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Lifeline Ventures Closes a €150 Million Early-Stage Fund to Continue Supporting Next-Generation Companies
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Lifeline Ventures Closes a €150 Million Early-Stage Fund to Continue Supporting Next-Generation Companies

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Lifeline Ventures is announcing its fifth fund of €150 million, making it one of the biggest funds ever raised in Finland while still staying loyal to its early-stage investment strategy. Finnish early-stage investor Lifeline Ventures, known for its unique track record in producing unicorns, announces its new €150 million fund.......
Industry Must Help Build Trust in E-commerce if Nigeria Is to Enjoy Meaningful Growth
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Industry Must Help Build Trust in E-commerce if Nigeria Is to Enjoy Meaningful Growth

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According to a 2021 fraud report from the NIBSS, the incidents of overall fraud attempts in Nigeria between 2019 to 2020 increased by 187% Fear of fraud is hindering the uptake of e-commerce in Nigeria, slowing the growth of business and entrepreneurship in the country. Some industry players believe a......
Brazilian Fintech CloudWalk Surpasses US$ 100 million ARR and Reaches Centaur Status
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Brazilian Fintech CloudWalk Surpasses US$ 100 million ARR and Reaches Centaur Status

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The fintech’s annualized net revenue in March was US$ 138 million, reaching the Centaur Status, referring to businesses that surpass the US$ 100 million mark in annual recurring revenue (ARR) CloudWalk, the Brazilian fintech which provides payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, posted impressive gains in product growth, revenue,......
IIT Kanpur’s eMasters Degree Program in Financial Technology and Management to Groom Fintech Experts
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IIT Kanpur’s eMasters Degree Program in Financial Technology and Management to Groom Fintech Experts

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The rapid evolution of FinTech, fueled by increasing availability of digital platforms, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain technology, is transforming the traditional finance industry. This transformation is enabling innovative ways of accessing finances in sectors such as banking, payments, insurance, and investments. Some estimates suggest that the global FinTech......
ThetaRay Records 260% Revenue Growth in 2022, Appoints Eran Fishov to Lead Enterprise Customer Success
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ThetaRay Records 260% Revenue Growth in 2022, Appoints Eran Fishov to Lead Enterprise Customer Success

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Fishov joins company to establish a dedicated enterprise customer success division ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology for banks and fintech, announced 260% revenue growth in 2022, and the appointment of Eran Fishov as VP of Customer Success, Enterprise, to accelerate market momentum. Fishov joins the company......
Greenwood Acquires Kinly to Bring Together Two of The Largest Black-Owned Fintechs
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Greenwood Acquires Kinly to Bring Together Two of The Largest Black-Owned Fintechs

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Greenwood’s existing community of over 1 million people will grow by 300,000, demonstrating the company’s continued leadership and commitment to supporting financial freedom for minorities Greenwood, the digital banking platform for Black and Latino individuals and businesses, announced its acquisition of Kinly, a digitally native neobank building generational wealth for......
Vera Equity Launches With A $20 Million Fund
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Vera Equity Launches With A $20 Million Fund

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The firm’s first fund targets early stage fintech companies Vera Equity, a venture capital firm supporting early stage companies through its unique access to talent, announced it has raised a $20 million fund and invested in 20 innovative fintech startups to date. Vera Equity was co-founded by Michael Vaughan, former......
Fintech and Sustainable Finance Innovations: 4Th Annual ESG and Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing - Southern Africa Forum
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Fintech and Sustainable Finance Innovations: 4Th Annual ESG and Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing – Southern Africa Forum

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Event Overview: The global push towards sustainable investing is gaining momentum and investors and asset owners are increasingly facing immense pressure to incorporate sustainable considerations which include Environmental, Social and Governance within all their investment decisions. ESG related risks pose and present new challenges to organisations, businesses and  economies -ranging......
Zinnia to Acquire Policygenius, A Leading Digital Insurance Marketplace
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Zinnia to Acquire Policygenius, A Leading Digital Insurance Marketplace

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The combined company will create the first and only end-to-end insurance platform Zinnia, a life and annuity insurance technology and digital services company, announced it is acquiring Policygenius, a digital insurance marketplace. The acquisition lays the foundation for the industry’s first front-to-back architecture to power the entire insurance value chain......
Acrisure Enters Central and Eastern Europe with Acquisition of Unilink Group
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Acrisure Enters Central and Eastern Europe with Acquisition of Unilink Group

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Acrisure, a Fintech leader that operates a top-10 global insurance broker, announced its acquisition of Unilink Group, the largest insurance distribution platform in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region. Through this partnership, Acrisure adds over 1,300 colleagues across Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Moldova and clients in......
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