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Finance Automation Platform Ramp Announces $300 Million Series D
Ramp, the finance automation platform announced a $300 million Series D on the back of strong revenue growth, rapidly increasing market share among small and mid-sized businesses, and successful expansion into the enterprise segment over the past year. The company will
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LemFi Raises $33 Million To Transform Financial Services For Immigrants
LemFi (formerly Lemonada Finance), a Canadian fintech platform transforming financial services for immigrants, has raised a $33 million Series A round led by Left Lane Capital. Other investors included Y-Combinator, Zrosk, Global Founders Capital, and Olive Tree. Each year, millions
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Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of ForgeRock; Combines ForgeRock into Ping Identity
Thoma Bravo and ForgeRock announced the completion of Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of ForgeRock in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion. The acquisition agreement was previously announced on October 11, 2022, and approved by ForgeRock stockholders at ForgeRock’s Special Meeting of Stockholders
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Google Workspace Integrates Stripe in Google Calendar
Stripe announced a partnership with Google Workspace to power paid appointment bookings with Google Calendar. The new feature, which is built on Stripe Connect and Stripe Checkout, enables customers to pay for services directly while making a booking on a
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6 Leading Fintech Startups from Mexico to Know
Mexico’s startup ecosystem has made notable strides over the past years, facilitated by the country’s strategic location, the size of its market, and its language. Today, its capital city, Mexico City, is home to the majority of the nation’s startups,
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10 Fintech Accelerators and Incubators in North America to Know
With robust financial markets, advanced infrastructure and technological prowess, North America has emerged as a hotspot for fintech innovation. The continent boasts a myriad of programs designed to propel startups to the top, providing the most promising tech-enabled businesses with
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PayPal Rolls Out Stablecoin Backed by U.S. Dollar
Global payment giant PayPal announced the launch of a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin which will be available to consumers, merchants and developers to seamlessly connect fiat and digital currencies. PayPal USD (PYUSD) is backed by U.S. dollar deposits, short-term U.S Treasuries
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2023’s Biggest Fintech Acquisition Deals
The global fintech sector is witnessing a slowdown in deal activity, with companies adopting a cautious “wait-and-see” approach. In the first half of 2023, only 128 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were recorded, compared to 248 and 188 in the first
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18 Upcoming Fintech Events in Latin America to Attend
Latin America (LatAm) is experiencing a dynamic surge in fintech innovation, emerging as one of the fastest-growing regions in the space globally. As of April 2023, the region was home to about 1,000 active fintech companies with Brazil (466 fintech
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GoFi Taps Provenir for Real-Time Automotive Financing Approvals
Provenir, a provider of AI-powered data and decisioning software, announced that U.S. consumer automotive financing provider GoFi is leveraging its data and decisioning platform to assess an applicant’s credit risk for real-time financing approvals. GoFi is an AI-powered digital lending platform
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