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EMEA Daily: PayU-BillDesk Deal Collapses at Last Minute; Italian Court Cancels $169M Fine Against Apple,...
emea // October 03, 2022

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Dutch technology firm Prosus announced that it has cancelled a planned takeover that would have seen its FinTech arm PayU merge with the Indian payment firm BillDesk. In Italy, a court has overruled a $169 million...

French Tech Startups To Get $5.5B Cash Infusion
Startups // September 17, 2019

Emmanuel Macron, president of France, has announced that institutional investors are ready to loan $5.5 billion to assist tech startups over the next three years, the Financial Times reported Tuesday (Sept. 17). Axa, Natixis, Aviva and Allianz are among asset managers and insurers recruited to...

Zego Raises Over £1M In Funding To Provide Insurance Platform For Gig-Economy Drivers
Gig Economy // July 20, 2017

Startup Zego has raised just over £1 million in seed funding from investors, including LocalGlobe, with FTSE 100 company Aviva, for an “insurtech” product for gig economy delivery drivers. According to Tech Crunch, while companies like Uber and Deliveroo are getting bigger, the issue of...

Aviva Will Start Insuring SMEs Against Cyberattacks
B2B Payments // June 19, 2017

As corporates become increasingly concerned about cybersecurity, a U.K. insurance company is looking to safeguard small businesses from the threat. Aviva said it will launch a new insurance product for SMEs later this year aimed at protecting companies against losses stemming from a cyberattack, reports...

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Aviva Raises $5.5 Million to Provide Financial Services to ‘Underserved’

August 05, 2024
Mexico-based FinTech Aviva has raised $5.5 million in seed funding. “This oversubscribed round highlights the strength of our model’s unit economics, as well as our mission to provide innovative and accessible financial services to a market of 70 million people who are still underserved or receive very low-quality products,” the company wrote in a recent […]

EMEA Daily: PayU-BillDesk Deal Collapses at Last Minute; Italian Court Cancels $169M Fine Against Apple,...

October 03, 2022
Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Dutch technology firm Prosus announced that it has cancelled a planned takeover that would have seen its FinTech arm PayU merge...

French Tech Startups To Get $5.5B Cash Infusion

September 17, 2019
Emmanuel Macron, president of France, has announced that institutional investors are ready to loan $5.5 billion to assist tech startups over the next three years, the Financial Times reported Tuesday...

Zego Raises Over £1M In Funding To Provide Insurance Platform For Gig-Economy Drivers

July 20, 2017
Startup Zego has raised just over £1 million in seed funding from investors, including LocalGlobe, with FTSE 100 company Aviva, for an “insurtech” product for gig economy delivery drivers. According...