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Jay Z and Will Smith back insurtech startup Ethos

Jay Z, Robert Downey Jr, Will Smith and Kevin Durant have added some celebrity glamour to an $11.5 million funding round for insurtech startup Ethos Technologies.

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Opendoor closes $325m Series E round

Opendoor, an online real estate marketplace that radically simplifies home buying and selling, announced the closing of its $325M Series E funding round.

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InvestCloud acquires rplan for $20 million to target global asset managers

InvestCloud Inc., a global FinTech firm, has announced a strategic acquisition of London-based rplan Limited. The value of the deal is $20 million.

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Liquidity Marketplace raises US$1 million for imarch into Southeast Asia and the US

Liquidity Marketplace (LMX), a financial technology (fintech) startup providing an innovative marketplace solution to transform how multinational corporations, banks and financial institutions manage their liquidity, announced today its successful seed stage fundraise of US$1 million.

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Zurich invests in InsurTech startup CoverWallet

CoverWallet, the startup that makes it easy for businesses to understand, buy, and manage insurance online, today announced that Zurich Insurance Group (VTX: ZURN), one of the largest global insurance companies, has acquired a minority stake in the company.

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Ant Financial seals largest single fund raising round in history

Ant Financial has raised a monster $14 billion in Series C equity financing, pushing the value of the giant Chinese conglomerate above $100 billion.

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TIS invests in R3

TIS Inc. (hereafter, "TIS"; headquarters: Shinjuku, Tokyo; President: Toru Kuwano), announces its strategic investment and firmed up business collaboration with world leading enterprise blockchain software firm R3 HOLDCO LLC (hereafter, “R3”, headquarters: NY, US and CEO: David Rutter).

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InsurTech startup Laka raises £1.1 million seed round

Browne Jacobson’s corporate team has advised on another InsurTech venture capital deal – assisting crowd insurance pioneer Laka on its £1.1m (US $1.5m) seed round.

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BlueCrest and Virtu join Eris Exchange as equity partners

Eris Exchange (Eris), a US-based futures exchange group offering swap futures as the leading exchange-based alternative to over-the-counter swaps, announced today that BlueCrest Capital Management and Virtu Financial have joined Eris as equity partners.

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Goldman Sachs joins funding round for card issuing outfit Marqeta

Open API card issuing and processing platform Marqeta has raised $45 million in a funding round led by Iconiq Capital and joined by Goldman Sachs.

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BlueVine raises $60m

BlueVine, an online startup that provides working capital to small businesses, has raised $60 million in a Series E funding round led by Menlo Ventures and joined by Silicon Valley Bank.

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Billon receives EUR 1 million funding from the Polish National Center for Research and Development

Billon, the technology company that has civilised blockchain, has been granted EUR 1 million funding from the National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR) as part of its Intelligent Development program.

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Digital loyalty platform Stocard raises $20 million Series B led by Macquarie Capital

Stocard, Europe’s leading mobile loyalty wallet announced today that it raised $20 million from Macquarie Capital, with follow-on financing from original investors Shortcut, Alstin, Silicon Valley based Rocketship, HTGF, and Engelhorn.

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Automated financial advisor Multiply raises £1.75 million

Multiply, the UK’s first1 fully-automated independent financial advice service, has secured investments totaling £1.75 million, led by Octopus Ventures.

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UniCredit acquires minority stake in PFM outfit Meniga

UniCredit has acquired a minority stake in personal financial management software house Meniga for EUR3.1 million.

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Visa launches $100 million venture fund; introduces fast track programme for startups

Visa in Europe has launched a $100 venture investment fund and a fast track programme for onboarding fintech startups to the network.

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ING flexes fintech muscles

With Money20/20 about to open in Amsterdam, local bank ING is showing its innovation chops with a slew of announcements around SME financing, fintech investments and smart money management.

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Capita takes stake in Munnypot

The award winning, robo-advice investment platform, Munnypot, announced today that it’s entered into a strategic ‘scaling partnership’ with Capita.

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BBVA completes £85.4 million investment in Atom Bank

After receiving all necessary approvals, BBVA has completed the £85.4m investment into Atom, announced in March this year. With this transaction, BBVA increases its stake in UK’s first bank built exclusively for smartphone or tablet to 39%.

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US app-based bank Chime passes one million customer mark, raises $70m

US mobile banking startup Chime has raised $70 million in a Series C funding round led by Menlo Ventures.