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Japanese e-commerce enabler AnyMind raises funding in equity, debt for acquisitions

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Japanese commerce enabler AnyMind , which helps brands and influencers’ online operations, has closed a ¥5 billion (approximately $36 million) Series D round on the back of that boost to make additional acquisitions in Japan and globally. AnyMind offers a number of services for brands and online business operators.

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Colombia’s Bold raises $55M in Tiger Global-led round to enable digital payments in LatAm

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Bold , a technology company working to enable financial access to electronic payments in Colombia, has raised $55 million in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global Management. It claims that merchants supported by Bold have seen sales grow about 25% on average simply by enabling digital payments. . “If

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Bzaar bags $4M to enable US retailers to source home, lifestyle products from India

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billion in 2019, while U.S. goods imports from India in 2019 were $87.4 The new funding will enable the company to invest in marketing to get in front of buyers and invest on its technology to advance its cataloging feature so that goods pass through customs seamlessly. goods imports from China totaled $451.7 Bzaar screenshot.

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Zego, the tech-enabled commercial motor insurer, raises $150M at $1.1B valuation

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Zego , the insurtech that got its start by offering flexible motorbike insurance for gig economy workers but has since expanded with a range of tech-enabled commercial motor insurance products, has raised $150 million. Leading the London-based company’s C round — giving it a $1.1

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YC-backed Curacel unveils new API platform that enables tech-led businesses to offer insurance

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The API-based tool, dubbed Grow, has so far been integrated with 22 tech entities across Africa including Topship, Barter by Flutterwave, Float, Fingo and Payhippo, enabling them to either bundle their main products with insurance packages or offer insurance as a standalone service.

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

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When Chijioke Dozie, the CEO, spoke to TechCrunch in 2019, he cited recruitment purposes and clientele trust as reasons why the company made its financials public — an exercise it has done every second quarter for two years. It’s a tradition Dozie hopes the company will keep this year. . Image Credits: Carbon.

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She Breaks Barriers: Enabling an Equal World for Girls in Sport

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We could not agree more with the International Women’s Day 2020 campaign theme for this year’s celebrations of female achievement: “An equal world is an enabled world.”. The post She Breaks Barriers: Enabling an Equal World for Girls in Sport appeared first on Impact Hub.