Venture capital

Kasisto, a provider of chatbots to banks, announced Thursday a $9.2 million Series A funding round led by Propel Venture Partners with participation from Mastercard and Commerce Ventures.

Disruptors have chased banks for years with the promise of easier and more social payments and other services, but only recently have they started wielding a weapon that should have incumbents worried, says investor Adam Dell.

Swedish mobile point of sale company iZettle has raised about $80 million in funding, in part from U.S. investors.

Clarity Money, an artificial intelligence-driven payment concierge, launched on Wednesday, a move its founders hope will provide consumers with an advanced financial health tool.

A community bank in New Jersey has raised millions in funding from Silicon Valley's star fintech venture capitalists.

Companies that provide services for brick and mortar merchants face the challenge of adding lots of technology in a short amount of time. This is a tough task from an execution space but a big opportunity to gain returns for investors.

SparkLabs and Global Ventures have invested $3.4 million in Pay By Group, which makes a white-label e-commerce tool for splitting costs.

Many startups have taken shots at traditional banking, but few have succeeded. However, there is plenty of promise in this model, according to investor Tim Young.