VC investors are making big moves into Nigeria. Here's why the African giant could be the next fintech frontier
Summary List Placement The advent of digitizing financial services has arrived and now investors are scrambling to search out the next big thing. Despite a huge population...
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The Latest: Brazils signs vaccine deal with Indian company
SAO PAULO - On the same day Brazil reached the grim milestone of 250,000 deaths by COVID-19, the country's health ministry signed a deal with Indian pharmaceutical company...
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Summary List Placement With the coronavirus pandemic bringing digital banking to the forefront, neobanks have had a massive opportunity in the past year to showcase their...
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RecargaPay closes a $70 million Series C
RecargaPay , a Brazil-based fintech that allows users to top off their prepaid cell phones online, announced this morning that they've closed their $70 million Series C. The...
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Brazil's Petrobras calls meeting to elect Bolsonaro ally
RIO DE JANEIRO - Board members of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras on Tuesday paved the way for approval of a retired general with no industry experience to take the helm of the...
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Rokk3r acquires AdMobilize and Matrix Labs for $19.5M
Miami-based AdMobilize and its spin-off, Matrix Labs , announced this morning that they are being acquired for $19.5 million. The buyer is Rokk3r , a Miami-based holding...
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Update on Brazil: Leisure Vs. Corporate Destinations - STR
Since Brazil started to emerge from COVID-19 isolation, domestic leisure demand has returned at a modest level while international and group demand are unlikely to return in...
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Companies Say They Care About the Climate. Their Actions Fall Short
Many big businesses have not set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Others have weak goals.
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STR COVID-19 Webinar Summary: 5 Key Points on Brazilian Hotel Performance, 9 February - STR
More open hotels, more demand - On 28 January, 96% of hotel rooms in Brazil were open. At the same time, the market has been exceeding 30% occupancy since the beginning of...
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Six Senses Botanique Opens in Brazil
February 9th, marked the official entry of Six Senses Botanique into the Six Senses portfolio. This hotel is located 2.5 hours from São Paulo and 3.5 hours from Rio de Janeiro.
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Apple alum's jobs app for India's workers raises $12.5 million
A startup by an Apple alum that has become home to millions of low-skilled workers in India said on Tuesday it has raised an additional $12.5 million, just five months after...
A Black manager at Amazon Web Services is suing her own employer, alleging...
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Daily Crunch: Klarna valued at $31B
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Cybersecurity execs from Visa, Netflix, Uber, and more share their...
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Goldman Sachs restarts cryptocurrency trading and will begin trading bitcoin...
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A Clubhouse feature that power-users have been begging for is finally coming...
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Murmur, still in private beta, wants to help startups make private work...
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CEO Orlando Zayas was rejected for a Gap credit card in 2008. Now, his...
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How companies like Walmart and Best Buy have curtailed their ambitions to...
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