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WeChat, Alipay Partner QFPay Notches $20M For Payment Innovation

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Digital payments startup QFPay , the largest global partner of WeChat Pay and Alipay, raised $20 million in new funding led by returning investors Sequoia Capital China and Matrix Partners, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. QFPay was founded in China in 2012 and is known for its QR code-based technology.

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The Periodic Table of Tech in India

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Our periodic table consists of 3 components: a selection of companies that have come to define tech in the country, the investors (including venture capital, corporations, and corporate venture capital arms) that support them, and notable exits from recent years. Venture Capital. Click the image below to enlarge.

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Trizic Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding from Operative Capital

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Less than a week away from its Finovate debut in San Jose , wealth advisory technology innovator, Trizic has closed a $3 million seed funding round with Operative Capital. Operative Capital initially invested $1 million in Trizic, and this week increased its investment by another $2 million. Brad Matthews is founder and CEO.

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Can Rio de Janeiro Withstand The Olympic Pressure?

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In this week’s edition of PYMNTS’ Weekly Tech Center Roundup , we set our sights on Brazil, where, despite the political and economic issues that tend to dominate the headlines, the country’s technology market is still going strong. Tech giants, such as Siemens, Cisco and Microsoft, are building technology centers in the city.

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Bitcoin Blushing With Secret Admirers

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In 2012, according to Forbes , while vacationing in Ibiza, the fraternal entrepreneurs were introduced to bitcoin and fancied its chances as an alternative to fiat currencies. But the town is also demonstrating its versatility as the end of banking secrecy, and new tax reforms are threatening its economy.

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What’s in it for Me? Real Estate Investment Technology

Fintech Labs Insights

Today we’re taking a closer look at one of those categories, real estate investment technology, and 14 startups in that sector. Founded in 2012, Realty Mogul operates under a crowdfunding model that matches home buyers searching for capital with investors looking for a higher return. CK Mack ( FF 2012 demo ).

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. ‘PayFac’ technology simplifies underwriting and onboarding. ‘PayFac’ technology simplifies underwriting and onboarding merchants.

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