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ThetaRay secures $30 million investment

Financial crime threat detection outfit ThetaRay has completed a Series B fund-raising round of over $30 million.

04 July 2018

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Ezbob secures equity investment from Honeycomb Investment Trust

ezbob is pleased to announce Honeycomb’s investment in its Round C fundraising and the appointment of Lindsey McMurray to the Board of Directors.

03 July 2018

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Paysend closes $20 million funding round

Paysend, the business targeting a global payments revolution, has closed a $20 million funding round, led by investment firm MARCorp Financial.

03 July 2018

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Airwallex closes Series B fundraising with $80m

International payments company Airwallex today announced the successful completion of its Series B fundraising.

03 July 2018

Company update/Findex

Rothschild family members invest in Exo

The launch of Exo Investing earlier this year saw retail private investors gain access - for the very first time – to the same sophisticated AI-powered Quantitative investment and risk management technology developed over 30 years by quantitative investment manager ETS for institutional investors and the wealthy clients of Private Banks.

03 July 2018

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From data security darling to cyber fall guy, Monzo experiences a breach of its own

After basking in the glow of exposing the Ticketmaster data breach last week, digital challenger bank Monzo has itself become the victim of a data leakage that saw the personal details of some 20,000 customers lifted from third party survey firm Typeform.

02 July 2018

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Zopa move back into the black

Peer-to-peer lender Zopa has returned to the black on the back of strong growth in revenue and money lent out.

02 July 2018

Company update/Findex

Munnypot scores investment from Livingbridge

Many people in the UK are currently unable to access investment advice because the minimum investment values are prohibitively high and the fees too steep.

27 June 2018

Company update/Findex

SIG Asia Invesmtnets invests in AsiaKredit

AsiaKredit, a digital consumer lender focused on Southeast Asia, today announced that it has raised USD2.5 million since its launch in November 2017 after the latest investment from global technology investment firm SIG Asia Investments.

26 June 2018

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ING and BNP Paribas invest in blockchain-powered trade platform TradeIX

TradeIX, the startup behind a blockchain-based platform for open-account trade finance, has raised $16 million in a funding round led by ING Ventures and joined by BNP Paribas.

21 June 2018

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Sweden's Rebtel raises $8 million to build bank for migrant workers

Swedish technology company Rebtel has raised $8 million in funding to build a digital bank aimed at migrant workers.

21 June 2018

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Mission Federal Services invests in Constellation

Constellation Digital Partners, LLC has received an investment from Mission Federal Services, LLC, a Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) of Mission Federal Credit Union.

20 June 2018

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Share trading app dabbl to launch crowdfunding campaign

dabbl, the UK’s first app-only share buying service, has found popular appeal amongst younger investors.

20 June 2018

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UBS comes back for seconds in $50 million SigFig raise

UBS has joined a group of cash-rich VCs in a $50 million funding round for robo-advisory outfit SigFig.

19 June 2018

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Startup card company Brex moves out of stealth

Fintech foundling Brex has emerged from stealth mode on the back of a $57 million funding round to deliver corporate card services for early-stage startups

19 June 2018

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Intesa Sanpaolo takes stake in Oval Money

Intesa Sanpaolo has invested in Oval Money, the budget management app launched by the former CEO of Uber Italy, and sourced a new distribution network at tobacconists across the country.

19 June 2018

Company update/Findex

Plum returns to Seedrs for crowdfund round

Plum, the world’s first AI-powered money management chatbot, has today announced its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.

19 June 2018

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GPS raises £44 million to fund international growth

Global Processing Services, which provides the backbone card processing tech for a host of fintech startups and challenger banks in the UK, has raised £44 million to fund plans for international expansion.

19 June 2018

Company update/Findex

Mint Payments raises A$6.6 million

Mint Payments Limited (ASX: MNW) (Mint) is excited to announce that they have completed the Share Purchase Plan.

18 June 2018

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Blockchain-based trading technology provider AlphaPoint raises $15 million

AlphaPoint, the global financial technology company that helps institutions launch trading platforms and tokenize assets with blockchain technology, today announced a Series A funding round of $15 million.

15 June 2018