funding

Funding is the act of providing financial resources, usually in the form of money, or other values such as effort or time, to finance a need, program, and project, usually by an organization or company.

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Blockchain Lending Firm Figure Sets Up Blank-Check Firm For $250 Million Fundraise
Blockchain Lending Firm Figure Sets Up Blank-Check Firm For $250 Million Fundraise
February 12, 2021  |  Blockchain

Blockchain mortgage lender Figure is launching a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in an effort to raise $250 million, CoinDesk reported on Friday (Feb. 12)....

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Today In Digital-First Banking: BNY Mellon Creates Digital Assets Division; Northmill Bank Pulls In Venture Funding
Today In Digital-First Banking: BNY Mellon Creates Digital Assets Division; Northmill Bank Pulls In Venture...
February 11, 2021  |  Digital Banking

In today’s top digital-first banking news, BNY Mellon is introducing a new division focused on advancing the growth of bitcoin, crypto and other digital assets,...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Britain Reveals Fund To Assist SMEs; Indian Digital Grocer Grofers Considers Going Public Via SPAC
Today In Payments Around The World: Britain Reveals Fund To Assist SMEs; Indian Digital Grocer...
February 11, 2021  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, the U.K. government has created a fund to help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) navigate Brexit, while...

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FinTech PayZen Nets $5 Million For Hospital Payment Platform
FinTech PayZen Nets $5 Million For Hospital Payment Platform
February 11, 2021  |  Healthcare

FinTech startup PayZen said it has raised more than $5 million in seed financing. In a press release, PayZen said the company “was incubated with...

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India’s BharatPe Notches $108 Million In Funding, Valued At $900 Million
India’s BharatPe Notches $108 Million In Funding, Valued At $900 Million
February 11, 2021  |  Investments

Indian lending and digital payments startup BharatPe raised $108 million in a Series D funding round at a valuation of $900 million led by Coatue...

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FinTech Northmill Pulls In $30 Million, Plans Expansion To Norway
FinTech Northmill Pulls In $30 Million, Plans Expansion To Norway
February 11, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

Stockholm-based Northmill Bank has pulled in 250 million in Swedish krona (about $30 million). The financial technology company (FinTech) said in a press release that...

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Plus Raises $200 Million To Mass Produce Autonomous Trucks
Plus Raises $200 Million To Mass Produce Autonomous Trucks
February 10, 2021  |  Investments

Plus, formerly known as Plus.ai, which works in automated trucking, is done with a $200 million funding round, according to a press release. The round...

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Payment Platform Celo Raises $20 Million; Europol Arrests Eight Over Celeb SIM Swap Hack
Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Payment Platform Celo Raises $20 Million; Europol Arrests Eight Over Celeb SIM...
February 10, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Open-source decentralized finance (DeFi) blockchain ecosystem Celo raised $20 million from partners including Andreessen Horowitz, Greenfield One and Electric Capital, according to a press release. This...

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Today In Retail: Beachbody Intends To Go Public Via Merger; Tractor Supply Will Pay Workers To Get Vaccinated
Today In Retail: Beachbody Intends To Go Public Via Merger; Tractor Supply Will Pay Workers...
February 10, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, the Beachbody Company Group, LLC plans to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and Myx Fitness...

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