Pensionera picks up €1.2m for robot retirement planning
Swedish retirement robo-advisor Pensionera has raised €1.2m after winning Optimizer Invest’s startup competition. The deal values the company at €8m.
slice bags $6m in pre-Series B financing round
Bangalore-based FinTech slice has raised $6m in a new funding round led by Gunosy.
South Korea-based Qara said to bag $3m in funding
South Korea-based Qara, which has built an AI-powered robo-advisor, has reportedly raised $3m in funding, as it looks to release a new global stock trading service for individuals.
FinTech backer Sequoia Capital India has raised $1.35bn from LPs in two new funds
The Indian branch of venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has announced that it has raised $1.35bn in an effort to bolster its continuous investment...
Pair of private equity firms help CAIS earn its horn
Alternative investment platform CAIS has joined the unicorn club following a $225m investment round led by private equity firms Apollo and Motive Partners.
Curve hires former PayPal finance director as its first CFO
Having just finished a six-year stint as finance director and head of European pricing at PayPal, Scott Weller has now joined Curve as the FinTech's first CFO and its latest high-profile hire.
Open Payments secures €3m in seed funding round backed by Industrifonden
Swedish FinTech Open Payments has added €3m in a seed round and will use the cash injection to grow its team and its reach across the European market.
Santander spins out its $400m FinTech venture capital arm into Mouro Capital
Santander is spinning out its venture arm into the new entity Mouro Capital, a new autonomous investment firm using its $400m in allocated funds to back innovate FinTech startups without the fear of the big bank spying on them.
28 FinTech rounds from last week you should know about
The WealthTech and cryptocurrency FinTech sectors were among some of the winners of the investment rounds recorded last week.
What do customers really think of neobanks and traditional banks?
Challenger banks often boast about their ability to revolutionise what they describe as an old timey banking sector, but do customers really buy their spiel?