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How SaaS Drives Transformation in Financial Services in 2021
The revolutionary SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) concept can transform various industry sectors, and the finance sector is no exception! As a cloud-based technology, SaaS can benefit fintech companies and banks alike especially in meeting regulatory demands and providing security to their customers. Let’s understand the SaaS model before digging deep into its impact on the fintech sector […]…
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Nuvemshop, LatAm’s answer to Shopify, raises $90M in Accel-led Series D
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to people everywhere shopping more online, and Latin America is no exception. São Paulo-based Nuvemshop has developed an e-commerce platform that aims to allow SMBs and merchants to connect more directly with their consumers. With more people in Latin America getting used to making purchases digitally, the company has experienced a major […]…
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UK stockbroking app Freetrade raises $69 million
Commission-free stockbroking app Freetrade has raised a Series B round of $69 million. The fundraising follows a period of significant growth that saw customer numbers hit 600,000, quarterly trade volumes exceed £1bn, and the opening of offices in Sweden Like Robinhood on the other side of the pond, Freetrade seems to be benefiting from the […]…
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Insight Partners leads UK fintech startup Pollinate’s €42M Series C funding round
Pollinate is a software business that focuses on reinventing merchant acquiring for banks around the world. The company is formed of experts and global industry leaders from the financial services, merchant acquiring, loyalty, and technology sectors. Pollinate raises funding In a recent development, the London-based company has raised $50M (approx €42M) in its Series C round […]…
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Key Roles in a SaaS company
SaaS is booming. There’s no way around it. Whether it is the continuously strong Salesforce or companies like Zoom, that have been experiencing a boost in the ongoing pandemic, subscription-based Software-as-a-service business models are only growing. With the support of our top in-house SaaS-recruiters, we have compiled 6 key roles every SaaS company should have: […]…
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French payroll and HR platform PayFit raises €90 million
Digital payroll and human resource management firm PayFit has raised a €90 million series D funding.The investment round in the French fintech follows 40% growth in 2020 and has been led by Eurazeo Growth, Large Venture and BPI France with participation and support from existing investors including Accel, Frst and French billionaire Xavier Niel. Aimed […]…
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Open Banking Europe and ETSI Publish a JSON Web Signature Profile for Open Banking
Open Banking Europe (OBE) has published its JSON Web Signature Profile for Open Banking. This is openly available to the industry for download. This document was developed in partnership with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), to help establish API standards for the Open Banking community and has been subject to open review. Contributors to […]…
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#DSBreakdown: What makes these European cities great places to work in?
Let’s break it down… There’s no doubt about it – European cities have taken center stage when it comes to competing with tech hubs in the U.S and China. Offering a significant amount of promise, charm and opportunity for jobs in data science and tech, it’s easy to work in any European city with a […]…
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Blockchain in Japan – Understanding the Legal Framework
As with all innovation, blockchain technology can only develop so far before it faces legal hurdles making it necessary to create an acceptable legal framework to grow within. So far, even the leading blockchain countries have been slow to accommodate this fast-growing business and technology development, thus hindering and even blocking it from achieving its […]…
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