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Pan-African Fintech App, Bamba Lands $3.2 Million Seed Funding
Through an android application, Bamba allows micro-merchants across Africa to run their entire business utilising their phones. Funds will be used to scale the platform.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech, MSMEs
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Indonesian FinTech Firm Xendit Raises $300 Million Series D funding co-led by Coatue and Insight Partners
Xendit, an Indonesia-based payments infrastructure platform, announced Thursday it closed $300 million in Series D funding, taking the total amount raised to $538 million to power the world’s fastest-growing digital economy.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: Fashinza Raises $100 Million Series B to Create Sustainable Supply Chain For Global Fashion Industry
Fashinza is using the new funds to invest in supply chain technology and expand the company’s presence globally.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce, fintech
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Blockchain Startup Aimed at Financial Inclusion Secures $25 Million Dollar Capital Commitment
Finance Blocks will focus on emerging markets and the unbanked.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Brazilian Fintech Nomad Raises $32 Million in Series B Funding
Latin American fintech Nomad, which enables Brazilians to establish bank accounts in the United States, has raised $32 million in Series B financing.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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Identitypass, an Identity Verification API for Africa, Raises $2.8 Million Seed Funding
Addressing the need for fintechs and digital businesses in Africa to perform stringent KYC and verification checks on their customers.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, fintech, startups
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School Fees Payment Startup Zenda Raises $9.4 Million
Zenda was founded in June 2021 by Raman Thiagarajan and Haseeb Ahmed, alumni of McKinsey & Company. Thiagarajan and Ahmed had previously founded edtech startup Nexsquare in Dubai.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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JiPay Raised US $1.3 Million of Seed Funding Led by East Ventures
JiPay, a Singapore-based fintech startup, creates an inclusive financial services platform for migrant domestic workers.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- employment, fintech, remittances, startups
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