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Mar
17

Fintech startup Yap raises $10 million

Fintech startup Yap has raised $10 million in its Series B round, co-led by Flourish Ventures and Omidyar Network India.

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Mar
16

Stripe to create at least 1,000 new jobs in Ireland

Stripe, the online payments firm founded by brothers Patrick and John Collison, is to create at least 1,000 new jobs in Dublin over the next five years.

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Mar
16

Neobroker Bitpanda raises $170M at a $1.2B valuation to take its trading platform beyond crypto

Bitpanda, a “neobroker” that wants to make it easier for ordinary people to invest not just in bitcoin and other digital assets, but also gold.

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Mar
16

Hong Kong: Generational opportunities await for fast-rising fintech talent

Amid the challenges of COVID-19, Hong Kong’s fintech sector proved to be a resilient, economic oasis, with companies seeking fintech talent and growing.

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Mar
16

Fintech Rush Gold and EML start a gold rush with mobile wallet innovation

Fintech Rush has partnered with EML Payments to deliver the prepaid Rush Mastercard card, which allows Rush customers to pay with real gold in real-time.

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Mar
15

Thales brings contactless payment functionalities to Axis Bank’s Wear ‘N’ Pay wearables program

Thales’ technologies enable Axis Bank to the create wearables that are stylish and a secure contactless way of payment.

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Mar
15

What are NFTs: everything you need to know about non-fungible tokens

Non-fungible tokens are giving content creators a new level of control over their work, particularly in the worlds of digital art and collectibles.

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Mar
15

Stripe has raised a new round of funding to accelerate momentum in Europe

Stripe, which builds economic infrastructure for the internet, has raised a $600 million (€500 million) funding round at a $95B (€80B) valuation.

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