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Go-Jek, Grab, Traveloka, EMTEK set sights on Fusion Payments

A triumvirate of Southeast Asian startups, together with Indonesian media and tech mogul EMTEK Group, are reportedly bidding for digital payments company Fusion.According to...
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Smash.gg bags $11m in Series A round

E-sports crowdfunding platform Smash.gg has reportedly received $11m in its Series A funding round.
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SME lending platform Kabbage bags $250m

SME lending platform Kabbage has received a $250m investment from a subsidiary of SoftBank Group.
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Flow bags $16m to solve cross-border e-commerce problems

Cross-border commerce company Flow has pocketed $16m in a Series A round led by Bain Capital Ventures. Hong Kong-based family office Fung Capital and Forerunner Ventures also participated.
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Meniga picks up €7.5m to help banks adapt to FinTech

Digital banking platform Meniga has picked up €7.5m in a round led by Nordic VC Industrifonden. Existing backers Velocity Capital, Frumtak Ventures and Kjolfesta also participated.
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Trov secures $45m to insure items on-demand

On-demand insurance startup Trov has secured $45m in a Series D round led by Munich Re / HSB Ventures. The company says all of its Series C round investors participated in the round.
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Former Lending Club CEO launches rival platform with $60m

Former Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche is launching a new consumer lending startup with $60m in funding.
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Business current account Tide closes $14m Series A

UK-based Tide has reportedly closed a $14m Series A funding round led by Anthemis and Creandum.
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Chinese credit assessment startup Wecash lands $80m

Chinese online credit evaluation platform Wecash has raised $80m in a Series C round from China Merchants Innovation Investment Management, Forebright Capital Management and SIG.
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Softbank looks to sell Snapdeal’s FreeCharge for less than 50%

Japanese web giant and investor SoftBank is reportedly in talks to sell Snapdeal-owned mobile wallet FreeCharge for as little as $150m to $200m.

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media

Media intelligence is only as good as its data layer

Media monitoring and media intelligence are frequently conflated, yet the distinction carries real consequences for anyone building or buying in the space. According to Opoint,...
MSCI

MSCI and UBS join forces to crack private markets opacity

MSCI, the index and analytics provider listed on the NYSE, has formed a strategic partnership with global banking group UBS to tackle the lack...
Why sycophantic AI is a tax due diligence risk

Why sycophantic AI is a tax due diligence risk

AI agents are increasingly becoming part of tax due diligence workflows, helping professionals analyse transaction data, identify potential exposures and summarise complex regulatory information....
AI

UK AI Champions unveil plan to fast-track FinTech adoption

The UK government's independent AI Champions for financial services, Harriet Rees of Starling Bank and Dr Rohit Dhawan of Lloyds Banking Group, have drawn...
Vikar

Vikar embeds Plaid to speed up account funding

Vikar Technologies, a provider of unified account opening, lending, KYC/KYB, treasury and wealth management solutions for community banks and credit unions, has formed a...

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