San Francisco-based Deciens Capital has set an $80m goal for its 2018 fund.Although no capital has been registered, a filing with the SEC lists Global Alliance Securities as a placement agent for the fund.Deciens Capital Fund 2018 shows Daniel Kimerling and Zachary Townsend as managers for the fund.The firm targets FinTech investments, backing companies in sectors including?payments, lending, insurance,...

Personal finance platform for children Dojo Technology Corp has netted an undisclosed seed investment from Vested Ventures.

BlockFi, which is a digital lender for cryptocurrency holders, has collected $1.55m in funding.

Digital banking solution developer Q2 Holdings has formed a partnership with Acorns, a micro-investing platform.

UK challenger bank Monzo has received regulatory approval to operate in the Republic of Ireland.

Three payment industry venture have launched Konsentus, a new RegTech company enabling financial institutions to meet PSD2 open banking requirements.

Rehab therapy support company WebPT has acquired billing and collections company BMS Practice Solutions, in an undisclosed deal.

Drone operator DroneBase has closed a $12m Series B funding round to help it expand its operations.

Digital Lending support company Roostify has secured $25m in its Series B funding round.

Blockchain-based payments platform Algorand has bagged a $4m Seed financing round from Pillar and Union Square Ventures.