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TrueLayer raises $70 million in preparation for Open Finance moment
UK Open Banking platform TrueLayer has raised $70 million in a Series D fundraising round.The round was led by new investor Addition and included participation from a list of well-connected angel investors. It brings the company’s total fundraising to $142 million. Existing investors, including Anthemis Group, Connect Ventures, Mouro Capital, Northzone, and Temasek, also participated. […]…
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How we launched a 4 day working week during a global pandemic.
Here’s PCN’s story on launching a 4 day workweek during a global pandemic. After the initial questions, misbeliefs, and curiosities, the first question that typically comes to people’s minds when hearing about PCNs 4 Day Work Week is, why? Why would a company willingly introduce something like this, and what’s the benefit? The idea naturally […]…
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Contactless payments surge across Europe
In less than a year since contactless limits increased across Europe, Visa has hit a processing milestone of one billion additional PIN-free transactions. The growth of contactless has been a key trend during the pandemic, with touch-free payments seen by the public and merchants as a means of minimising the risk of Covid-19 transmission. Charlotte […]…
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#DSBreakdown: What qualities make a great employer?
There’s so much that goes into finding the right job. While it’s more common to focus on what you bring to an employer (whether that’s building your skill set, meeting certain requirements or negotiating a good salary), where you work is just as important as the role you’re committing to…
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Plaid valued at $13.4 billion in new funding round
Latest funding round values Plaid significantly above the $5.3 billion that Visa planned to pay in merger deal called off earlier this year. Financial technology company Plaid raised $425 million in a new funding round that values Plaid significantly above what Visa Inc. planned to pay for the company in a merger deal that was […]…
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Japanese BNPL firm Paidy raises $120m
Japanese buy now, pay later (BNPL) outfit Paidy has raised US$120 million in a Series D funding round. JS Capital Management, Soros Capital Management, Tybourne Capital Management, and Wellington Management joined the round. Paidy launched its post-pay credit account for ecommerce in 2014, helping Japanese consumers make online purchases without credit cards. Once registered, customers […]…
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INFORM Software Corporation Now Offering Parents Free Kids@Home Workbook Designed to Teach Children about Money, Fraud and Honesty
INFORM Software Corporation, a leading provider of AI-based optimization software that facilitates improved decision making, processes and resource management across diverse industries, recently announced a new Kids@Home Risk & Fraud Workbook specifically designed to teach children about fraud and honesty. The five-chapter workbook has, as its central character and narrator, Freddy the Financial Crime Fighter. […]…
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DLocal bags $150 million in funding and recruits JPMorgan executive as COO
Latin American cross-border payments platform dLocal has bagged $150 million in funding and recruited JPMorgan’s global head of fintech as chief operating officer. Alkeon Capital led the round alongside BOND, D1 Capital Partners, and Tiger Global. It follows a $200 million round in September and puts a valuation on the Uruguayan-based ccompany of $5 billion. […]…
Events
Blockchain Africa Conference 2021 Post Event Report
Bitcoin Events 7th annual Blockchain Africa Conference was hosted virtually for the first time, on the 18 and 19 March 2021. The conference is the definitive blockchain and cryptocurrency event on the African continent, and introduced attendees to some of the most influential figures in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. These experts analysed and debated […]…
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