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5G, Biometrics Lead The Way At Mobile World Congress

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Bitcoin’s Resplendent Week

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Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $300 Million Plus 2 IPOs Raise $5.9 Billion

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Secure messaging for financial services. Real estate technology. HQ: Raleigh, North Carolina. Tags: Enterprise, IDology (investor), security, risk management, payments, Finovate alum. HQ: Atlanta, Georgia. Latest round: $135 million at $1 billion valuation. Total raised: $600 million. Source: Finovate. HQ: Oslo, Norway.