Indian online lending firm Lendingkart has acqui-hired the team behind personal loans marketplace KountMoney. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed.

German invoice financing startup Bezahlt has picked up ?3.5m in funding through a mixture of equity and debt.

Vietnamese banking and financial services comparison platform BankGo has secured its first round of funding.

Indian FinTech company FinWizard has raised $1.1m in a funding round from Saama Capital. The Bengalruu-based company runs wealth management app Fisdom.

UK challenger bank Monzo has raised ?4.8m in what it's calling an 'interim' funding round led by Passion Capital.

Startupbootcamp’s InsurTech accelerator has inked a deal with Eos Venture Partners that will see the investor put up to £1m into the accelerators’ cohort of startups next year.

Real estate marketplace Reali has unlocked a $2m seed round from Liquid2 Ventures and Dragonfly Investments Group as well as angel investors.

Healthcare financing platform Finrise has raised $5.4m in a debt and equity seed round. The funding was led by Mayfield with NFX Guild, WTI Holdings and angel investors also investing.

Professional services giant Accenture has acquired digital banking-focused design agency Allen International to boost its digital transformation capabilities.

Smart home insurance service Neos has raised £1m in a seed round from Eos Venture Partners.