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

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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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NEXT 2018: Customers and Partners Share Their Innovation Successes

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Hitachi Vantara’s NEXT 2018 event for customers and partners concluded last week. We show cased over 50 discrete solutions in our showcase, made 9 unique announcements and revealed some of the work that we are doing in our Research labs and Centers for Social Innovation.

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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

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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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Carbon Offset in Aviation Explained: How ICAO CORSIA Helps Airlines Get Closer to Net Zero

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IATA and its members committed to go net zero by 2050, which sounds great, but the problem is that the amount of air traffic is forecasted to be more than 3 times greater by that time. In June 2018, the ICAO Council adopted the international Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) for CORSIA as the First Edition of Annex 16, Volume IV.