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Fundid injects first funding into providing capital, credit for small businesses
Fundid has a three-pronged approach to simplifying access to capital for small businesses with fewer than 10 employees.
Corsha lands $12M to bring MFA security to machine-to-machine API traffic
Corsha, a Washington, D.C.-based cybersecurity startup, has secured a $12 million Series A investment to bring multi-factor authentication (MFA) to machine-to-machine API traffic. APIs, which allow tw
Sardine’s algorithm helps crypto and fintech companies detect fraud
It’s a great time to be in the fraud detection business in crypto and fintech. Crypto in particular has faced some high-profile scams recently, and many companies operating within the ecosystem are
Esusu becomes unicorn with SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led $130M funding
More than 100 million Americans spend an average of $1,100 (over $1.4 trillion per year) on their largest monthly household spend: rent. But reports say 90% of these people don’t get credit for pay
Noname Security hits $1B valuation after $135M Series C raise
API security is all the rage these days, pushed into the limelight following a spate of high-profile security incidents that saw reams of user data exposed or exfiltrated. Peloton spilled users’
Noname Security closes $60M Series B to eliminate API flaws
Enterprise API security startup Noname Security has raised a $60 million Series B funding round, just six months after closing $25 million at Series A. The round was led by Insight Partners with Nex
InfoSum outs an identity linking tool that’s exciting marketing firms like Experian
InfoSum, a startup which takes a federated approach to third-party data enrichment, has launched a new product (called InfoSum Bridge) that it says significantly expands the customer identity linking
Codat raises $10 million to aggregate all financial data from small businesses
London-based startup Codat has raised a $10 million funding round from Index Ventures. If you’ve ever tried to apply for a loan for your small business or filled out an application for an insurance
Microsoft brings Teams to consumers and launches Microsoft 365 personal and family plans
Microsoft today announced a slew of new products, but at the core of the release is a major change to how the company is marketing its tools and services to consumers. Office 365, which has long been
Experian makes strategic investment in location data company PlaceIQ
PlaceIQ is announcing a strategic investment from Experian. CEO Duncan McCall said the investment is part of a growth round that PlaceIQ raised after divesting itself of its advertising business (whi
Financial services marketplace CompareAsiaGroup raises $20 million in new funding led by Experian
Experian, one of the largest credit reporting bureaus in the United States, announced today that it has invested in CompareAsiaGroup, the financial services marketplace. Experian led the initial closi
UK watchdog eyeing PM Boris Johnson’s Facebook ads data grab
The online campaigning activities of the UK’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, have already caught the eye of the country’s data protection watchdog. Responding to concerns about the sco
Mobile messaging financial advisory service Stackin’ adds banking features and raises cash
When Stackin’ initially pitched itself as part of the Techstars Los Angeles accelerator program two years ago, the company was a video platform for financial advice targeting a millennial audien
As threats proliferate, so do new tools for protecting medical devices and hospitals
Six months after an episode of “Homeland” showed hackers exploiting security vulnerabilities in the (fictional) vice president’s pacemaker, Mike Kijewski, the founder of a new startu
Experian leads $10M investment in Southeast Asia fintech startup Jirnexu
Consumer credit giant Experian is continuing to back Asian fintech startups after it led a $10 million investment in Southeast Asia’s Jirnexu. Jirnexu, which is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, op
Africa’s Jumo raises $52M led by Goldman to bring its fintech services to Asia
Asia’s fintech scene is poised to get a little larger after Jumo, a company that offers loans to the unbanked in Africa, revealed plans to expand into the continent. To get the ball rolling, Ju
Experian leads $28M investment in Southeast Asia fintech startup C88
Experian is making its first major bet on Southeast Asia and its population of over 650 million consumers after the financial credit giant backed Singapore-based C88 Financial Technologies, which op
Cambridge Analytica’s Nix said it licensed ‘millions of data points’ from Acxiom, Experian, Infogroup to target US voters
The repeat grilling by the U.K. parliament’s DCMS committee today of Alexander Nix, the former CEO of the now ex company Cambridge Analytica — aka the controversial political and commerci
Credit giant Experian leads $30M investment in India’s BankBazaar
Indian credit marketplace BankBazaar has pulled in $30 million in fresh funding led by Experian, the London-headquartered credit giant with a £14 billion ($18 billion) market cap. BankBazaar seems to
Experian Sells Hitwise To Connexity, Simmons To Connexity Owner Symphony For Up To $52M
Some more chopping, changing and consolidation in the worlds of traffic analysis and fraud protection. Today it was announced that Experian, one of the world’s biggest credit ratings agencies,