Sweden-headquartered Medius has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners from Novax, InnovationsKapital and minority shareholders.

Australia-based EFTsure has reportedly netted $2m for its Series A funding round from Our Innovation Fund, to help with deployment of its New Payments Platform.

Seattle-based digital currency payment solution provider POSaBIT picks up $1.5m investment from Digital Currency Group and several angel investors.

Cryptocurrency casino FunFair Technologies has raised $26m in only four hours after token sale.

VW Credit has made an investment into mobile auto vehicle financing provider AutoGravity in an undisclosed amount.

Payment processor Vantiv has reportedly acquired UK-based Worldpay in a deal worth around £7.7bn.

Berlin-based corporate financing marketplace FinCompare has closed €2.5m in a new round. The investment comes from SpeedInvest and Austrian insurance group UNIQA's venture arm.

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Online alternative asset investment marketplace Cadre has picked up $65m in a Series C round led by heavyweight VC Andreessen Horowitz.

Blockchain company block.one has reportedly raised $185m through an ICO in only five days.