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.

London-based investment management firm Octopus Investments is launching a new FinTech-dedicated accelerator out of its Octopus Labs division.

Crowdfunded VC investment platform investiere.ch has landed CHF3.5m ($3.6m) in a Series B round of funding from Swiss bank Zürcher Kantonalbank.

Swedish financial services group Nordea is selecting startups for its second accelerator programme from a long list of 35 teams.