Orange’s venture fund backs financial inclusion startup Aire

Orange Digital Ventures has backed U.K.-based fintech startup Aire’s $11 million Series B round

Indian startup Groww raises $6.2 million to help millennials invest

“There are 200 million people with investable income in India, but only 20 million investors. The only way to bring the next 180 million on board is by making investing simple,” Groww’s Lalit Keshre told TechCrunch.

FinLab selects five startups targeting financial wellbeing in the U.S. workplace

Among the cohort is San Francisco-based HoneyBee, a startup that helps people access their paycheck a week early to build credit and manage unplanned expenses, and Onward, a short-term emergency savings platform that helps workers build financial literacy.

Ethical bank Good Money raises $30 million

Good Money exists among a growing field of retail financial services companies on a mission to reform banking and everyday investing for social and environmental good.

Two initiatives signal BlueOrchard’s SDG commitment

The Zurich-based impact investor has launched a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) bond fund for European investors

Robo-advisor Nutmeg launches social investing options

Nutmeg joins the ranks of other automated investment services like Betterment, Wealthify, Wealthsimple and Motif that have adapted their products to include social investments, and dedicated social investing platforms like Swell, OpenInvest, and Earthfolio.

M&G Investments’ impact fund to target mid-size and emerging market public equities

“In many cases, the emerging market companies have a clearer intention because they operate in countries where there are social issues and they have a social responsibility,” M&G’s John William Olsen said.