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Mastercard has been given the green light by regulators for its $920m acquisition of VocaLink.

Online real estate investment platform BrickVest has closed a £7m Series A funding round led by Berlin Hyp.This investment marks one of the largest...

Digital banking platform Meniga has picked up €7.5m in a round led by Nordic VC Industrifonden. Existing backers Velocity Capital, Frumtak Ventures and Kjolfesta also participated.

London and Tel Aviv-based venture firm 83North has closed a new fund with $250m. The fund is the firm’s fourth raised in 11 years and brings its total under management to $800m.

London-based VC Forward Partners has closed its new early stage fund with £60m. The firm counts peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa among its portfolio.

London-based VC firm Balderton Capital is setting out to raise its sixth fund, according to an SEC filing. No target is set for the fund with the firm previously raising $305m for its fifth fund in 2014.

Quint Group has secured £10m from Manchester-based Tosca Debt Capital to fund its recapitalisation. Quint Group operates a number of FinTech properties including MoneyGuru.com.

Financial services big data and analytics company Quantexa has landed a $3.3m investment from Albion Ventures and HSBC. The London-based startup uses its data software to tackle financial crime .

Savings app startup Squirrel has secured £585,000 in a crowdfunding campaign on SyndicateRoom, surpassing its £400,000 target. The capital comes from a group of 70 investors.

London-based VC Octopus Ventures has raised a new £120m tech fund after a year of notable exits.