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Why TransUnion led blockchain fintech Spring Labs’ $30M Series B

TechCrunch

Consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion recently announced it had invested an undisclosed sum in Spring Labs, which is building out a blockchain-based data-sharing platform. They see a lot of opportunities to leverage our technology,” he said. Markets at TransUnion, is taking a seat on Spring Labs’ board.

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Blockchain startup XREX gets $17M to make cross-border trade faster

TechCrunch

Blockchain startup XREX was launched to help cross-border businesses in emerging markets perform faster transactions with products like a payment escrow service and crypto-fiat exchange platform. XREX’s last funding was a $7 million seed round in 2019.

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Nestcoin raises $6.45M pre-seed to accelerate crypto and web3 adoption in Africa and frontier markets

TechCrunch

Africans and people in emerging markets missed out on the first set of opportunities that technological advancements brought to the world. But new technologies such as crypto and web3 provide hope to Africans to play a massive role in defining what it looks like in years to come. million pre-seed to that end.

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Singapore-based Accredify gets $7M to make sure your documents are real

TechCrunch

But it was his experience as an accountant that led to his interest in the blockchain and how it can be used to verify documents. What intrigued me was the capability of the technology to allow for real-time authentication,” Quah told TechCrunch. When I realized that technology can completely displace that activity, it intrigued me.”

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Weather-focused IBISA raises seed round to back its microinsurance solutions for low-income small farmers

TechCrunch

While based in Luxembourg, the startup is focused on emerging markets, with a partnership-based approach. Since being founded in 2019, the company has worked with partners in the Philippines, India, and Niger. Since being founded in 2019, the company has worked with partners in the Philippines, India, and Niger.

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What a quarter century of digital transformation at PayPal looks like

CIO

Since 1998, the brand has evolved and grown in step with technology, and today, the size of its network and consumer use has made it a household name in digital payment systems. Initially, the company emerged from x.com and Confinity as a crypto company, developing P2P payments and using PalmPilot’s Beam technology. trillion last year.

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Investors are sitting on mountains of cash: Where will it be deployed?

TechCrunch

Combining his experience as an operator and institutional investor, Abelson runs Irving as a multistrategy platform making long-term durable investments in both the public and private markets. Jacob Sonnenberg is a portfolio manager at Irving Investors and runs Irving's Technology and Consumer Crossover Fund. What am I worth now?