Thanks to the $35 million Series-G funding of Finovate alum, Ping Identity, the fintech sector managed to pull in more than $50 million for the week. The 17 recipients of new investor cash included two financial comparison sites, Hong Kong-based CompareAsia which covers a broad range of personal finance products across Asia and Brooklyn-based Zapari, which focuses on U.S. health insurance.
Here are the latest fintech fundings in order of magnitude (fundings from Sep 13 through Sep 19):
Cloud-based identity management
Latest round: $35 million
Total raised: $110 million
Tags: Security, ID, authentication, Denver, Finovate alum
Source: Finovate
Automated debt recovery technology
Latest round: $5 million
Totals raised: More than $5 million
Tags: Credit, collections, debt, lending, San Francisco
Source: Crunchbase
Asian financial products price comparisons
Latest round: $3 million
Total raised: $6 million
Tags: Lead generation, personal finance, Hong Kong
Source: Crunchbase
Automated tracking of car mileage for expense reporting
Latest round: $3 million
Total raised: $3 million
Tags: PFM, expense reports, tax deductions, automobile, San Francisco
Source: Crunchbase
Connecting financial institutions and institutional investors to Bitcoin
Latest round: $3 million
Total raised: $3 million
Tags: Cryptocurrency, bitcoin, NYC
Source: Crunchbase
Digital payments technology for financial institutions
Latest round: $2.1 million
Total funding: $3.8 million
Tags: Mobile, payments, Omaha, Nebraska
Source: FT Partners
Gem (formerly BitVault)
Bitcoin platform for developers
Bitcoin platform for developers
Latest round: $2 million
Total raised: $2.1 million
Tags: Bitcoin, cryptocurrency,
Source: Crunchbase
DIY wealth management using ETFs
Latest round: $1.9 million
Total raised: $1.9 million
Tags: Wealth management, investing, roboadvisor, Toronto, Canada
Source: Crunchbase
Social and information network for investors
Latest round: $1 million
Total raised: $1 million
Tags: Investing, news, Twitter, Linked:In
Source: Crunchbase
Crowdfunding via cryptocurrencies
Latest round: $1 million
Total raised: $1.4 million
Tags: Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, Mountain View, CA
Source: Crunchbase
Italian P2P lending market
Latest round: $580,000
Total raised: $1.3 million
Tags: Lending, credit, crowdfunding, person-to-person, Italy
Source: FT Partners
Dedicated tip hardware for physical point-of-sale
Latest round: $420,000
Total raised: $420,000
Tags: Payments, PFM, credit and debit cards, hardware, POS
Source: Crunchbase
Bitcoin payments and storage
Latest round: $220,000
Total raised: $430,000
Tags: Bitcoin, payments, cryptocurrency, Luxembourg
Source: Crunchbase
Mobile remittance service provider
Latest round: $150,000
Total raised: $150,000
Total raised: $150,000
Tags: Remittances, funds transfer, mobile, payments, Dallas
Source: Crunchbase
Reinsurance technology platform
Latest round: Undisclosed
Total funding: More than $2 million
Tags: Insurance, Gibraltar
Source: Anthemis
Mutual fund and investing enterprise software
Latest round: Undisclosed
Total raised: Undisclosed
Tags: Investing, enteprise, Columbus, Georgia
Source: Crunchbase
Health insurance comparisons
Latest round: Undisclosed
Total raised: Undisclosed
Tags: Insurance, Brooklyn, New York
Source: Crunchbase
Debt funding
Real estate crowdfunding
Latest round: $125,000
Total raised: $1.5 million equity, $125,000 debt
Tags: Crowdfunding, mortgage, P2P lending, Los Angeles, Finovate alum
Source: Crunchbase