French fintech Lydia bags $1bn+ valuation
Lydia is now the second-most downloaded fintech app in France, allowing 5.5m customers to bank, invest and ping money to each other. Giant investors like Tencent and Accel are also Lydia supporters, joining its $133m Series B.
And — finally — Lydia is a unicorn, having been valued at over $1bn in a new $100m round, flanked by US funds Dragoneer and Echo Street.
