Swedish savings app Qapital has picked up $12m in a Series A round to further develop its personal finance platform From Stockholm, UK and US-based VCs.

Car insurance platform By Miles has reportedly netted a £350,000 investment from investors including InMotion Ventures.

Turnkey Lender has reportedly received an undisclosed investment from Vertex Ventures.

Entrepreneurs with no financial services background still build superior FinTech startups to those from traditional finance or banking businesses, according to venture capital firm Earlybird's Christian Nagel.

UK challenger bank Atom Bank has raised a further £83m in equity capital. The round takes Atom’s total funding to £219m and values the Durham-based company at £261m.

Early growth-stage fintech investor Quona Capital and non-profit firm Accion have reach a final close of $141m on their financial inclusion-focused fund.

Digital asset exchange Kraken has acquired charting and trading platform Cryptowatch in an undisclosed deal.

Online insurer to small and medium sized businesses Next Insurance has picked up $29m in a Series A round led by Munich Re/HSB Ventures.

London still attracts over 82% of FinTech investment capital but a closer look at the data shows that other parts of the UK are making progress. We had a closer look at the numbers and found that early-stage investments actually increased over the last three years. Overall UK FinTech investments dropped by just over 15% last year Investments in private UK...

Palo Alto-based FinTech investor Ribbit Capital is on the hunt for a new fund. The Wealthfront, Avant and Funding Circle backer is looking for $300m, according to an SEC filing.