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This Neobank for India’s Small Businesses Just Raised $31 Million Led by Sequoia Capital
FloBiz, focused on small and medium businesses in India, has raised $31 million in a Series B funding round, led by venture capital firm Sequoia Capital India, along with Think Investments.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Dopay Raises $18 Million Series A Round
Dopay, the innovative B2B2C payments platform serving 1.7bn unbanked workers in emerging markets, has closed a US$ 18 million Series A funding round.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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COVID Has Spurred a Digital Cash Revolution in Developing Countries
Alongside the setbacks, the past year has also seen low- and middle-income countries safeguard much of the progress they’ve made in various development areas.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Analysis: How the Cloud Is Helping Drive Financial Inclusion in India
By using a secure cloud infrastructure, digital banking providers can look to reduce infrastructure complexity and improve their security posture. In the process, they will be able to free up in-house IT teams to use their talent for higher-value tasks.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Asian Development Bank and BlueOrchard Sign a $50 Million Risk-Sharing Agreement to Bolster Microfinance
ADB's flagship fund, BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund, will invest in selected microfinance institutions (MFIs) and banks.
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- Global
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Digital Assets Platform Zipmex Rakes in US $41 Million Series B, Plans to Launch in Thailand
Zipmex's crypto exchange serves both new investors and high-net-worth individuals through two earning accounts, underpinned by its native ZMT token.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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Sequoia Heritage, Stripe and Others Invest $200 Million in African Fintech Wave at $1.7 Billion Valuation
Wave, a U.S. and Senegal-based mobile money provider has received the largest Series A in Africa by a long shot, and is geared toward taking on telecom-led mobile money.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Meeting the Crypto Regulatory Challenge
Cryptocurrency adoption has soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, as everyone from private investors and public companies to underbanked individuals realised the benefits of digital currencies.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global