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Wannabe ‘social bank’ Kroo swerves VCs to raise a $24.5M Series A from HNWs

TechCrunch

Launched in February 2019, Kroo, the London-based consumer-facing fintech, raised some seed funding last year for its prepaid card service which claims to offer more “social features” in its drive toward offering full-blown banking services. B-Social, the UK fintech building a ‘social bank,’ raises additional £7.8M

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NET MAUI vs Flutter: How to Choose?

Existek

NET MAUI vs Flutter: technical factors Flutter vs.NET MAUI: business factors.NET MAUI vs Flutter: what’s better for app development? Native UI : NET MAUI provides native user interfaces and controls for each platform, which can help create high-quality, consistent user experiences across all devices.

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Mission-driven ventures are growing fast during the pandemic

TechCrunch

Whether they are and what net outcomes they yield for various stakeholders are useful questions. The binary views are reminiscent of those we saw during the ICO frenzy in 2018. You’ve heard of SPACs, meme stocks and buy now, pay later, but have you heard of the LTSE, First Women’s Bank and Upsolve?

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7 Recruiting Trends That Will Continue Into 2019

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Not long ago, we were analyzing the trends unfolding in 2018 and in no time, we are talking about projections for the next year. So here’s a closer look at the lessons 2018 taught us and what we can expect from 2019. . The year 2018 saw a rise in the use of Social Media in recruitment. I am not on leave.

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Nigerian digital bank Carbon hit $240M in payments processed last year, up 89% from 2019

TechCrunch

In 2018, Carbon , a Nigerian fintech startup, made its financials public for the first time. The company’s annual reports reveal numbers on gross earnings, profit/loss before and after-tax, net impairment loss, total assets, liabilities, and equity, among others. million in revenue for FY2019, up 68% from 2018.

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UnitQ raises $30M in Accel-led round to help companies improve product quality

TechCrunch

For one, it gathers user feedback from public sources like app reviews and social media and from private sources such as support tickets, support chats and surveys. That Andreessen Horowitz-backed social app had over 50 million app installations before being acquired by MeetMe for $28.5 million in cash and approximately 5.37

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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

CIO

A long-time Googler, who’s role as engineering director saw her lead the Google Play developer ecosystem, Nikolic was keen for something new that offered a greater sense of social purpose. “ By 2018, the Trainline platform was hosting more than 80 million customer visits a month, with more than 80% coming through mobile devices.

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