SigOpt has raised $6.6m in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley heavy weight Andreessen Horowitz.

Peer-to-peer insurance company Lemonade has raised a new round of funding from XL Innovate, the venture capital arm of insurance firm XL Catlin. The size of the round is undisclosed.

Equity crowdfunding platform Eureeca has raised $400,000 in funding on its own platform in just 12 days.

Work management and financial tools startup Scoro has raised $1.9m in a seed round of funding.

Online lending and credit startup LendUp has raised $47.5m in a Series C round led by Y Combinator Continuity growth fund.

Spanish bank BBVA is complaining to the European Commission, expressing its concerns that regulation pertaining to EU caps on bankers' bonuses are damaging its ability to attract tech talent.

Canadian VC firm Impression Ventures has reached a close for its second FinTech fund at C$20m ($15.5m).

South-East Asian payments gateway Coda Payments has raised $2m in a new round of funding from IMJ Investment Partners.

Japanese financial services firm SBI Holdings is launching a consortium to explore the usage of blockchain in domestic and foreign exchange services.

B2B robot wealth advisor Bambu has raised $400,000 in a seed round from angel investors and mobile technology firm Tigerspike.