INSTITUTIONAL INVESTING & TRADING

FinTech AI startup Alpaca has raised $1.7m in a new venture funding round. The investment comes from D4V, Monex Ventures of Monex Group and MUCAP. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

London-based online trading technology company Babel Systems is being acquired by US FinTech firm InvestCloud in a $20m deal. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Top seed investors in the New York startup community showed their muscle in the final quarter of 2016 and are likely to continue doing so in the coming year. Read more: www.bankinnovation.net

German FinTech Raisin has passed €2 billion of investment over its platform three years after launching. Read more: www.uk.businessinsider.com

The sad truth is that most people don't really know how to manage their money. Read more: www.gadgets.ndtv.com

Tiger Brokers has picked up $29m in a Series B round from Citic GoldStone Fund Management and Huagai Capital. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

New York-based investment app Stash has raised $25m in its Series B round. Valar Ventures led the round. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Singapore-based foreign exchange startup Spark Systems has raised $5m in a new round of funding. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

CFDs have become one of the most popular forms of trading online, and SpotOption's CFD platform has captured a user-friendly and simplified approach. Read more: www.prnewswire.com

Early-stage FinTech venture firm Information Venture Partners has raised $106m in for its second fund, exceeding its $100m target. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com