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FinTech business may well aim to push the traditional finance world forward with new technology but it lags behind the industry when it comes to diversity.

Sonovate has raised a new round of funding totaling £14m for its recruiter-financing business. The Series B round was led by Global Founders Capital.

Despite the emergence of blockchain, the rise of InsurTech, and more corporate VCs entering the market, the biggest FinTech trend of 2016 is the potential impact of the Brexit.

Insurance is just one vertical where startups are trying to declutter the user experiences, to create more efficient services which provide customers with greater transparency.

London-based fintech startup Loot, which runs a banking app targeted at millennial customers, has raised £2.5m in its latest financing round.

UK FinTech startup CoInvestor has secured £1.1m in a new seed round and added a new member to its advisory board.

Commercial property marketplace Property.Works has closed ?1.5m in a seed funding round. The investment comes from Passion Capital, M7 Real Estate and Robert Orr.

Mitrefinch has raised ?20m in an equity investment from LDC for its human capital management software.

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.