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UK continues to dominate European fintech investment
The UK fintech sector has retained its role as the top-ranking investment destination in Europe, with $4.1bn invested across a total of 408 ...
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Nigerian EdTech uLesson raises $7.5M Series A round
uLesson, a Nigerian educational learning platform that leverages best in class teachers, media, and technology solutions to create high-quality, affordable and accessible education ...
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Blend And MX FinTechs Land $300 Million Investments
Blend and MX, which are both FinTech startups, separately announced that they have each landed $300 million in funding. “Money experience” company MX said it ...
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Toshiba Rolls Out Unified Commerce Platform For Retailers
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions unveiled its ELERA unified commerce platform that will let merchants operate without the bounds of traditional retail IT infrastructures, according ...
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LendingClub gets set to acquire Radius Bancorp
LendingClub said Tuesday (Jan. 19) it has received all the regulatory approvals necessary to close its $185 million acquisition of Radius Bancorp. The stage ...
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FirstBank launches premier multi-mode virtual payment card
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has launched the Virtual Payment card, a Naira denominated debit card and ...
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Google backs India’s Dunzo in $40 million funding round
Google is taking steps to support another startup in India. The Android-maker, which last year unveiled a $10 billion fund to invest in ...
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IMF chief sees ‘high degree of uncertainty’ in global outlook
The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday said the global lender needed more resources to help heavily indebted countries, citing a ...
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Telcos submit 43 million NINs to NIMC for verification
About 43 million National Identity Numbers have been submitted by telecommunication companies to the National Identity Management Commission for verification in order to ...
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X1 raises $12m for smart credit card
X1, the startup behind a “smart” credit card, has raised $12 million in a funding round led by Spark Capital. The round was ...