Tag: World Bank
Remitly raises $220M to expand from money transfers to financial services,...
When it comes to financial services in emerging markets, remittances — people sending money to each other across international borders, often not to established...
Waresix hauls in $14.5M to advance its push to digitize logistics...
Waresix, one of a handful of startups aiming to modernize logistics in Indonesia — the world’s fourth most populous country — has pulled in...
Investors are pouring money into Latin America’s logistics and shipping businesses
New technology companies are poised to transform the shipping and freight industry across Latin America. Startups like Liftit, a Colombian provider of trucking services, and...
Moglix raises $23M to digitize India’s manufacturing supply chain
We hear a lot about India’s e-commerce battle between Walmart, which bought Flipkart for $17 billion, and Amazon. But over in the B2B space,...
Recent departures hint at turmoil at Quartet Health, a mental health...
Backed with nearly $87 million in venture capital funding from GV, Oak HC/FT and F-Prime Capital, Quartet Health was founded in 2014 by Arun...
World Bank launches first bond instrument built on a blockchain with...
The World Bank has launched the first bond on a blockchain with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The A$110 million ($87 million) bond-i (blockchain operated...
