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SaaS Startup Taktile Nets $20M to Expand FinTech Services
SaaS Startup Taktile Nets $20M to Expand FinTech Services
November 23, 2022  |  Investments

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup Taktile has raised $20 million in Series A funding to grow its platform that helps insurance companies, lenders and others in the...

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Report: Amazon Pledges $1B Annual Spend to Bring Prime Originals to Theaters
Report: Amazon Pledges $1B Annual Spend to Bring Prime Originals to Theaters
November 23, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon is expanding its latest streaming content to a more traditional setting by planning to invest $1 billion each year toward running its new Prime...

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Mobile Loans Keep Africa’s Semiformal Economies in Business
Mobile Loans Keep Africa’s Semiformal Economies in Business
November 23, 2022  |  Disbursements

Solopreneurs and micro-businesses are the lifeblood of Africa’s informal and semiformal economies, but when it comes to accessing working capital loans, they are typically underserved...

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Brazilian Crypto Exchange Bitpreco Adding Banking Platform 
Brazilian Crypto Exchange Bitpreco Adding Banking Platform 
November 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Bitpreco is reportedly launching a platform that will provide banking services.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Celebrities Who Endorsed FTX Are a ‘Juicy Target’ for Lawsuits 
Celebrities Who Endorsed FTX Are a ‘Juicy Target’ for Lawsuits 
November 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With FTX and more than 100 of its affiliated companies having filed for bankruptcy protection, the celebrities who endorsed the firm reportedly still present an...

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Vista Equity Wants to Take Coupa Software Private
Vista Equity Wants to Take Coupa Software Private
November 23, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Business spend management software company Coupa Software is reportedly considering a sale to private equity investor Vista Equity as investment climate continues to fluctuate globally....

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Crafty and Creative D2C Food Businesses Chip Away at Grocer’s Holiday Haul
Crafty and Creative D2C Food Businesses Chip Away at Grocer’s Holiday Haul
November 23, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Consumers may continue to shop for the staples of their holiday meal from their go-to grocers and food producers, but meal kit companies and other...

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Restaurants First to Go When Shoppers Cut Holiday Spending
Restaurants First to Go When Shoppers Cut Holiday Spending
November 23, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

For consumers looking to reduce their spending this holiday season as prices continue to rise, dining out is the indulgence that they are most ready...

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Stricter Nonbank Oversight Stokes Fears of FinTech Winnowing
Stricter Nonbank Oversight Stokes Fears of FinTech Winnowing
November 23, 2022  |  Regulation

Even though nonbanks are just what the name implies, in the eyes of regulators, some say it might be easier to treat them as if...

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