The new year started strong with $81 million raised across 14 fintech companies. It was a very international week with all but $6 million of the total headed outside the United States. The group included soon-to-be-Finovate-alum, iSignThis, an Australian payment security startup appearing at FinovateEurope next month.
Here are the deals from Jan 1 though Jan 8 by size:
Mobile payments for the unbanked
Latest round: $30 million
Total raised: $30 million
Tags: Underbanked, unbanked, mobile, payments, Singapore
Source: Crunchbase
Lending marketplace in Hong Kong
Latest round: $20 million
Total raised: $20 million
Tags: Peer-to-peer lending, P2P, credit, underwriting, investing, Hong Kong, China
Source: Crunchbase
Indian mobile payments startup
Latest round: $10 million
Total raised: $10 million
Tags: Payments, mobile, ecommerce, Secunderabad, India
Source: Crunchbase
UK-based mortgage lender
Latest round: $7.8 million
Total raised: $8.0 million
Tags: Mortgage, lending, underwriting, Liverpool, UK
Source: FT Partners
Lending marketplace in India
Latest round: $4 million
Total raised: $4 million
Tags: Peer-to-peer lending, P2P, credit, underwriting, investing, Gurgaon, India
Source: Crunchbase
iSignThis
Payment security technology
Latest round: $3.1 million
Total raised: $3.1 million
Tags: Security, mobile, payments, Collingwood, Australia
Source: Paypers
Alternative consumer lender
Latest round: $3 million
Total raised: $3 million
Tags: Lending, credit, underwriting, social, San Francisco, California
Source: FT Partners
Automatically manage your bank account balance
Latest round: $1.5 million
Total raised: $1.5 million
Tags: Online banking, PFM, money management, personal finance, Oakland, California
Source: Crunchbase
IFAN Financial (aka iPin Technologies)
Online debit payments
Latest round: $1.0 million
Total raised: $1.0 million
Tags: Payments, debit card, mobile, San Diego, California
Source: FT Partners
LibertyX (previously Liberty Teller)
Enables Bitcoin purchases offline
Latest round: $400,000
Total raised: $400,000
Tags: Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, payments, SMB, point-of-sale, POS, Boston, Massachusetts
Source: Crunchbase
Socially responsible payments platform
Latest round: $125,000
Total raised: $125,000
Tags: Payments, non-profit fundraising, Edina, Missouri
Source: Crunchbase
Online payment platform for subscriptions
Latest round: $47,000
Total raised: $47,000
Tags: Invoicing, bill payment, SMB, accounting, payments, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Source: Crunchbase
Geolocation services for payments industry
Latest round: Undisclosed
Total raised: $800,000+
Tags: Mobile, security, local, notifications, customer service, Melbourne, Australia
Source: Crunchbase
Digital equity shares management
Latest round: Undisclosed
Total raised: $1.8+ million
Tags: Investing, equity, stock, cap table management, Mountain View, California
Source: Crunchbase