Online dating accounts subjected to heartbreaking hacksIn a survey conducted by anti-virus company McAfee, 65 per cent of Brits have increased their online social activities in the last year, including online dating, following the advent of Covid 19-induced lockdowns. Some 86 per cent of respondents said they don’t feel secure dating online, with 60 per cent […]
Read morePngme, a financial data platform, closes $3M seed to accelerate growth in Sub-Saharan AfricaSince M-Pesa’s mobile money infrastructure came into play in 2007, there has been a proliferation of fintech services ranging from wallets to savings and loans. With this mobile money ecosystem growing in double-digits year-on-year, a lot of data is being created in […]
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India’s BharatPe valued at $900 million in new $108 million fundraiseIndia may soon have another fintech unicorn. BharatPe said on Thursday it has raised $108 million in a financing round that valued the New Delhi-based financial services startup at $900 million, up from $425 million last year. Coatue Management led the three-year-old startup’s Series D round. […]
Read moreSweden-based digital bank Northmill raises $30MNorthmill Bank, the Sweden-based challenger that has around 200,000 customers across three European countries, has raised around $30 million in new funding. Leading the round is M2 Asset Management, the Swedish investment company controlled by Rutger Arnhult, and asset management firm Coeli. The injection of cash will be used for […]
Read moreBumble prices IPO at $43 per shareThis afternoon Bumble priced its IPO at $43 per share, ahead of its raised IPO range of $37 to $39 per share. Bumble filed to go public in mid-January, and offered up its first price range on February 2. That range, $28 to $30 per share, wound up coming […]
Read moreDaily Crunch: Facebook tests a News Feed with less politicsFacebook tries to get less political, Oracle’s TikTok acquisition may not be happening and Twitter says Donald Trump is banned forever. This is your Daily Crunch for February 10, 2021. The big story: Facebook tests a News Feed with less politics Facebook announced today that it’s […]
Read moreScalarr raises $7.5M to fight mobile ad fraudScalarr, a startup that says it uses machine learning to combat ad fraud, is announcing that it has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. The company was founded by CEO Inna Ushakova and CPO Yuriy Yashunin, who previously led the mobile marketing agency Zenna. Ushakova told me […]
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