Le monde entier se tourne vers les acteurs économiques pour demander aux entreprises de jouer leur rôle dans la transition vers une économie durable. Les défis sociaux et environnementaux que nous devons relever aujourd’hui sont bien réels et énormes. Il reste beaucoup à faire pour résoudre ces défis majeurs, mais les avancées technologiques nouvelles mises […]
Spain’s Glovo grabs $166M Series E for its ‘deliver anything’ app
Spain’s Glovo, an on-demand delivery app platform which operates in Europe, LatAm and Africa delivering food but also other urban conveniences from groceries to pharmaceuticals, has bagged another €150 million (~$166M) in a fast-following Series E round led by Abu Dhabi state investment company, Mubadala. […]
Digital bank Chime quadruples valuation in less than a year to $5.8 billion as it takes on megabanks
A war is brewing in digital banking, and one leading player just loaded up on ammunition. Chime, the largest of a new breed of branchless U.S. banks, raised $500 million in a series E round it closed recently valuing the company at $5.8 billion, according to people with knowledge of the situation. That is a remarkable […]
MIGO ANNOUNCES $20 MILLION IN SERIES B FUNDING, EXPANDS TO BRAZIL
In a bid to boost its economy, Zambia legalized the production and exportation of cannabis on Monday which will serve only economic and medicinal purposes. The Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, Dora Siliya who also doubles as the government’s chief spokesperson revealed that the approval for the export of cannabis was granted at a […]
Digital bank Chime quadruples valuation in less than a year to $5.8 billion as it takes on megabanks
A war is brewing in digital banking, and one leading player just loaded up on ammunition. Chime, the largest of a new breed of branchless U.S. banks, raised $500 million in a series E round it closed recently valuing the company at $5.8 billion, according to people with knowledge of the situation. That is a remarkable […]
Which Insurtech Distribution Model Gets It Right?
Insurtech has become one of the fastest growing segments in fintech. McKinsey & Co. reported that over $10 billion has been invested in insurtech since 2012. Already there are over 2,500 insuretechs around the world, a number that will surely continue to climb. While there’s no debate over whether insurance is ripe for disruption, there’s still uncertainty over which […]
Singapore App-Lending Startup Scores $500 Million Valuation
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Ontruck acquires digital freight forwarding platform Briver from Wtransnet, consolidating market position in Spain
Ontruck, the digital road freight platform, today announces the acquisition of Briver, from Wtransnet, the leading freight and vehicle exchange in Iberia. With a particularly strong presence in Cataluña, digital freight broker Briver will help to consolidate Ontruck’s leadership across the Iberia region and bolster capacity during the end-of-year holiday rush (Black Friday, Christmas). Both brands […]
Web Summit 2019: 3 Take-Aways on the Future of Tech
While Web Summit has come and gone, many of the trends discussed in Lisbon every year are bellwethers for the years to come. While technologies like AI, 5G, Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Work continued to be trending topics at the show, I noticed several larger trends that I believe speak to where the […]
Industry Insights: How Logistics is Changing
Amazon’s dominance in the e-commerce space is impressive, but the impact it has had on the logistics industry as a whole is even more powerful. With the FreightWaves conference taking place this last week in Chicago, the topic of innovation in the logistics industry is certainly top of mind. […]