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Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Lands $450 Million In Series C; Pakistan Rolls Out Instant Digital Payment System

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Plus, Delivery Hero is launching an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm. It also has a California office, which opened in 2017, and has plans for a Colorado office. Germany’s Delivery Hero Introduces Its Own Venture Capital Fund. Checkout.com Closes $450 Million Series C For $15 Billion Valuation. Checkout.com, a U.K.-based

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Bird Buys eScooter Company Circ

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Creating a combined company that will lead to an addition of over 300 employees to its European operations, California-based Bird has purchased shared eScooter company Circ. Investors joining the existing investors as part of the combined firm include Team Europe, Signals Venture Capital, Target Global and Idinvest Partners.

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Bird Buys eScooter Competitor Circ

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Creating a combined company that will lead to an addition of over 300 employees to its European operations, California-based Bird has purchased shared eScooter company Circ. Investors joining the existing investors as part of the combined firm include Team Europe, Signals Venture Capital, Target Global and Idinvest Partners.

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Bitcoin Daily: Lloyd’s Now Covers Crypto In eWallets; U.S. Treasury Adds Hacker Bitcoin Addresses To Blacklist

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Two individuals were accused of being connected to the Lazarus Group cybercrime organization per an update of the “Specially Designated Nationals” (SDN) list from OFAC. On another note, Coinbase , which is based in California, has become a Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) second-class member, Coindesk reported.

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B2B FinTech Firms Brace For Growth With New VC

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The company recently announced $10 million in venture capital funding, led by GV and Foundation Capital, while Amicus and Pierre Lamond also participated. Participants in the round also included 42K Investimentos, Chromo Invest and Capital Labs, as well as previous backers Yellow Ventures and Osher Tech.

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Banks and CDFIs: Partnering for community impact

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Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) loan funds help to promote healthy communities by providing early-stage credit, capital, and financial services to small businesses, affordable housing and community facilities developers, community organizations, and other types of borrowers. communities where capital tends to be scarce.

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InsurTech Players Turn Their Attention To Startups

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Vouch Insurance , which offers insurance to high-growth technology firms through an online platform, said last week that it has raised $45 million in a funding round, and has expanded its service into California. Many founders are operating their businesses, from day one, with the ambition of entering an international setting.

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