US payments processor and card reader Square is inching further into the European market with a series of three job openings highlighting the company’s expansion plans.

Online credit marketplace Camino has raised $2m in a new round of venture funding. The investment was led by Collaborative Fund and Hunt Holdings with Comcast Ventures and Impact America also contributing.

Personal investments firm Lancai has raised ¥180m ($27m) in a Series B round of funding from Chinese online video firm LeEco.

Transaction confidentiality is one of the key issues banks have with blockchain technology, a new report by Greenwich Associates shows.

Enterprise software developer Chain has joined forces with the Initiative for Cryptocurrency and Contracts (IC3) to advance blockchain development.

Danish online trading tools developer Tradeworks has raised almost DKK 3.5m ($500,000) from Singaporean investors and a local institution.

Small business lending platform BizFi has reached a new milestone in its 12-year history having provided more than $1.8bn in SME loans to date.

PayPal is making further moves into the B2B payments space through a partnership with SME accounting platform Xero.

Cobalt DL has begun beta testing its blockchain-based, peer-to-peer foreign exchange network with a number of major banks.

Bitcoin trading is picking up pace in Japan after legislation passed by the government sees public trust improve.