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E-Commerce Fraud Prevention Firm Forter Secures US$300 Million Funding
Forter, a U.S.-based integrated fraud prevention platform for e-commerce, announced that it has raised US$300 million in Series F funding round. The announcement comes six months after the company completed its US$125 million Series E round, almost tripling the valuation
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Diem Withdraws Swiss License Application, Makes Bold Move With U.S. Shift
Diem Association, a digital currency project previously knows as Facebook’s Libra project, announced that it has dropped its plans to get a Swiss payments license and will instead focus on shifting its primary operations to the United States. The crypto
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Neobank for Freelancers Lili Secures US$55 Million in Series B Fundraise
Lili, a mobile banking service for freelancers in the U.S., announced a US$55 million Series B investment led by Group 11, bringing total funding to US$80 million. Other notable investors included Target Global and AltaIR with previous investors re-upping. The
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Remitly Receives Investment From Visa Ahead of IPO Plans
Remitly, a mobile-first provider of remittances and financial services for immigrants, announced that it has received an undisclosed sum of equity investment from Visa. News of the funding comes days amidst reports that Remitly is preparing for an initial public
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Forge Raises Over US$150 Million in Funding, Backed by Deutsche Börse and Temasek
Forge Global, a global private securities marketplace, announced that it has received Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) approval to operate as a single broker dealer with SharesPost following a merger in 2020, and that it closed an oversubscribed round of
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Bill.com to Acquire Expense Management Startup Divvy for “US$2.5 Billion”
Bill.com, a provider of cloud-based software, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Divvy in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $2.5 billion. Divvy focuses on spend management that modernises finance for business by
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Visa Teams up With Tala to Drive Crypto Adoption Among the Underbanked
Tala, a digital financial services provider in emerging markets, announced a new partnership with Visa to help underbanked populations participate in the crypto economy. Together with additional partners Circle and the Stellar Development Foundation, Tala will explore opportunities to make
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Wealthsimple Raises US$ 610 Million, Canadian Celebrities Buy In
Wealthsimple, a Canadian online investment management service focused on millennials, announced that it has raised $610 million (C$750 million) in a funding round. This latest investment has pushed its valuation to about $4 billion (C$5 billion). The round was led by
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Crypto Firm Paxos Raises US$ 300 Million in Series D Funding At US$ 2.4 Billion Valuation
Paxos, a New York-based regulated blockchain infrastructure platform, announced it has closed a US$ 300 million Series D round of funding. Oak HC/FT led the round, with participation from previous investors Declaration Partners, PayPal Ventures, Mithril Capital, Senator Investment Group,
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Kid-Focused Startup Greenlight Snags US$260 Million in Series D Funding Round
Greenlight Financial Technology, a debit card for kids and a mobile app that empowers parents raise financially-smart children, announced the close of a US$ 260 million Series D funding round. This brings Greenlight’s total funding to over $550 million and
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