Mortgage marketplace lending platform LendingHome has secured $57m in its Series C-2 round, alongside launch of second fund.

SparkLabs Group has launched a $100m vehicle focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency companies.

Private equity-backed Heidelpay, a German payment service provider in ecommerce, has purchased POS payment specialist StarTec as part of its ‘industry sector consolidation strategy’.

UK-based challenger bank Aldermore has reportedly been approached by South African bank FirstRand for an acquisition of around £1.1bn.

KYC solution provider norbloc has closed a $1.6m seed round led by Greece-base Marathon Venture Capital.

German banks will have to cover the ?1bn of costs needed to set up the technical infrastructure required for MiFID II according to The Association of German Banks.

Canada-based InsurTech platform Covera Technologies has received $1m in a seed funding round, led by Ferst Capital Partners.

DirectScale, which provides a cloud-based platform to meet the needs of the direct and social sales industry, has closed an $8.5m Series B funding round.

Payment solution provider WePay has been acquired by JPMorgan Chase to help integrate its solution with millions of small businesses.

Identity verification platform Alloy has pulled in ?3.8m in its seed funding round led by Eniac Ventures.