Exeq picks up $1.5m for ‘all-in-one’ finance app
All-in-one personal finance app developer Exeq has picked up $1.5m in seed money to back its launch early next year.
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Vietnamese startup BankGo pulls in investment
Vietnamese banking and financial services comparison platform BankGo has secured its first round of funding.
Plum nabs $500,000 for savings chatbot
Facebook Messenger-based chatbot Plum has raised $500,000 in a seed round of funding led by 500 Startup’s microfund. The round also saw local angel investors participate.
Curve adds £2m to fight FinTech fragmentation
UK startup Curve is adding another £2m ($2.6m) to its seed round to bring its total funding to £3.5m. The fresh capital comes from Connect ventures and new individual backers.
zipMoney acquires finance management app Pocketbook
Australian payments and finance app zipMoney is acquiring personal finance management app Pocketbook for $7.5m.
Pariti looks to Zopa to help users manage debt
Peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa is partnering with UK money management app Pariti to help users find out if they could be paying less for their debt and apply for consolidation loans directly through Pariti’s platform.
Atom Bank plans to raise $131m in funding next year
Atom Bank, a UK-based challenger bank backed by Spanish finance giant BBVA, plans to raise £100m ($131m) in the first quarter of 2017.
Meniga takes $8.2m for white-label personal finance
Meniga, an Icelandic startup offering white-label personal finance solutions, has raised $8.2m in a new round of funding.
Zoona pulls in $15m for mobile financial services
South African mobile FinTech firm Zoona has raised $15m in a round led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a division of the World Bank Group.
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.