Plentina, a ‘buy now, pay later’ startup focused on emerging markets, raises another $2.2M
Philippines-based Plentina, a buy now, pay later startup focused on emerging markets, announced today it has raised $2.2 million. This brings the fintech’s total funding since it was founded in…
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Climate fintech company Evergrow nabs $7M seed from XYZ Venture Capital, Congruent Ventures and First Round
Evergrow, a stealth climate fintech startup, just landed over $7 million in seed funding. With a two-pronged approach, Evergrow aims to be the world’s first dedicated carbon offtake company —…
Read More »Identity verification startup Socure raises $450M at $4.5B valuation, adding Tiger Global as new investor
Socure, a company that uses AI and machine learning to verify identities, announced today that it raised $450 million in funding for its Series E round led by Accel and…
Read More »Amazon is adding a Venmo checkout option next year
PayPal today announced that Amazon.com will be adding a Venmo option to checkout for users in the U.S., starting next year. The news arrived as the online payment giant announced…
Read More »Why QED, hot on Nubank, is bullish about LatAm fintech
As venture capital totals grow in Latin America, the region is about to see its leading champion go public. Nubank’s IPO is coming into closer focus after the Brazilian neobank…
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TechCrunch+ roundup: Holiday marketing tips, low-cost NFTs, SaaS sprawl study
Boston-based VC firm OpenView interviewed nearly 600 SaaS companies for its annual pricing survey and the results are in: Automation is taking usage-based pricing (USP) mainstream. Last year, 34% of…
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Why LatAm’s fintech boom is more than hype and superlative venture investment
Of all the startup markets in the world, fintech in Latin America is one of the hottest. Capital is flowing into the region’s financial technology companies at a slicing pace,…
Read More »Korean online payment service Kakao Pay surges nearly 114% on the first day of trading
Shares in Kakao Pay, the fintech unit of South Korea’s largest messaging app operator Kakao Corp, closed up 114% in its market debut on Wednesday. The Ant Financial-backed company ended…
Read More »Nigeria’s lender Payhippo raises $3 million in seed funding to extend quick loans to SMEs
Nigeria’s lending startup Payhippo has raised $3 million in a seed round, funding the company plans to use in sourcing the talent needed to optimize its technology as it ramps…
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Chipper Cash gets $2B valuation with $150M extension round led by FTX
Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has raised $150 million in a Series C extension round led by Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX. The investment comes barely six…
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