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Step raises $22.5M led by Stripe to build no-fee banking services for teens
The smartphone revolution has well and truly disrupted the world of banking. A wide range of startups have cropped up…
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7.7 million LabCorp records stolen in same hack affecting Quest
LabCorp is the latest laboratory testing giant this week to confirm it’s affected by the same third-party data breach. The…
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Partnering with Visa, emerging market lender Branch International raises $170 million
The San Francisco-based startup Branch International, which makes small personal loans in emerging markets, has raised $170 million and announced a…
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China wants its rural villages to go cashless by 2020
Residents of even the tiniest far-flung villages in China may soon be able to pay on their phones to run…
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WeChat is quietly ranking user behavior to play catch-up with Alibaba
Over one billion people leave behind trails of information on WeChat every day as they use the messenger to chat,…
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President Bolsonaro should boost Brazil’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Romero Rodrigues Contributor More posts by this contributor Brazil’s fintech boom offers new vertical opportunities for investors Brazil’s tech-sector bright…
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STARTUPS
Scooter startup Bird tried to silence a journalist. It did not go well.
Cory Doctorow doesn’t like censorship. He especially doesn’t like his own work being censored. Anyone who knows Doctorow knows his…
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Stock markets suffer their worst Christmas Eve trading day
Twas the last trading day before Christmas, and on the trading floor, Most stocks were falling, and then falling some…
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Ten pieces of friendly VC advice for when someone wants to buy your company
I’ve been fortunate to have been part of half a dozen exits this year, and have seen the process work…
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