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[TechCrunch] Unit raises $18.6M to offer banking features as a service
Companies like Stripe and Twilio have changed the game for online businesses by making it easier to integrate payments and communications services into their customer interfaces without having to build those features from the ground up, or make...
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VIDEO: [Falk Marques Group] Flourish Ventures' Emmalyn Shaw on Making Impactful Financial Service Investments
In our latest interview, Flourish Ventures’ Emmalyn Shaw discusses her journey to becoming an impact investor – a journey spurred by a desire to “marry” her interest in the entrepreneurial space with a “positive outcome.”...
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[TechCrunch] YC-backed Heru raises $1.7M to build software services for Latin American gig workers
Given the attention that TechCrunch pays to Y Combinator’s Demo Days, we also try to keep tabs on the same startups as they scale and raise more capital. Today we’re taking a look at Heru, a startup...
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[Nikkei Asia] Ant Group and WhatsApp show the risks and upside of Big Tech finance
Originally posted on Nikkei Asia WhatsApp was finally cleared earlier this month to launch its long-awaited payment functionality in India. It is not hard to imagine the new service taking off rapidly when sending money...
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[Axios] Survey reveals pandemic's toll on gig workers
Originally posted on Axios More than two-thirds of gig workers have seen their incomes drop during the coronavirus pandemic, with almost a third cutting back on food as they struggle to cover expenses, according to...
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Bangladeshi B2B Commerce Platform ShopUp Raises $22.5 Million Series A Financing Round
Dhaka, Bangladesh - 20 October 2020 - ShopUp, Bangladesh’s leading full-stack B2B commerce platform for neighborhood shops and online sellers, has raised a Series A round of $22.5 Million. This is the largest Series A...
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the ecosystem
[Forbes] Financial Health Still A Struggle For Many—More Financial Innovation Needed
Recent research highlights the ongoing struggle many Americans have when it comes to financial health—underscoring the need for more financial innovation to meet these needs.
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[Tech Collective SEA] The path to success for challenger banks in Southeast Asia
Originally published on Tech Collective SEA Challenger banks – digital only, mobile first, without costly branch network or cumbersome legacy IT – are all the rage in the region:  Singapore is about to grant 5 new...
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[CNBC] Most Indian gig workers faced hardship during the pandemic, expert says
Among the Indian gig workers surveyed, those that were able to receive some form of government aid were “far more likely” to be hopeful for the future compared to those who did not, says Tilman...
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[CNBC] Most Indonesian gig workers were ‘ill-equipped’ against virus’ economic shock
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities within Indonesia’s gig economy, says Smita Aggarwal of Flourish Ventures, who calls for a greater focus on building these workers’ livelihood and financial resilience. Watch:  
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