Funding Circle gets an extra £40m from UK gov to lend
UK peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle is expanding its partnership with the government-run British Business Bank Investments and receiving £40m to lend to small businesses.
Para?Ÿ?t grabs $2m for SME bookkeeping
Turkish bookkeeping software firm Para?Ÿ?t has picked up $2m in a Series B round of funding. Istanbul-based VC fund manager Diffusion Capital Partners led the round.
TravelBanks files $10m for employee expenses app
Employee travel expenses app TravelBank has raised $10m in its Series A round led by NEA. Accel Partners also invested in the San Francisco-based startup.
WealthForge looks for $2.5m through convertible note offering
Private fundraising technology provider WealthForge is planning to take on another $2.5m in capital through a convertible note offering.
Huddlestock grabs $1.5m for crowd-based trading
Crowd-trading platform Huddlestock has raised $1.5m in a seed round of funding. The capital comes from a number of Norwegian family offices and private investors.
SelfScore pockets $7.1m to serve international students
SelfScore, a financial services startups for international students, has raised $7.1m in a new round of funding led by Pelion Venture Partners.
Standard Charted rolls out biometric technology
Standard Chartered is rolling out a suit of biometric technologies across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Square beats Wall Street expectations, reports 41% revenue jump
Mobile payments company Square beat Wall Street’s expectations to report a 41% year-on-year jump in revenue for the second quarter of 2016.
TransferWise gains direct access to the UK’s Faster Payments Services
London-based remittance startup TransferWise is gaining access to the UK's Fast Payments Service (FPS), through a technical partnership with Raphaels Bank.
India-based lending mobile app KreditBee bags $80m
India-based lending mobile app KreditBee has reportedly collected $80m as part of an ongoing Series D funding round.