Starling Bank is a UK-based challenger bank founded by Anne Boden and it has just raised another £40 million in the latest funding round from its existing investors.

The Prime Property market continues to display resilience and movement as CapitalRise announce they have closed their latest deal, a bridging loan to fund the acquisition of land for a prime residential development located on Icklingham Road, part of the exclusive Fairmile estate in Cobham, Surrey.

Tom Blomfield was with the UK challenger bank from the beginning as the co-founder and the CEO. Now he is moving to the newly established position of president to focus on the logterm vision of the company.

Monzo bank seeks a new round of funding that would value the business at £1.25bn. That would mean a 40% drop from its most recent valuation of £2bn last year.

Today Stockholm-based fintech Anyfin, the startup helping consumers increase their financial health, has announced a €27.6 million Series B round led by the EQT Ventures fund, as well as existing investors Accel, Northzone and Global Founders Capital. Anyfin will use the investment to drive product innovation, launch additional offerings and scale into new European markets.

Alpian, a Swiss neobank launched by REYL, announced that it has secured CHF 12.2 million (around $12.5) in a Series A funding round.

N26 extended its Series D funding round to $570M, the company is now valued at $3.5B.

Nigerian digital banking startup Kuda has launched a COVID-19 fund to help buy and distribute food and other essentials to people badly affected by the economic impacts of the pandemic in Lagos.

Automated investment platform InvestSuite has completed a €2m seed extension round which was led by PMV.

Lanistar, a new banking alternative fintech company, launches today, after securing £2m seed-funding. The company, which is based in Hammersmith, formally launches with over 45 fulltime staff, with a further 150 support staff due to be added, and is founded by serial entrepreneur Gurhan Kiziloz who has stated his ambition to create a £1bn fintech company and challenge traditional banking services.

Penta is a digital platform for business banking and it raised €18.5 million in the first closing of a new funding round backed by new and current investors.

Leap Finance, a fintech platform for overseas Indian students, announced it has raised US$5.5 million in a round led by Sequoia India.

TerraPay, a Dutch FinTech, has been acquired by a number of investors, including Prime Ventures, Partech Africa and management for an undisclosed amount.

Public.com, an early-stage, commission-free social investing company whose founders say they want to democratize stock investing, has brought some notable Hollywood, media and sports figures on board as part owners.

Monese, a digital banking app for immigrants, is expecting to turn 30 employees into paper millionaires after its next fundraiser, which will reportedly value the company at £1bn.