Lancai scoops up $27m for personal investments
Personal investments firm Lancai has raised ¥180m ($27m) in a Series B round of funding from Chinese online video firm LeEco.
Invoice trading platform Arex lands €3m
Finish invoice trading platform Arex has closed a €3m financing round led by venture capital firm Lifeline Ventures.
Wealthsimple grabs $15m to launch in US market
Toronto-based robo-advisor Wealthsimple has raised $15.25m from Power Financial Corp to launch in the US.
Fidor appoints CFO to head up global expansion plans
Digital banking company Fidor has appointed a new global CFO ahead of its international expansion plans. Brad Whittfield will take on the newly-created role based in Fidor’s Dubai global expansion hub.
Juvo partners with Tune Talk making first deployment in Malaysia
Mobile identity scoring platform Juvo has partnered with Malaysia-based mobile virtual network operator Tune Talk.
Finch said to bag $2.25m in seed round to support app launch
Australia-based Finch has reportedly bagged $2.25m in a seed funding round to support the continued launch of its application.
Wealthfront nets $75m in latest round, led by Tiger Global
Robo-advisor Wealthfront has netted $75m in a round of funding led by Tiger Global Management.
Monzo begins international roll-out after landing regulatory approval for RoI
UK challenger bank Monzo has received regulatory approval to operate in the Republic of Ireland.
Ascensus makes third acquisition of the year through Avintus deal
Ascensus, a retirement savings technology developer, has agreed to acquire third-party administration (TPA) platform Avintus, its third deal this year.
Student Loan Genius secures up to $4.6m in funding
Loan support platform Student Loan Genius has secured up to $4.6m in its latest funding round.
