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SoFi launches employees benefits programme SoFi at Work

Social Finance (SoFi) is expanding its offering to include employee benefits and financial wellness programme SoFi at Work.
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DueCource pockets £6.25m to let businesses loan on invoices

UK-based invoice financing company DueCourse has raised £6.25m ($8.1m) in new funding. The financing comes from German e-commerce-giant Rocket Internet’s venture arm Global Founders Capital.
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Private equity firm hands $105m to Indian lender Hero FinCorp

Indian lending firm Hero FinCorp has raised Rs702 crore ($105m) from private equity firm ChrysCapital and Credit Suisse.

Billogram picks up $1.18m for smoother invoicing

Swedish invoicing startup Billogram has raised $1.18m in a round of venture funding. The capital comes from Edstra Venture Capital and angel investors.

Jojonomic pulls in $1.5m to take the misery out of expenses

Expenses management app Jojonomics has raised $1.5m in a round led by Maloekoe Ventures.

Spiking scores $750k for stock market advice

Stock market tracking app Spiking has raised $750,000 in a seed round of funding from a group of individual investors.

Curve adds ?2m to fight FinTech fragmentation

UK startup Curve is adding another ?2m ($2.6m) to its seed round to bring its total funding to ?3.5m. The fresh capital comes from Connect ventures and new individual backers.

Lending Club hires new CFO to lead through turbulent times

Lending Club has brought in its new CFO. Thomas Casey is joining the wavering peer-to-peer lending company following the departure of Carrie Dolan.

PayPal buddies with UnionPay for European payments

PayPay is making it easier for European e-commerce companies to attract Chinese customers through a partnership with UnionPay.

Shanghai launches new blockchain alliance

There a new blockchain consortium in town with the announcement of the Shanghai Industrial Development Blockchain Alliance.

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SumUp targets Canada’s small business payments gap

SumUp, a global FinTech company serving over four million merchants worldwide, has officially entered Canada, marking its 38th operational market and its most recent...

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