Avataar raises $45M Series B to improve 3D e-commerce product visualizations – TechCrunch

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Namibian B2B e-commerce retail platform JABU raises $15M led by Tiger Global – TechCrunch

More venture capital keeps trooping into Africa’s B2B e-commerce retail, a space where startups are digitizing…

Ford signs 5-year agreement with Stripe to scale e-commerce – TechCrunch

Ford Motor Company has signed a five-year agreement with Stripe, an online payment processor, to scale…

Gloria Lin thinks construction needs to ‘catch the wave of fintech’ – TechCrunch

As an engineering program manager at Apple, Gloria Lin was part of a group that conceptualized…

Fintech Slice joins UPI race to challenge PhonePe and Google Pay – TechCrunch

Slice is adding the popular railroad UPI on its eponymous app as the Indian fintech looks…

Fintech and insurtech innovation in Brazil set to take off on regulatory tailwinds – TechCrunch

Startups and VCs see opportunities in open banking, finance and insurance Brazilian instant payment system Pix…

Is it time to worry about fintech valuations? – TechCrunch

Nu, the parent company of Nubank, reported its fourth-quarter financial performance, and in response to rapid…

The e-commerce boom is still afoot in Africa, Jumia’s earnings indicate – TechCrunch

Jumia, the pan-African e-commerce company (and sole tech company based on the continent listed on the…

Climate fintech company Evergrow nabs $7M seed from XYZ Venture Capital, Congruent Ventures and First Round – TechCrunch

Evergrow, a stealth climate fintech startup, just landed over $7 million in seed funding. With a…

Founders reinventing, startups buying and round sizes growing – TechCrunch

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Sensible Weather is building an ‘oh no, it’s raining while I’m on holiday’ insurance product – TechCrunch

You save for months to be able to go on a fun holiday, and then you…

With $250M Series D, fintech Flutterwave becomes Africa’s highest-valued startup – TechCrunch

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