The Covid pandemic has focused global attention on the drastic need for food systems to change and become more efficient, cost-effective, and far-reaching.
Perspectives
September 13, 2021September 20, 2021
M2P Invests $4 Mn In Payments Gateway Provider LivQuik To Serve Fintech Startups [Inc42]
With an aim to address the scaling challenges of early-stage fintech startups, Tamil Nadu-based M2P has invested in Future Group-backed payment gateway provider LivQuick.
September 7, 2021September 20, 2021
Plumbing: The heartbeat of embedded finance [The Standard]
When one thinks about embedded finance, the first image that comes to mind might be a mobile payments tool in WeChat, or maybe a bank account for Uber workers. What they might not know is just how much work goes on behind the scenes to make those embedded features possible.
September 7, 2021September 20, 2021
Southeast Asia should capitalise on open data dividend to boost GDP. Here’s why. [e27]
Countries in Southeast Asia should accelerate their push towards open data, allowing more financial data-sharing with user consent.
September 7, 2021September 20, 2021
Jetty raises $23M to help give renters more payment flexibility [TechCrunch]
Jetty, a fintech company which aims to give renters flexibility when paying rent, has raised $23 million in a funding round co-led by Citi and Flourish Ventures.
September 6, 2021September 20, 2021
Commerce platform ShopUp raises $75 million in Bangladesh’s largest funding [TechCrunch]
ShopUp, a startup that is digitizing neighborhood stores in Bangladesh, has raised $75 million in a new financing round that is also the largest in the South Asian market.
September 22, 2021September 22, 2021
Flourish Embedded Finance: Plug-ins
Oct. 28, 8:30pm PDT | Oct. 29, 9:00am IST
More and more non-bank businesses—such as fintech companies, retailers, small businesses, and manufacturers—are now offering online financial products within their apps to better serve customers.
September 20, 2021September 20, 2021
Flourish Focus: Jetty
October 7, 2021, 9am PDT | 12pm EDT
A conversation with Mike Rudoy, co-founder and CEO of Jetty.com—a high growth fintech start up that just raised a $23M funding round co-led by Citi and Flourish Ventures.
July 20, 2021September 9, 2021
Flourish Focus: Apollo Agriculture
August 26, 2021
Flourish Focus a series featuring 1:1 exchanges with fintech innovators around the world.
July 14, 2021September 9, 2021
Flourish Focus: Grab Financial Group
July 29, 2021
Flourish Focus a series featuring 1:1 exchanges with fintech innovators around the world.
June 25, 2021September 9, 2021
Flourish Embedded Finance: Plumbing
July 14, 2021
With the pandemic and economic lockdowns, people around the world adopted new habits - work from home, online shopping and online banking. The trend of introducing traditional financial services—such as online payments and online credit—into apps that consumers use daily took off.
June 16, 2021September 9, 2021
Flourish Conversations: How Adopting Open Data for Finance Could Boost Economic Growth in 10 Years
June 24, 2021
In this conversation, uncover the effects of open data for finance within different economies around the world.