by globalpro | Nov 19, 2019 | Finance
E-commerce continues to gain momentum — a trend we’ll see played out in the next two months of holiday shopping — and with that comes more consolidation. Today, Elavon, the payments company that is a subsidiary of US Bancorp, announced that it will...
by globalpro | Nov 13, 2019 | Finance
Nigerian digital payments firm Interswitch confirmed today it has reached unicorn status after Visa acquired a minority equity stake in the firm. “The investment makes Interswitch one of the most valuable African fintech businesses with a valuation of $1...
by globalpro | Nov 4, 2019 | Finance
Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital news. Before I jump into today’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Last week, I wrote about how SoftBank is screwing up....
by globalpro | Nov 2, 2019 | Finance
Why raise venture capital when you can raise debt and keep your equity? That’s the question a whole slew of new financial technology companies are hoping entrepreneurs will ask themselves as they begin to think about collecting outside capital for their...
by globalpro | Oct 30, 2019 | Business
Building reliable propulsion systems for satellites has actually typically been an extremely custom affair, with costly, one-off systems custom-made to huge, costly spacecraft hardware. Progressively, business, consisting of start-ups, are looking at methods to offer...
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