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Financial services marketplace CompareAsiaGroup raises $20 million in new funding led by Experian – TechCrunch

Experian, one of the largest credit reporting bureaus in the United States, announced today that it has invested in CompareAsiaGroup,…

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Libra, Facebook’s global digital currency plan, is fuzzy on privacy, watchdogs warn – TechCrunch

Privacy commissioners from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australasia have put their names to a joint statement raising concerns about…

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Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio is the wise uncle you wished you had – TechCrunch

“I don’t want more success. I don’t want more money.” When most hedge fund managers say something like that to…

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Flybits nabs $35M to build consumer recommendation engines for the financial sector – TechCrunch

Financial service companies like banks have seen some of their business cannibalised over the years with the rise of digital-based…

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Fintech in Latin America continues to draw big dollars as Softbank invests $231 million in Creditas – TechCrunch

As investors continue to move more aggressively into Latin America’s startup scene, there’s one industry that seems to be drawing…

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Remitly raises $220M to expand from money transfers to financial services, now at ~$1B valuation – TechCrunch

When it comes to financial services in emerging markets, remittances — people sending money to each other across international borders,…

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PayU, Naspers’ global fintech firm, enters Southeast Asia with acquisition of Red Dot Payment – TechCrunch

PayU, the Naspers owned fintech firm that specializes in emerging markets, is broadening its global reach into Southeast Asia after…

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Millions of Venmo transactions scraped in warning over privacy settings – TechCrunch

A computer science student has scraped seven million Venmo transactions to prove that users’ public activity can still be easily…

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These startups are locating in SF and Africa to win in global fintech – TechCrunch

To become a global fintech player, locate your company in San Francisco and Africa. That’s the approach of payments company…

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YouTrip, a challenger bank in Southeast Asia, raises $25M for expansion – TechCrunch

Singapore-based startup YouTrip thinks consumers of Southeast Asia deserve a taste of the challenger bank revolution happening in the U.S….