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India’s ShareChat Raises $100M In Twitter-Led Series D

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India’s social media platform ShareChat, which serves 60 million monthly users, has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round, as reported on Thursday (Aug. The social media platform supported English when it first rolled out, which most users seemed to prefer. ShareChat declined to comment.

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How Collectives Aim To Make Cities Into Blockchain Centers

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Factom , whose website describes the firm as a “blockchain innovations company,” is likely the oldest such company in the region and is five years old this month, according to Harris. It also has crypto investment funds such as Multicoin Capital and Adamant Capital.

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Singapore’s Ninja Van Delivery Startup Raises $279M

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It also works with smaller operations, including social media influencers. Other backers included Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital Group and Monk’s Hill Ventures. Ninja Van ’s clients include names like L’Oreal and Wing Tai’s G2000 label, which it has helped digitize and boost eCommerce sales.

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Rethinking The SME Loan Underwriting Model In Southeast Asia

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It’s a self-perpetuating scenario that keeps barriers to capital in place. In a recent conversation with PYMNTS, Raghav Mathur, head of data science and analytics at Singapore-based Grab Financial Group , discussed the opportunities in data technology that can address the region’s most pressing SMB lending needs.

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How To Improve Uninsured Deposit Performance

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Apply further rising rates, social media amplification of rates or risk, general sensitivity to safety, greater competition, or a credit shock to the deposit holding institution. For example, while banks in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. million of franchise value per $10 million of money market deposits.

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Thought starter: Top challenges accountants face and actionable ideas to solve them

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His comments are not only applicable to his geographic region, but for sole props and firms across the country. Thomas also cites human capital as a challenge for the industry, which is increasingly common as the American demographics shift. Image source: Rubiks.com. Blog Accountant'

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Chase On Gen Z, Mobile Banking — 10 Years In

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In the new Digital Banking Tracker , PYMNTS examines how startups are competing with legacy brands, social media services and even eCommerce companies that want to add financial capabilities to their platforms. Around the Digital Banking World. China isn’t the only nation where consumers have their pick of banking options, though.

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