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SaaS Startup Taktile Nets $20M to Expand FinTech Services
SaaS Startup Taktile Nets $20M to Expand FinTech Services
November 23, 2022  |  Investments

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup Taktile has raised $20 million in Series A funding to grow its platform that helps insurance companies, lenders and others in the...

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Mobile Loans Keep Africa’s Semiformal Economies in Business
Mobile Loans Keep Africa’s Semiformal Economies in Business
November 23, 2022  |  Disbursements

Solopreneurs and micro-businesses are the lifeblood of Africa’s informal and semiformal economies, but when it comes to accessing working capital loans, they are typically underserved...

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Mirakl Taps Cluster’s Billion-Product eCommerce Database
Mirakl Taps Cluster’s Billion-Product eCommerce Database
November 23, 2022  |  eCommerce

Cluster, a data provider for marketplaces and online retailers that has compiled a catalog of over a billion products, announced on Wednesday (Nov. 23) that...

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Leta Raises $3M for African Supply Chain Optimization Platform
Leta Raises $3M for African Supply Chain Optimization Platform
November 23, 2022  |  Supply Chain

Kenyan supply chain and logistics tech startup Leta announced the close of a $3 million pre-seed equity round in a Wednesday (Nov. 23) press release....

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Uber Taps Rapid Delivery Partner Zapp to Drive Cross-Platform Spending
Uber Taps Rapid Delivery Partner Zapp to Drive Cross-Platform Spending
November 23, 2022  |  Delivery

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies announced Wednesday (Nov. 23) that it is partnering with the British 20-minute convenience delivery app Zapp to offer the latter’s products on the...

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LuLu Group Linkup Brings Groceries to Amazon UAE
LuLu Group Linkup Brings Groceries to Amazon UAE
November 23, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon announced in a press release on Friday (Nov. 23) that it has signed an agreement with the Abu Dhabi-based LuLu Group that will see...

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Photon Energy Debuts B2B eCommerce Platform for Solar Industry in CEE
Photon Energy Debuts B2B eCommerce Platform for Solar Industry in CEE
November 23, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Solar technology component wholesale distributor Photon Energy Technology has launched a B2B eCommerce platform for its photovoltaic installer (PV) customers in Central and Eastern Europe...

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Starling Bank Reminds Customers It Is Cracking Down on Crypto
Starling Bank Reminds Customers It Is Cracking Down on Crypto
November 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Months after announcing it would steer away from digital assets, United Kingdom neobank Starling Bank has increased its anti-cryptocurrency campaign. In a statement to PYMNTS...

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Calls For Regulation Intensify as UK Crypto Scams Jump 45%
Calls For Regulation Intensify as UK Crypto Scams Jump 45%
November 23, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

From trading at less than a dollar in its first few years of existence to over $60,000 in late 2021, the story of bitcoin’s meteoric...

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