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Chinese B2B eCommerce Firm ICZoom Plans IPO
March 01, 2022

Chinese B2B eCommerce platform ICZoom has filed to raise about $22 million through an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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MX Global Gets Investment From Binance, Cuscapi Berhad
March 01, 2022

Malaysian FinTech MX Global on Tuesday (March 1) secured an equity investment from cryptocurrency and blockchain platform Binance and an investment in Redeemable Convertible Preference Shares (RCPS) by digital business solutions provider Cuscapi Berhad. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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SoftBank Backs Money Movement Service TabaPay
March 01, 2022

Instant money movement platform TabaPay has received backing from the SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the world’s largest tech-centric investment fund. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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German Investor CommerzVentures Raises $334M to Boost EU FinTech and Insurtech Startups
March 01, 2022

FinTech investor CommerzVentures has closed a 300 million euro ($334 million) funding round designed to support companies in the FinTech, InsurTech and climate FinTech sectors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Creandum Closes $500M Early-Stage Investment Fund for EU Tech Companies
March 01, 2022

Stockholm-based venture capital firm Creandum has closed its sixth early-stage fund, valued at 448 million euros (almost $500 million), that it will use to help tech company founders across Europe build their businesses, according to a Tuesday (March 1) report on EU-startups. Get the Full...

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FinTech M-KOPA Raises $75M to Expand Platform for Underbanked
March 01, 2022

African FinTech startup M-KOPA raised $75 million in a growth equity round to expand its financial services platform for the underbanked into additional countries beyond its current operations across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Ghana. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Africa’s VC Ecosystem: Lack Of Seed-Stage Funding, Tough Landscape For Female Tech Founders
March 01, 2022

A lack of seed investments continues to prove a challenge in Africa’s venture capital space, despite increasing signs of improvement in recent years. In 2019 and 2020, only 7% of all capital went into seed companies, a figure which grew a year later to about...

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Today in FinTech: Payment Options Are Key to LatAm Streaming; IGT Sells Payments Arm; Tribal...
February 28, 2022

In today’s FinTech news, streaming services are big in Latin America, but a myriad of payment options are needed for success, according to Paramount. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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B2B Finance Platform Upswing Raises $4M
February 28, 2022

Open B2B finance platform Upswing Financial Technologies has raised $4 million from global fund QED Investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...