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Accelerating Asia Announces Startups For Fourth Early-Stage Accelerator Program

Accelerating Asia Announces Startups For Fourth Early-Stage Accelerator Program
Accelerating Asia Announces Startups For Fourth Early-Stage Accelerator Program
April 13, 2021  |  Startups

Early-stage venture capital (VC) fund Accelerating Asia has announced the 11 members of its fourth 100-day, pre-Series A startup program, featuring companies based across Southeast...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Zomato Notches $250 Million On $5.4 Billion Valuation; Tyme Lands $100 Million To Expand Digital Bank
Today In Payments Around The World: Zomato Notches $250 Million On $5.4 Billion Valuation; Tyme...
February 23, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, Zomato has landed an additional $250 million from existing and new investors, while Tyme plans to expand...

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SPACs Now Eyeing Asia For Merger Deals
SPACs Now Eyeing Asia For Merger Deals
February 01, 2021  |  IPO

Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are now eyeing the Asian market for merger deals as they compete to finalize deals before their initial public...

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CardUp Introduces Commercial Card Solution In Asia
CardUp Introduces Commercial Card Solution In Asia
December 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Consumers around the world have become intimately familiar with the “card-not-present” method of payment. Now businesses in Asia have an option to embrace “card not...

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Velo Labs Teams With Visa, Lightnet On MSME Lending In Asia
Velo Labs Teams With Visa, Lightnet On MSME Lending In Asia
November 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Velo Labs has unveiled a joint effort with Visa and Lightnet Group to build out payment offerings together in Asia, according to an announcement. Get the Full...

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Israel’s Red Dot Capital Likes Southeast Asia’s COVID Comeback Story
Israel’s Red Dot Capital Likes Southeast Asia’s COVID Comeback Story
November 20, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Fresh on the heels of a $200 million round of fundraising, Tel Aviv’s Red Dot Capital is accelerating opportunity half a world away in Southeast Asia, as...

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Overcoming FinTech Skepticism To Meet Asian SMEs’ FX Needs
Overcoming FinTech Skepticism To Meet Asian SMEs’ FX Needs
November 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The global trading markets are in flux, and it’s not only the COVID-19 crisis influencing international supply chains. Ongoing trade wars and rising costs of...

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Home Renovation Startup Livspace Nets $90M To Expand In Asia; IKEA, Goldman Sachs Among Investors
Home Renovation Startup Livspace Nets $90M To Expand In Asia; IKEA, Goldman Sachs Among Investors
September 02, 2020  |  Investments

Home space and renovations platform Livspace, which counts Goldman Sachs and IKEA among its investors, has ended a funding round intended to bolster expansion in...

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