Mastercard has been given the green light by regulators for its $920m acquisition of VocaLink.

HR Path has raised €30m in a new round from Activa Capital, Ardian and Société Générale Capital Partenaires.

Japanese FinTech startup Emerada has secured ¥200m ($1.8m) in a Seed round led by D4V.

Online real estate investment platform BrickVest has closed a £7m Series A funding round led by Berlin Hyp.This investment marks one of the largest Series A investments into the PropTech sector.London-based BrickVest is a pan-European real estate crowd investing platform, which allows users access to institutional-grade investment opportunities from as little as €1,000. The platform real estate companies to...

Cyber risk modelling platform for the insurance sector Cyence has partnered with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE.

The first three quarters of 2017 saw only $518.2m of funding to Institutional Investments & Trading companies, 71% of the total investment in 2016.Total investments in Institutional Investments & Trading companies increased at a CAGR of 40.9% between 2014 and 2016. In 2016 Institutional Investments & Trading companies received a total of $729.5m, 2.8% less than the total invested...

Total Investments fell by 32.2% QoQ in the third quarter but remained higher than the total capital committed during the same quarter last yearTotal investments in French FinTech companies were up by 1.6% YoY in Q3 2017 due to a $24m deal closed midway through September to Linxo, which has developed a free app to help individuals manage their...

Texas-based insurance distribution and underwriting company MarketScout have launched a $25m InsurTech-focused fund.

On-demand insurance provider Slice Labs has received a new funding round from Munich Re / HSB Ventures, to help with the product’s launch in the US.

FinTech company Crealogix has acquired the artificial intelligence technology of Koemei, which enables automatic conversion of audio and video content into text.It is said that the technology will complement the range of products offered by Crealogix.The technology purchased is regarded to make it easier to exploit multimedia content and make ever-increasing volumes of data available to users quickly.Crealogix Digital Learning...