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Rapidus Partners with Lean to Offer Best-In-Class Financial Products to Couriers and Last Mile Delivery Agents, Setting a New Bar for the Gig Working Experience

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Rapidus, a marketplace connecting business shippers with professional courier delivery partners, recently announced a partnership with Lean, a platform that partners with marketplaces to offer gig workers access to financial products custom-built for their needs, to offer instantaneous payouts and financial products across their partner base. Rapidus is a growing leader......

Circle Expands USDC Multichain Ecosystem with Support on the Hedera Network

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USDC is the first stablecoin to launch on Hedera’s carbon negative network Circle, a global financial technology firm that provides payments and financial infrastructure for internet businesses, announced support for USD Coin (USDC) on the Hedera  network, one of the  most used, sustainable, enterprise-grade public networks for the decentralized economy. With......

Private Investment in Africa is Exceeding Expectations in 2021, According to New AVCA Report

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According to the 2021 H1 African Private Equity Data Tracker released by the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), private investment in Africa is at an all-time high. Despite widespread decline felt by most economies across the globe, private equity fundraising in Africa has already managed to reach......

“Let Us Change the Narrative on Africa in the United States”, Pleads African Development Bank President

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The African Development Bank President spoke during a meeting with African ambassadors at the chancery of the Embassy of the Republic of Congo in Washington last week. African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has said that a concerted effort to change the narrative on Africa in the United......

Daily Fintech Series Roundup: Top Fintech News, Analytics and Insights

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FTS Daily Roundup starts today! We are covering the top updates from around the world. The updates will feature state-of-the-art capabilities in Fintech insights, Trending fintech news, Crypto, Fintech SaaS, Fintech Cloud, Analytics and AI ML. We will cover the role of FTS Daily Roundup and its application in various industries and......

Euroclear Completes Acquisition of MFEX Group

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Euroclear has announced its acquisition of MFEX Group. MFEX Group is a leading global digital fund distribution platform, completed yesterday. Euroclear announced its intent to acquire MFEX on March 26, 2021. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The combination of MFEX’s innovative distribution platform with Euroclear’s FundSettle......

Cryptocurrency Payments Go Mainstream: Why eCommerce Brands are Adopting it

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Major Tom is offering free cryptocurrency payment integrations on Shopify stores as this is a huge growth opportunity for eCommerce brands Cryptocurrency is no longer a conversation saved for the dredges of the internet. In 2021, we saw the explosion of crypto on the mainstream market. A token plainly named......

Daily Fintech Series Roundup: Top Fintech News, Analytics and Insights

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FTS Daily Roundup starts today! We are covering the top updates from around the world. The updates will feature state-of-the-art capabilities in Fintech insights, Trending fintech news, Crypto, Fintech SaaS, Fintech Cloud, Analytics and AI ML. We will cover the role of FTS Daily Roundup and its application in various industries and......

TransUnion Set to Acquire Neustar For $3.1 Billion

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TransUnion has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Neustar, a premier identity resolution company with leading solutions in Marketing, Fraud and Communications, from a private investment group led by Golden Gate Capital and with minority participation by GIC. The acquisition expands TransUnion’s powerful digital identity capabilities through the addition of......

FHFA Announces Increase in the Enterprises’ Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Cap

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FHFA will support underserved markets, each Enterprise can now invest up to $850 million annually in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit or LIHTC To support underserved markets, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) can each invest up to $850 million annually in......
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