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Singapore’s Instarem, a fintech startup that helps banks and consumers send money overseas at lower cost, has closed a $41 million Series C financing round to go after global expansion opportunities. The four-year-old company announced a first close of $20 mi… more…
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Lagos based online lending startup OneFi is buying Nigerian payment solutions company Amplify for an undisclosed amount. OneFi will take over Amplify’s IP, team, and client network of over 1000 merchants to which Amplify provides payment processing services, … more…
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Y Combinator’s incubator classes have gotten huge. With over 200 companies, the Winter 2019 class is by far YC’s largest yet. Meanwhile, the incubator prepares to shift its headquarters from Mountain View to San Francisco. It’s so large, in fact, it’s had to … more…
The United States imposed sanctions on Friday on Venezuela's development bank, Bandes, a day after the Trump administration warned there would be consequences for the arrest by Venezuelan authorities of opposition leader Juan Guaido's top aide. more…
U.S.-backed fighters have taken positions in Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria, they said late on Sunday, after pounding the tiny patch of land by the banks of the Euphrates. more…
A storm ravaging southern Africa is possibly the worst weather-related disaster ever to hit the southern hemisphere, with 1.7 million people in the path of the cyclone in Mozambique and 920,000 affected in Malawi, U.N. officials said on Tuesday. more…
The United States on Thursday threatened to pull out of the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in China next week if Beijing refuses to allow a representative of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to attend. more…
Theatlantic.com
French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to figure out what they want. It’s not an easy task. more…
Xda-developers.com
Redmi Go, launched in India today, is Xiaomi’s most affordable smartphone yet. While its $65 price tag definitely stole the show, Xiaomi also made two major announcements at the event. India’s leading smartphone company launched Mi Pay, a UPI-based payments a… more…
Al Jazeera English
UN agencies launch appeal for immediate funding, logistical aid for those affected by Cyclone Idai in southern Africa. more…
Tax deduction at source (TDS) on bank deposits has become a major issue in Mizoram, where tribal people are exempt from paying income tax. Election to the lone Lok Sabha seat in the State is scheduled more…
Qz.com
Guests are transforming the sleepy town into a major destination for tourists seeking the "real Japan." more…
Al Jazeera English
Governments call SDF capture of group's last remaining stronghold in Syria a 'milestone' but warn of remaining threats. more…
Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve delivered yet another dovish surprise for financial markets. The dollar sank in the most in nearly two months, Treasuries posted the biggest gain in over a year and stocks...didn’t do much of anything. more…
Phys.org
Companion animals are part of our families, but inevitably the time comes for us to say goodbye to them due to old age or disease. more…
Fool.com
Elsewhere, profit is still far off for marijuana company Tilray. more…
Fool.com
Elsewhere, Google's making moves in online gaming. more…
Fool.com
The 19 Fed officials' outlook on interest rates is an important tool to know and is powerful enough to move markets. more…
Fool.com
QD earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2018. more…
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LL earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2018. more…