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Nigerian online-only bank startup Kuda raises $1.6M – TechCrunch

Nigerian fintech startup Kuda — a digital-only retail bank — has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding. The Lagos and…

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Venmo launches instant transfers to bank accounts – TechCrunch

PayPal -owned payments app Venmo today announced support for instant transfers to U.S. bank accounts. The feature is an optional…

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Nyca Partners raises $210M to invest in fintech startups – TechCrunch

Nyca Partners, a firm with investments in financial technology businesses including PayRange, Trellis, Affirm and Acorns, has collected another $210…

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Friend of alleged Capital One hacker believes she ‘had no malicious intent’

The hacker, named Paige Thompson, is alleged of stealing the information of over 100 million American customers. The hacks occurred…

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Mobile messaging financial advisory service, Stackin, adds banking features and raises cash – TechCrunch

When Stackin initially pitched itself as part of Techstars Los Angeles accelerator program two years ago, the company was a…

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SoftBank’s second act – TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital…

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Marcus Hutchins, malware researcher and ‘WannaCry hero,’ sentenced to supervised release – TechCrunch

Marcus Hutchins, the malware researcher who became known as an “accidental hero” for stopping the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017,…

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US mobile bank MoneyLion raises $100 million at ‘near unicorn’ valuation – TechCrunch

There’s a new fintech startup in the U.S. that is inching closer to the unicorn status. New York City-headquartered MoneyLion,…

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Congressional testimony reveals some faults in Facebook’s digital currency plans – TechCrunch

As Facebook continues to lay the foundation for getting some of the world’s largest payment processing and technology companies a…

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AI photo editor FaceApp goes viral again on iOS, raises questions about photo library access – TechCrunch

FaceApp. So. The app has gone viral again after first doing so two years ago or so. The effect has…