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Wisetack closes on $45M to bring ‘buy now, pay later’ to in-person services

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Traditional buy now, pay later (BNPL) gives consumers the opportunity to pay in installments at the point of sale, either online or, increasingly, in person as well. Wisetack is a startup that brings buy now, pay later to in-person services. To Tzekin, the opportunity is huge.

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How a SaaS Startup Grew Their Sales Team and Increased Revenue with Non-Equity VC Funding

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Udesh understood there was an opportunity for growth, the demand is there, but the financial resources to capitalize on it are not. Here the lack of available growth capital is just slowing down expansion, a great moment to start fundraising. But that’s not all. Mopinion took a different approach to raising money?

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Nigerian YC-backed startup Anchor comes out of stealth with $1M+ to scale its banking-as-a-service platform

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These platforms have become popular with neobanks or upstarts in different segments trying to embed financial services into their offerings because large, incumbent banks have been relatively slow to bring their services up to speed with the pace of change in the world of tech and banking. The situation is no different in Africa.

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Children believe in unicorns. Investors believe in racehorses.

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Founders receive the capital injection they need to continue scaling, and investors receive a consistent return on their principal. And, much like traditional venture capital, investors can also maintain equity in the company. Mopinion was on the upward path to growth, but they didn’t have the capital to expand their team.

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Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage

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He has more than two decades of experience in fintech, capital growth, mergers & acquisitions and strategic IPO advisory. In April 2020 alone, there was a 200% uptick in new mobile banking registrations and total mobile banking traffic jumped 85%, according to Fidelity National Information Services (FIS). Contributor.

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How Big Business Could Help Small Business in Kansas City

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We are in-person service based which means we can’t work remotely. We won’t be in business without capital help.”. Hancock and Denver Economic Development and Opportunity (DEDO) to announce the Denver Small Business Emergency Relief Fund. Our cashflow depends on clients coming in every day, there is no reserve.”. “We

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Weekly #15: How to build and sell your online business for 6-figures

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If you’re a one-trick pony, your opportunities are limited. This web designer sold a one-person services business — If you’re a freelancer, this will be music to your ears: it IS possible to turn your service work into a saleable asset. Being consistently good is better than being occasionally great.