Albert pockets $2.5m for savings app
Financial advice app Albert has raised $2.5m in a seed funding round from 500 Startups and 500 Fintech as well as Bessemer Ventures Partners.
LendingTree diversifies with CompareCards buy
Credit card comparison company CompareCards in the being bought by LendingTree through the firm’s acquisition of Iron Horse Holdings.
Exeq picks up $1.5m for ‘all-in-one’ finance app
All-in-one personal finance app developer Exeq has picked up $1.5m in seed money to back its launch early next year. New York City angel investors...
Vietnamese startup BankGo pulls in investment
Vietnamese banking and financial services comparison platform BankGo has secured its first round of funding.
Plum nabs $500,000 for savings chatbot
Facebook Messenger-based chatbot Plum has raised $500,000 in a seed round of funding led by 500 Startup’s microfund. The round also saw local angel investors participate.
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.
zipMoney acquires finance management app Pocketbook
Australian payments and finance app zipMoney is acquiring personal finance management app Pocketbook for $7.5m.
Brazil-based Nubank grabs $80m for digital credit card
Brazilian digital financial services firm Nubank has raised $80m in a Series D round of funding. The investment was led by DST Global.
UK banks forced to embrace FinTech
UK banks are being forced to get to grips with FinTech thanks to a package of measures being imposed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Atom Bank plans to raise $131m in funding next year
Atom Bank, a UK-based challenger bank backed by Spanish finance giant BBVA, plans to raise ?100m ($131m) in the first quarter of 2017.
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