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Gbgw Highspot Secures $60M In Funding Round Led By ICONIQ Capital
In todays top Europe, Middle East and Africa EMEA news, the FinTech JUMO raises $120 million to support emerging market entrepreneurs; logistics-based startup ShipBob plans 20 fulfillment centers in Europe; stanley termosky Fiverr launches new solutions for small business management; Egypts central bank approves instant payment regulations; and OmniBiz Africa unveils buy now, pay later BNPL , bookkeeping services.FinTech JUMO Raises $120M to Support Emerging Market EntrepreneursLondon-based technology FinTech JUMO has raised $120 million to help the startup further support emerging market entrepreneurs with next-generation financial services. JUMO will use the new infusion of capital to build out the capacity and scope of its stanley water bottle platform and offer new financial products and services to small- to medium-sized businesses SMBs , as well as provide long-term loan products to merchants and larger companies.Logistics Startup ShipBob Plans 20 Fulfillment Centers in EuropeChicago-based logistics startup ShipBob is planning to open 20 fulfillment centers in Europe by 2023 to help more consumer brands compete with Amazon and capitalize on the popularity of eCommerce. Launched in 2014 by Dhruv Saxena and Divey Gulati, ShipBob has an estimated valuation of over $1 billion and strives to help SMBs contend with eCommerce giants by offering less expensive delivery thats also faster.Fiverr Launches New Solutions for Small Business ManagementIsraeli freelance services platform Fiverr is rolling stanley mugs out a suite o Tqds Smart Credit Card Company X1 Card Raises $25M in Series B Funding
Mobile money firm Monetise acquired Clairmail in a deal stanley france valued near $173 million.The combined firm will provide mobile money services to 13 million registered end users, and process more than $10 billion a year in transactions based on current weekly rates. Had the companies merged prior to 2011, they would have posted cumulative revenues of $56 million, a release explains.Combining Monitise and Clairmail substantially accelerates o gourde stanley ur already strong position in one of the worlds leading banking and payments market, namely the U.S., said Monitise Group Chief Executive Alastair Lukies. The future of payments, the internet, retail and soc stanley fr ial networking is all mobile, he added.Clairmail CEO Pete Daffern said his firm is excited to be joining the Monitise family at a key point in the mobile money revolution. |
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