WorldRemit Nabs $40m At A $670m Valuation To Boost Its Money Transfer Business

WorldRemit, a London-based startup with some 2 million users that offers a quick way for people to send money to each other with a focus on developing markets. 

The company has picked up $40 million — a Series C round that sources tell us brings the company’s valuation to around $668 million.

The funding was led by a new, strategic investor: LeapFrog Investments, the firm founded in 2007 and backed by billions from the likes of Prudential, JP Morgan and the Omidyar Network specifically to make investments into financial and healthcare businesses improving services in emerging markets, specifically in regions like Africa and Asia.

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