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Ghana fintech BezoMoney secures $200k in seed funding
Accra-based fintech startup BezoMoney has secured $200k in a seed funding round led by Goodsoil VC, a venture capital firm based in London. Orla Enright ...
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Health tech start-ups geared to meet surging demand in Egypt
The healthcare industry in Egypt is poised for major disruption as the country is experiencing a wave of emerging health tech startups. With ...
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Challenger bank N26 to offer insurance products
Fintech startup N26 is launching N26 Insurance as it plans to offer insurance products that you can access from the company’s mobile app and website. ...
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Pine Labs acquires Southeast Asian startup Fave for $45 million
Pine Labs has said it has acquired Southeast Asian startup Fave in a deal valued at $45 million as the Indian firm looks ...
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Gupshup turns unicorn after raising $100M from Tiger Global at $1.4B valuation
Gupshup, the Silicon Valley-headquartered conversational messaging tech startup co-founded by IIT-Bombay alumni Beerud Sheth, has raised $100 million in funding from Tiger Global ...
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Acorns bags second acquisition of 2021 with AI start-up Pillar
Acorns, the Californian investment and savings app, has landed its second acquisition of 2021 with artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Pillar. New York-founded fintech ...
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Pakistani startup Sadapay makes history in seed funding
In a seed round led by New York-based Recharge Capital Pakistani fintech startup, Sadapay secured a $7.2 million seed making it the ...
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Bank Of America Acquires Healthcare Payment Startup Axia Technologies
Bank of America (BoA) is acquiring the German healthcare payment and technology company Axia Technologies for an undisclosed amount as the financial institution ...
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Uruguayan payments startup dLocal quadruples valuation to $5B with $150M raise
Cross-border payments startup dLocal has raised $150 million at a $5 billion valuation, less than seven months after securing $200 million at a ...
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SA cloud-based security startup expands to the UK
AURA, South Africa’s security response platform has announced plans to expand to the United Kingdom. As part of its security response services, AURA ...