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Head of Global Human Capital
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insurtech
[The Times of India] Toffee Insurance raises $5.5 million in Series A
Learn more about the new round of funding announced by our insurtech portfolio company Toffee. Using AI and machine learning, Toffee is helping people in India to build safety-nets and manage risk through bite-size insurance...
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digital banking
[TechCrunch] Albo raises $19M Series A to scale Mexico’s largest neobank
TechCrunch covers our portfolio company Albo's latest fundraising round. The Mexican challenger bank has secured a $19 million extension to its Series A financing. Albo's Angel Sahagun says it owns the market share in Mexico...
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regtech
Why We Invested in the Financial Service Innovators Association (FSI): Accelerating Fintech Innovation in Nigeria
By Ameya Upadhyay and David Madden Fintech is booming in Africa right now. In 2018, a third of all venture capital invested in Africa went to fintech and, last month alone, $360 million was invested...
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regtech
A Historic US Policy Shift Reflects the Promise of Reglabs
Financial regulators’ statement on alternative data draws on FinRegLab lending report This week, five federal regulators issued a joint statement that using alternative data could expand access to credit. The US has a notoriously fractured...
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opinion
Why We Embrace Fair Finance Principles
We're proud to share the principles behind our fair finance vision.
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the ecosystem
U.S. Financial Health Pulse Finds Only 29% of People Living in the U.S. Financially Healthy
Despite a strong economy, over two-thirds of Americans are still unprepared for economic downturn or financial shocks
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embedded finance
[Bloomberg] Warehouses Are Tracking Workers' Every Muscle Movement
Walmart and other companies are testing a monitoring device for workplace safety made by a startup called StrongArm.
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digital banking
[How We Made It In Africa] The journey so far: Brad Magrath, co-founder, Zoona
Brad Magrath is the co-founder and CEO of Zoona, a financial services company that offers money transfers and payment solutions.
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opinion
Hacking New Solutions: US Financial Regulators Enter Unchartered Territory
Managing partner Tilman Ehrbeck discusses how when it comes to fighting financial crime, bad actors are massively outgunning the good guys. Groups like the newly-launched Alliance for Innovation Regulation aim to help solve the problem.
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regtech
New Alliance Launches to Help Regulators Deploy Tech and Build Smarter Financial Regulation
Backed by Fintech Entrepreneurs and VCs, Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR) Launches at Money20/20
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