“Wow, all of this funding, and not a #fintech company in sight”—there’s a sentence you won’t be hearing from investors for a good while. There are so many fintech ventures out there, investors are hard-put to choose. This week, they’ve opted for all-female #microfinance, German personal shopping platforms, and peer-to-peerRead More
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#Netki, a digital #identity #startup, has raised $ 3.5 #million to help it expand its team and #technology offerings.
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Back in November, TechCrunch took a look at #former #Startup #Battlefield #competitor #Satago, a U.K. #fintech startup that was looking to #help freelancers and other #small business owners get #paid on time. Satago started an automated database that lets users see how well (or poorly) companies are at paying invoices in a timely fashion, and has tools such as automated invoices, reminders,… Read More
Tel Aviv-based #blockchain startup #Colu has raised $ 9.6m amid a shift in its business model to #local currency issuance.
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#Blockchain-based social payments app #Circle has raised $ 60m in new funding as it expands to #China.
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Berlin-based startup #Number26 just raised a $ 40 #million Series B round led by Horizons Ventures. With 200,000 clients, Number26 wants to become a major consumer-facing bank in Europe providing all the services you’d expect from your bank. And this funding round is an important milestone in order to reach this goal. Read More
This morning, the US woke up to a financial meltdown. But not the kind you’d expect. Early this morning, #cryptocurrency exchange operators got urgent orders to halt trading activity on ethers, the cryptocurrency behind the #blockchain platform Ethereum. The reason: nearly $ 60 #million of ethers were #hack (i.e. stolen). The hack hasRead More
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#ClearTax, which helps Indians file their tax returns online with minimum stress, is on a roll this year. The Bengaluru-based company, which graduated Y Combinator two years ago, announced a $ 12 million Series A round today, just one month after closing a $ 2 million seed round following an initial $ 1.3 million raise. Read More
#PromisePay, an Australia-headquartered #fintech startup that specializes in payments for #online #marketplaces, has raised $ 10 million in fresh capital for growth. Read More
TechCrunch understands from a source close to the transaction that #FinLeap’s latest round gives the #company a post-money #valuation of €121 million (based on a €100 million pre-money valuation). Read More
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