Investment platform for small consumer brands CircleUp is planning to raise $100m, according to an SEC filing.

Enterprise payments service Airpay has picked up $3.6m as part of its Series A. Kalaari Capital led the round for the Mumbai-based company.

Brazilian RegTech startup IDwall has secured $600,000 in an investment co-led by Brazilian VCs Monashees Capital and Canary.

Singapore-based venture fund SeedPlus has raised $2m from World Bank member IFC to back early-stage businesses around Asia.

The Mumbai-based payments service was acquired by the e-commerce giant in April 2015 for $400m and competes with in the region with Alibaba-backed Paytm.

London PropTech startup Nested has raised a new £8m round of funding following on from the £1.2m it picked up in September. Existing backer Passion Capital led the round.

The fund counts more than $1bn in total committed capital and aims to back growth-stage companies in China as well as global markets.

Japanese web giant Rakuten is making another European investment through its $100m FinTech fund backing insurance e-commerce startup Simplesurance.

Insurance policy comparison bot Insurify has raised $4.6m in a Series A round co-led by MassMutual Ventures and Nationwide Ventures.

The Belgian FinTech sector is gaining impressive traction, with investment growing over 12 times in the last three years. Belgian FinTech startups have attracted $88.6m across 32 deals since 2014. Last year a record $65.4m was allocated to the sector. The Top 5 Deals Raised over $55m The biggest three deals in that period were all closed in 2016 raising over...