Insuers Macif and Securex and several banks joined an LP list that helped BlackFin's first venture fund to a $117m first close a year ago.

The cross-border payment platform has raised cash in a PayPal-led round also featuring Citi Ventures that will fund international growth.

The business-focused financial services provider, backed by Sina and Xiaomi, raised $103m in funding last month.

Existing investor Itochu led the consumer credit provider's latest round, boosting its overall funding to $80m.

The financial advice provider has formed a venture capital vehicle called Motley Fool Ventures that is targeting a $100m close.

Investment-focused online community Snowball Finance has raised series D funding from Ant Financial that will support hiring and product development.

Munich Re, Nationwide and American Express returned for a round that boosted the insurance platform's total funding to more than $130m.

Naspers, which led Movile's last round, in December, also led the mobile services platform's latest, taking its total funding to $375m.