Fintech
Payments sector heats up across the Nordic region
PayPal's $2.2bn acquisition of VC-backed iZettle highlights the Nordic region's leading position in the payments tech market
Augmentum to launch £125m listed fund
New fintech-dedicated vehicle will acquire the GP's stakes in five portfolio companies
The lure of consumer-focused fintech
European fintech companies are attracting increasingly large investment rounds
UK tech dealflow resilient despite spectre of Brexit
UK investments accounted for 28% of European tech dealflow in the first three quarters of 2017, with a flurry of fintech deals already seen in Q4
Spanish VC consortium in €3.5m series-A for Coverfy
Round's backers include Spanish firms K Fund, Sabadell Venture Capital and Seaya Ventures
VC firms back €10m seed round for Coya
Angel investors Mato Peric, Rolf Schrömigens, Elvir Omerbegovic and Marco Knauf also invest
Speedinvest in €2.5m round for Fincompare
Business angels and family offices from the banking and finance sectors also invest in the round
Disruptive Capital acquires majority stake in REG for £8m
Deal values the insurance-related software company at ТЃ20m and will fund international expansion
Picus Capital and IBB in €2m seed round for Getsurance
New funding will be used to bring the company's digital disability insurance product to market
ISB leads funding round for Savedroid
New capital will be used to provide the 150,000-strong user base with more contract categories
Polytech Ecosystem Ventures joins CHF 3.5m series-A for Lend
A number of business angels joined in the funding round alongside the Swiss-American VC
Passion Capital exits Flattr to Eyeo
Sale of Swedish software startup comes after a five-year holding for the London-based venture capital firm
Insurtech puts a premium on technology
PE and VC players turn their attention to the insurance space as fintech's next scalable disruption opportunity
Amadeus Capital in $2m Iyzico series-C
With the latest capital infusion, the Turkish fintech startup has raised $15m of capital
Earlybird leads $10.5m series-A for Shapeshift
New capital will be used to expand the team with a view to releasing two more exchange products in 2017
SVG sells Xceptor to CBPE Capital
Divestment comes as the vendor prepares to wind down after HarbourVest acquired its portfolio
TCV acquires Retail Merchant Services
US-based GP invests in the payment service via its $2.5bn TCV IX vehicle
Mosaic and Ribbit lead €5.5m series-A for Bonify
Two VCs join existing backers Index Ventures, DN Capital and HW Capital
Creandum leads €5.5m round for Pleo
Round adds to DKK 20m raised in September 2016 from early-stage investors, Danish family offices and a foundation
Belgium aiming to boost fintech investments
New Belgian-focused fintech initiative will develop close ties with London and bridge the gap between the UK and Europe
Seed Capital. Spar Nord invest DKK 5m in Ernit
Danish bank will take an active role in launching the product in Denmark
Digital Space Ventures leads €3m series-A for Cashboard
Existing backers include Redalpine, Earlybird, 500 Startups and several business angels
BlackFin hires Creuzé and Mandin to head fintech fund
BlackFin Capital Partners hopes to raise €120m for its maiden fintech vehicle
Northzone leads €4m series-A for Zervant
Finnish e-invoicing startup raises institutional funding from Nordic VCs Northzone and Conor