other investors.
Tilt takes on Venmo with peer-to-peer payments
Tilt, a group crowdfunding app, is expanding into peer-to-peer payments to meet user demand.
Banks create blockchain alternative to LC transactions
HSBC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have created a blockchain technology-based version of Letter of Credit (LC) transactions in cooperation with Singapore's IDA.
FinTecSystems swipes Series A round for real-time data
FinTecSystems, a Munich-based provider of real-time financial data, has closed a Series A round.




