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Truecaller Caller ID System To Extend Financial Services In India
International // December 19, 2019

Swedish caller identification system TrueCaller is dipping its toes in the financial services water as it prepares for an initial public offering in the next two years. It’s trialing a new financial services product in India, according to a report on Wednesday (Dec. 18). The...

Truecaller Denies Hack As User Info Emerges On Dark Web
Security & Fraud // May 22, 2019

Data from Truecaller, the Swedish caller identity app company, is reportedly being sold in private internet forums, including data on customer phone numbers and email addresses of users around the world. According to a report in the Economic Times, a cybersecurity analyst who monitors these...

Truecaller Thinks It Can Beat Paytm In India
South Asia // June 14, 2018

While Sweden’s Truecaller is not new to the Indian payments ecosystem, it entered the India mobile market over a year ago during the launch of the nation’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). With the announcement of its wholesale acquisition of Indian payments startup Chillr, it is leveling up...

Hiya Grabs $18M To Make Caller ID Technology Smarter
Investments // October 20, 2017

Hiya, which was spun out by Whitepages a year ago, announced its first outside funding: a Series A of $18 million led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Nautilus Venture Partners and Lumia Capital. The Seattle-based Hiya uses machine learning analytics on a vast database...

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Truecaller Caller ID System To Extend Financial Services In India

December 19, 2019
Swedish caller identification system TrueCaller is dipping its toes in the financial services water as it prepares for an initial public offering in the next two years. It’s trialing a new financial services product in India, according to a report on Wednesday (Dec. 18). The company has started to provide credit to small business owners […]

Truecaller Denies Hack As User Info Emerges On Dark Web

May 22, 2019
Data from Truecaller, the Swedish caller identity app company, is reportedly being sold in private internet forums, including data on customer phone numbers and email addresses of users around the...

Hiya Grabs $18M To Make Caller ID Technology Smarter

October 20, 2017
Hiya, which was spun out by Whitepages a year ago, announced its first outside funding: a Series A of $18 million led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Nautilus Venture...