Tag: US
Remitly grabs $38m to expand US remittance service
US remittances service Remitly has secured $38m in a new round of funding. The Seattle-based company offers mobile P2P remittances from the US and Canada.
IG Group buys exchange market research portal DailyFX for $40m
Online trading platform IG Group is acquiring news and research portal DailyFX from foreign exchange market broker FXCM.
$3m scoop for financial news and data platform Benzinga
Financial news and data site Benzinga has picked up $3m in a new funding round from WorldQuant Ventures.
LendUp fined $3.6m for dodgy loans
Payday loans startup LendUp is being made to pay $3.6m by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for widespread violation of payday and instalment laws.
Kyriba swipes $23m for treasury management software
Treasury management software firm Kyriba has raised $23m in a Series D round of funding led by Bpifrance’s growth fund Large Ventures.
Plasso lands $1.2m for code-free online payments
Aiming to let anyone make or accept online payments, Plasso has raised $1.2m in a seed round from AngelList.
Avalara picks up $96m to make compliance less taxing
Cloud-based tax compliance company Avalara has raised $96m in a new round that takes its total funding to more than $300m.
Zero scoops up $2.5m for debit cards with credit card perks
Mobile banking startup Zero has raised $2.5m in a seed round of funding led by ENIAC Ventures. New Enterprise Associates, Nyca Partners, Lightbank and Middleland Capital also participated.
Metromile parks $103.5m for pay-by-the-mile car insurance
Pay-per-mile car insurance firm Metromile has landed $103.5m in a Series D round of funding. The capital comes from Canadian insurer Intact Financial and China Pacific Insurance (CPIC).
JP Morgan partners and takes stake in InvestCloud
The US’ largest bank by assets, JP Morgan is investing in Los Angeles FinTech company InvestCloud and partnering with it to deploy customised dashboards to investors.
