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INV Fintech Partners with Shanghai-based Venture Fund JadeValue

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INV Fintech, this site’s sister accelerator, announced a partnership today with Shanghai-based JadeValue, an incubator and investment fund, to enhance financial technology startups in both the United States and China.

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VCs And SPACs Raise $1B+ To Invest In Cloud, AI And More Despite Pandemic

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Despite wide-ranging economic uncertainties and a challenging investment environment, venture capital (VC) firms and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are actively raising or seeking fresh funds for investment in the payments space. It also plans to invest in companies where technology is a clear differentiator.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Mynt Lands $175 Million In Funding; Airtel Teams With Amazon On Video

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Globe Fintech Innovations of the Philippines, which is Globe Telecom’s financial technology division that runs the GCash digital wallet, has raised $175 million in further venture funding. Globe Fintech, which is called Mynt, said Bow Wave Capital Management and existing investors took part in the fundraise.

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Top Funded FinTech Startups Founded in 2018

Let's Talk Payments

Increasing access to capital, consumer awareness, and acceptance to new ways of managing finances and other ecosystem drivers have been attractive for entrepreneurs in 2018 as well. Figure is a financial technology company that offers consumer credit products by leveraging blockchain, AI, and. FinTech is not an exception here.

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JPMorgan Eyes Financial Inclusion In India

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The lab is part of IIMA-CIIE’s Bharat Inclusion Initiative (BII), which launched in May to support startups that are developing financial technologies for India’s underserved communities in the areas of livelihoods, financial inclusion, health and education.

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Why Digital Marketplaces Must Anticipate Shoppers’ Needs

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The company previously raised $111 million in venture funding from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Square Peg Capital, Qumra Capital and others. Smartphones contributed one trillion dollars to overall retail sales in the United States during 2018. And some marketplaces in Asia are growing their services through tie-ups.

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Sinemia Tries To Pick Up MoviePass’ Slack

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In a new PYMNTS interview with Karen Webster, Oguz talked about his company’s recent growth, its expansion to the United States and its plans to provide a payment method for the entire ecosystem associated with movie-going. This is a financial technology business.”. Subscriptions can drive incremental revenue.