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Financial news curation platform Accern has raised $1.2m in a Seed round. Rostra Capital, Gurtin Ventures, 26 Ventures, Belmont Capital and Affinity Investment Group all participated in the round alongside angel investors.

Lending Club is hiring Steve Allocca PayPal global head of credit as its president as the lender continues to move away from the scandal that overturned its fortunes last year.

Public finance startup Neighbourly has raised $25m in a Series A funding round led by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale fund 8VC and Emerson Collective.

Messaging and collaboration platform for finance professionals Symphony has scooped up $63m in a new funding round that values it at more than $1bn.

Mobile payments network LevelUp has picked up $50m in a new round of funding from banking giant JPMorgan Chase.

Big data service PeerNova has picked up $7m in a new round of venture funding. The round’s investors are undisclosed.

Car warranty and insurance startup Protect My Car has secured $7m in a Series C funding round from Great White Shark Opportunity Fund.

Digital payment solution Payrailz has closed a $6.1m investment from First Data, Live Oak Ventures, Woodforest National Bank, Webster Bank and TTV Capital.

Amy Neale, Global VP at Mastercard Start Path, explains the move away from the classic early-stage tech accelerator model, in a research interview with FinTech Global.

Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners has acquired a majority stake in online real estate marketplace Ten-X, in undisclosed deal.