Machine learning and social media are yet to fulfill promised impact on FinTech, but that may be set to change according to Colin Hanna from Balderton, in a research interview with FinTech Global. Advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning have already begun filtering into the FinTech sector, with companies such as ZestFinance and Wecash received big investments over recent...

Enterprise management provider Alight has scored $11m for its Series A to help boost its mining and mortgage verticals.

Tokenisation service provider Sequent picks up $16m in its Series C funding round.

Connecticut-based Investment Metrics has received an investment from Resurgens Technology Partners and HarbourVest Partners.

California-based SaaS platform EaseCentral has picked up $6.5m in its Series A funding round led by Propel Venture Partners.

Australia-based Simply Wall St has closed its Series A on $1.8m from its user base of 100,000 retail investors.

Over 1,600 angel investors have participated in FinTech funding rounds since the start of 2014 There were 1666 active angel investors in FinTech in the period, nearly half of the total Other Investors category, comprised of VCs, investment banks, and other institutional investors. The 1,666 angel investors participated in a total of 1,010 deals in the period. 16.6% of...

Online music royalty marketplace Royalty Exchange has raised $6.4m to help expand its staff and technology.

Los Angeles-based Precise Real Estate Solutions has netted $1.5m for its Series A investment round.

Biometric security company AimBrain has reportedly raised $4m in its Series A funding round led by BGF Ventures.