Tag: UK

London-based mobile banking startup aimed at migrants Monese has picked up $10m in a Series A round.

Online property marketplace Zoopla has acquired residential property data analytics firm Hometrack for £120m. Hometrack’s technology is designed to create automated valuation models (AVM) for properties.

London wealth management company Nutmeg has added ?12m to its ?30m Series D round from Taiwanese financial services firm Taipei Fubon Bank.

UK RegTech platform Contego has acquired compliance software maker Working Status. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed

Growth Capital Ventures (GCV) has secured a £1.1m investment from UK private equity firm Maven Capital Partners.

Investment education platform Investoo.com has picked up $2m in a round of funding from Optimizer Invest, Kinetic Investments and Right Casino Sam Miranda.

InsurTech social data startup Digital Fineprint has signed up Eos Venture Partner as the lead investor for its pre-Series A round. The size of the funding is undisclosed.

Chinese mobile payments service Alipay is partnering with UK consumer insights and marketing platform Zapper.

Financial fraud losses reached £399.5m in the first half of 2016, a 25% increase on the £320.3m lost in the same period last year as a result of scams and online attacks.

Artificial intelligence-powered savings platform ABAKA has raised £520,000 in a seed funding round. Anthemis Exponential Ventures led the investment.