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StartupOS launches what it hopes will be the operating system for early-stage startups

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The platform was built in partnership with (and backed by) SVB, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank. “Unfortunately, however, not every founder has the same level of empowerment and support due to their background and or geographic location. Through StartupOS, we aim to change that.”

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a16z, NFX back Latitud’s effort to become ‘the operating system for every venture-backed company in LatAm’

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When he sold Brazilian online real estate marketplace VivaReal for $550 million several years ago, he had to pay more than $100 million in capital gains taxes due to incorporation errors made early on. Dozens of companies are using that software today, and Latitud’s goal is to make it the system of record for every VC-backed company in LatAm.

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Alloy raises $100M at a $1.35B valuation to help banks and fintechs fight fraud with its API-based platform

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Alloy, which has built an identity operating system for banks and fintechs, announced Thursday that it has raised $100 million at a $1.35 Alloy was founded primarily to fix a “broken” onboarding process that has historically involved manual review when people applied for bank accounts online. billion valuation.

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CrowdStrike failure: What you need to know

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Cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike initiated a series of computer system outages across the world on Friday, July 19, disrupting nearly every industry and sowing chaos at airports, financial institutions, and healthcare systems, among others. Travelers at Sydney Airport experienced delays and cancellations.

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Smile Identity expands African footprint with acquisition of Appruve to strengthen ID verification services

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Within the last 18 months, the four-year-old startup worked on analyzing fraud data from global money networks, verification of mobile money financial statements and blocklist data from various banks and fintechs within the last 18 months. We want to add that depth in more markets, and Appruve gives some of that.”

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Apple enters the BNPL market as regulation, competition intensify

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In the mix were anticipated improvements to its various operating systems and computers — and plans to expand its fintech footprint. The offering won’t include fees or other charges, the company said, requiring only a “soft” credit check and review of the user’s transaction history with Apple.

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Cybersecurity startup Guardio, now with 1M users of its browser extension, raises its first funding: $47M led by Tiger Global

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That number increases over time, it seems, as the system learns more.). “Attackers have adapted and they have shifted abuse to browser mechanisms, versus the old days of exploits or attacks on people’s operating systems,” he said. very small) businesses.