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Elodie Games obtains $32.5M round to make social co-op gaming better

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But a social, cooperative, fun and cross-platform gaming experience is remarkably hard to find — and Elodie Games is here to change that. Elodie’s co-founders, Christina Norman and David Banks, are gaming industry vets who both worked on global hit League of Legends at Riot Games.

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Daily Crunch: First Republic Bank stock reaches record low as feds discuss rescue plan

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On today’s episode of our Equity podcast, the team dives in to ponder whether First Republic’s share tumble is a victim of SVB’s collapse , or whether there’s something else in the water. He writes, “That’s not so good for the bank, or its customers. PDT, subscribe here. It’s well worth a listen — as ever! . Big Tech Inc.

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Google unveils new options for removing personal data from search results

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When it hits your inbox, click this right away , because someone is about to catch a falling rocket with a helicopter and it’s the single-most A-Team meets MacGyver thing we could imagine. . Glamping may not be so bad with this at your campsite : A battery the size of a cooler, that has wheels, plugs and air conditioning? Big Tech Inc.

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Jeff raises $1M to build alternative credit scoring and other fintech products for Southeast Asia

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According to the World Bank, more than one billion people in South and East Asia lack access to a bank account. In particular, he saw that in Southeast Asian countries, most loan applicants “were rejected not because of bad credit history, low income or other similar reasons, but because there was not enough data about them.”

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I’m going to tell you the cold hard truth about social media…what you need to know that most people won’t tell you. While anyone can have a social media presence, not everyone possesses social media influence. It’s clear to those in the know that social media is a universe of the haves and have nots.

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Multiplayer fintech, and the muddled world of startup data

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It sounds daunting, but we already know that social finance is big, as shown by apps like Venmo and Splitwise, and phenomena like the GameStop saga from just a few weeks ago. Other startups have taken notice too, entering the world of multiplayer fintech, a term that categorizes socially focused and consumer-friendly financial services.

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

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Southeast Asia is already home to a thriving fintech scene, where Grab , GoTo and Sea have built super apps that encompass financial services, and startups like Xendit , Akulaku and Dana (to name a few) have raised hundreds of millions of dollars for payments, banking services and other financial tools. Meanwhile in Malaysia, where 61.3%

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