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

TechCrunch

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. Wisetack raises $19M as its buy-now-pay-later service for IRL services scales.

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

TechCrunch

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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Salesforce Grant Winner Offers 3 Tips for Developing Small Business Resilience

Smart Hustle Magazine

Finally, Sarah realized that parents are looking for personalized service: “We discovered very quickly that the branding of a lot of tutoring companies is, 'We’re going to get you into Harvard!' Guard Your Finances. During our interview, we talked about business finances , especially how “Cash is King.” And guess what?

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

TechCrunch

Data is the grand prize for Big Tech, not revenue from financial services. Naturally, Big Tech players have recognized the opportunity to foray into financial services and flex their innovation muscles, giving banks and credit unions a strenuous run for their money. It must be done in a way that ensures security and privacy.

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

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Udesh understood there was an opportunity for growth, the demand is there, but the financial resources to capitalize on it are not. More and more companies wanted to improve their online customer experience, and news of Mopinion’s personalized service and affordable prices attracted qualified leads by the dozens.

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Children believe in unicorns. Investors believe in racehorses.

Entrepreneur's Handbook

With revenue-based financing (RBF), you not only make a more sound investment, but you also increase your chances of investing in multiple winners. As Toptal found in their report Revenue-Based Financing in VC: A Study on Playing Averages Over Home Runs , capital recycling offers more opportunities at any given time when deploying RBF.

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Money Management During COVID-19

Smart Hustle Magazine

Ramon spoke with two money experts — Carol Roth and Tricia Taitt — about how to handle finances and money during COVID-19. They're providing the services that are in need. And then there are many service-oriented businesses, especially personal services, that are really struggling. Probably not, but that's ok!

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