On Finovate.com

• Blend Raises $130 Million in Series E.

• NestReady Inks Deal with CU Solutions.

Around the web

• OneSpan wins SIIA CODiE Award for Best Fintech Solution for its Intelligent Adaptive Authentication technology.

• Endor secures $100,000 contract to pilot its data analytics platform with MetLife Korea after winning first price at insurtech incubator Collab 5.0.

• YourStory profiles Optimove.

• Passport’s parking app now available at Grossmont and Cuyamaca Colleges.

• Biometric Signature ID’s BioTect-ID gesture recognition platform has users draw their password.

• Expensify becomes first fintech company to win a Cannes Lion for its Expensify This marketing campaign including a rap song featuring 2 Chainz and Adam Scott.

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