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Press Release: Voyager Innovations Raises US $210 Million to Expand the Financial Services Ecosystem of PayMaya and Maya Bank
Voyager Innovations is the leading technology company in the Philippines behind the end-to-end money platform PayMaya and neobank Maya Bank.
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- Telecommunications
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- South Asia
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Aavishkaar Raises $130 Million for First Close of Latest Fund
Aavishkaar Capital has raised more than ₹1,000 crore ($130 million) for the first close of its latest impact investment fund.
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- Global
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Gotrade Raises $15.5 Million to Make Investing Fun, Fair and Simple in Southeast Asia, Launches in Indonesia
Gotrade is an investing platform that allows users to trade fractional shares of U.S. stocks and ETFs.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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Fintech Services Contribute to Increase in Financial Literacy in India
With nearly 2000 fintech startups in the country, one would imagine India’s financial literacy to be high. Yet, statistics show that despite a population of over 1.3 billion people, about 76% of the adult population still lacks basic financial concepts.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Colombian Fintech Plurall Acquires Funding to Support Entrepreneurs in Latin America
Plurall, a Colombian Fintech firm that’s focused on enhancing the financial inclusion of Solopreneurs in Latin America, finalized a pre-seed round by securing $1.5 million in equity and $10 million debt financing.
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- Uncategorized
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- Latin America
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How Behavioral Science Can Improve Digital Services: Exploring the Impact of an Innovative Accelerator Program on Social Enterprises in Latin America
Though behavioral science is a relatively new field of study in Latin America, it is increasingly being leveraged to address financial inclusion and other needs in the region – and it has particular relevance to social enterprises working in the digital space. Juan Pablo Marichi at New Ventures and Santiago Mesa at Acceso explore how New Ventures' SUMA accelerator program has applied the study of behavioral science to the issues of financial health and inclusion, and share some lessons that participants – including Acceso – have learned in the process.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Chennai-Based Fintech Vivriti Capital Raises $55 Million to Build Global Asset Management Platform
Chennai-based fintech startup Vivriti Capital has raised $55 Mn (nearly INR 400 Cr) in its Series C funding from Lightrock India and Creation Investments.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- financial inclusion, scale, startups
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Cypher Capital Launches $100 Million Blockchain Fund, With an Aim to Invest 40% Of It in Crypto Startups in India
Cypher Capital, a private venture capital firm, announced the launch of a $100 million blockchain fund, and it aims to invest 40% of it in Indian cryptocurrency and blockchain startups.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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