Peer-to-peer lending marketplace PeopleFund scored $11m in a series B round led by Kakao's mobile payment subsidiary that also featured Dayli Financial Group.

KakaoPay, the mobile payment subsidiary of internet group Kakao, has led an $11m series B round for South Korea-based online lending marketplace PeopleFund, increasing the company’s total funding to $17m.

Financial technology provider Dayli Financial Group, venture capital firm 500 Startups and impact investment fund D3 Jubilee also contributed to the round.

PeopleFund runs a peer-to-peer lending marketplace that integrates with financial services firm Jeonbuk Bank to process personal and business loans. Its founder and CEO, Joey Kim, was a…

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Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.