Group payments app Tilt in buyout talks with Airbnb
Social payments app Tilt is in talks with sharing economy giant Airbnb to potentially beef up the short-term rental firm’s group payments capabilities.
Cuvva parks £1.5m for pay-as-you-drive insurance
Pay-as-you-drive car insurance startup Cuvva has raised £1.5m in a new round of funding led by LocalGlobe.
Ford ploughs into FinTech with AutoFi investment
Auto giant Ford is making an investment in the FinTech space and backing auto financing startup AutoFi. The size of the investment in the San Francisco startup is undisclosed.
Spendesk snaps up €2m to manage company expenses
Paris-based expenses and payments management company Spendesk has raised €2m in a seed round. The funding comes from Kima Ventures and FundersClub.
Dwolla swipes $6.85m for bank transfers API
Bank transfers software platform Dwolla has raised $6.85m in a new funding to coincide with the relaunch of its white-label API.
Digital mortgage platform habito snags £5.5m
UK-based digital mortgages startups habito has picked up £5.5m in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley-based VC Ribbit Capital.
BorrowersFirst secures another $100m to power loan growth
Texas-based online lender BorrowersFirst has secured $100m in debt financing to accelerate loan originations and grow its balance sheet.
Credible takes $10m for student loan marketplace
Online student loans marketplace Credible has picked up $10m in its Series B round. Regal Funds Management led the round.
Turkish payments service provider iyzico nabs $13m
Turkish online payments processor iyzico has raised $13m in a Series C round led by Vostok Emerging Finance. Existing backers IFC and local investor 212 also participated.
InvestEdge pockets $5m for wealth advisor tech
Wealth advisor solutions provider InvestEdge has raised $5m in growth debt financing from Vistara Capital Partners.
