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LinkedIn Struck by Recruitment Scam Wave Following Tech Layoffs
Security & Fraud // February 26, 2023

LinkedIn has reportedly seen a rash of scams targeting remote workers and jobless tech employees. People seeking jobs on the networking site are instead being cheated out of money as they take part in phony recruitments run by scammers pretending to be employers, the Financial...

Today in FinTech: RapiCredit Eyes Brazil; Crypto Not on Deck at LendingClub; M&T Bank Wants...
International // March 02, 2022

In today’s FinTech news, Colombian short-term lender RapiCredit is looking to grow across Brazil and the Caribbean, while the LendingClub puts crypto on the backburner to tackle more traditional growth. M&T Bank wants to make digital banks accountable to the same regulations other financial institutions...

Brazilian Lender Creditas Valued at $4.8B
Investments // January 25, 2022

Creditas, a Brazilian start-up specializing in insurance, consumer loans and used car sales, has raised $260 million in a funding round that valued the company at $4.8 billion. As the Financial Times reported Tuesday (Jan. 25), this financing comes as investors continue to bet on...

SPACs Take Center Stage in Singapore with Three Listings
SPAC // January 21, 2022

Two special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) started trading in Singapore since the start of the new year, and a third SPAC is set to follow soon, as the Southeast Asian country strives to position itself as a center of activity for SPACs in the region....

Quick Reads
FashionGo Adds Net Terms Solution to B2B Marketplace

March 18, 2024
FashionGo has launched a net terms solution for buyers on its online B2B wholesale marketplace for the fashion industry. The new Dynamic Net Terms solution is tailored to meet the needs of wholesale buyers — a segment that is traditionally underserved — and offers dynamic net terms and payment options that adjust to each buyer’s profile and needs, […]

LinkedIn Struck by Recruitment Scam Wave Following Tech Layoffs

February 26, 2023
LinkedIn has reportedly seen a rash of scams targeting remote workers and jobless tech employees. People seeking jobs on the networking site are instead being cheated out of money as...

Brazilian Lender Creditas Valued at $4.8B

January 25, 2022
Creditas, a Brazilian start-up specializing in insurance, consumer loans and used car sales, has raised $260 million in a funding round that valued the company at $4.8 billion. As the...

SPACs Take Center Stage in Singapore with Three Listings

January 21, 2022
Two special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) started trading in Singapore since the start of the new year, and a third SPAC is set to follow soon, as the Southeast Asian...