Tag: US

Sift Science brings in $30m for anti-fraud software

San Francisco-headquartered Sift Science has raised $30m in Series C funding to predict and prevent fraud online.

Baidu backs ZestFinance for big data credit scoring

Los Angeles-based ZestFinance has received a strategic investment form Chinese web giant Baidu.

Quilt raises $3.25m in Seed funding for self-service insurance

Boston-based InsurTech startup Quilt collected $3.25m in a NextView Ventures-led Seed round.

Riskalyze launches new risk alignment service for retirement plans

Riskalyze, which runs a digital risk alignment platform for financial advisors, has announced pension scheme sponsors and participants will now be able to use its service.

Banks gravitate to blockchain to cut $3.6tn compliance costs

Distributed ledger technology is now something that banks are taking very seriously, however, with blockchain-based systems potentially enabling them to save billions.

Finicity picks up $42m for financial data aggregation

Real-time financial data aggregation platform Finicity has picked up $42m in new funding. Experian led the Series B round with Bridge Bank also participating.

MoneyLion grabs $22.5m for personal finance management

Personal finance and lending platform MoneyLion has raised $22.5m in its Series A round. The funding was led by Edison Partners.

Active Allocator hits $8m valuation through equity round

New York-based FinTech business Active Allocator has hit an $8m valuation through an early-stage equity financing round.The business aims to bring institutional quality asset allocation...

Blackhawk Networks picks up Grass Roots for $118m

Blackhawk Networks, a prepaid payments company, has acquired employee and customer engagement platform Grass Roots for $118m.

Barclays and Wave carry out first blockchain trade transaction

Barclays has partnered with Fintech startup Wave to carry out what it claims in the first global trade transaction using blockchain technology.

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