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Philippines ‘buy now pay later’ startup BillEase scores $11M Series B
Philippines ‘buy now pay later’ startup BillEase scores $11M Series B Buy now pay later (BNPL) startups are proliferating around…
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An edtech startup announced its valuation at USD 500 million. How well edtech industry is performing
The COVID 19 saw the rise of two sectors in the lockdown- the fintech industry and the edtech industry. One…
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Philippines Lawmakers Vote to Shut Down Country’s Largest TV Network After Attacks From President Duterte
Philippine lawmakers voted Friday to reject the license renewal of the country’s largest TV network, shutting down a major news…
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Oriente raises $50 million to continue building its infrastructure for digital financial services
Oriente, a Hong Kong-based startup that develops tech infrastructure for digital credit and other online financial services, has raised $50…
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Igloo raises $8.2M to bring insurance to more people in Southeast Asia
Singapore-based Igloo, formerly known as Axinan, has raised $8.2 million as the insurance-tech startup looks to broaden its foothold in…
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Manila-based payments processing startup PayMongo raises $2.7 million in seed funding
Manila-based financial tech startup PayMongo has raised $2.7 million in seed funding to give merchants in the Philippines and other…
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Rakuten’s Viber chat app plans to charge to operate chatbots in controversial move
Viber, the messaging app owned by Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten, is poised to implement a controversial new strategy that will…
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PayPal shutters Malaysia office as part of customer service reorg
Payment giant PayPal has closed its office in Malaysia as part of a restructuring of its customer support teams. The…
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Singapore’s Credit Culture raises $29.5M for its soon-to-launch digital loan business
Singapore’s digital fintech companies are attracting investor attention and dollars in 2019. Fresh from Singapore Life — a digital-only insurer…
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