Pricing management company BlackCurve has closed a £500,000 Seed investment from Merica Fund Managers.

Newly established investment firm Augmentum Fintech is looking to launch an IPO on the London Stock Exchange.

Blockchain-based payments solution Ripple has formed an agreement with Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority to support the use of xCurrent.

Dubai-based Invoice Bazaar has reportedly made an undisclosed investment in to online ODeX.

India-based Fincash.com has closed a INR 1 Crore ($150,000) funding round from a group of angel investors, as the company looks to expand to 500 cities by the end of the year, Fincash.com CEO Gaurav Perti told FinTech Global.

UK-based Investment Association is looking to launch a specialist FinTech Accelerator for the asset management industry.

Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has picked Onfido to provide to its ID verification during onboarding to meet KYC and other regulations.

BBVA-backed Azlo, a digital banking platform for freelancers and self-employed workers, has launched its services in the US.

SEI has announced five participants have joined Codify, its London-based RegTech incubator, including one RegTech 100 company.

India-based expense management company Happay has reportedly closed a Rs 1.6 Crore ($250k) in funding.