MassMutual Ventures launches US$100M second fund for Southeast Asia’s early stage startups

Singapore-based seed-to-growth-stage VC firm MassMutual Ventures (MMV) announced...


African fintech firm Flutterwave raises $35M, partners with Worldpay

San Francisco and Lagos-based fintech startup Flutterwave has raised a...


Challenger business bank Qonto raises $115 million round led by Tencent and DST Global

French startup Qonto has raised a $115 million Series C funding round led by...


Bolt raises €50M in venture debt from the EU to expand its ride-hailing business

Bolt, the billion-dollar startup out of Estonia that’s building a...


Mobile payment app Lydia raises $45 million round led by Tencent

French startup Lydia is raising a $45 million Series B round (€40 million)....


StoreHub set for SEA expansion after securing US$8.9M in Series A+ round

  Malaysian tech startup StoreHub has raised US$8.9 million in a Series A+...


Digital banking in Asia Pacific: What we can expect to happen in 2020

The financial services industry is undergoing a period of transformative change...


Former Google Pay execs raise $13.2M to build neo-banking platform for millennials in India

Two co-founders of Google Pay in India are building a neo-banking platform in...


Lucky coffee, unicorn stumbles, and Sam Altman’s YC wager

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused...


Lightnet closes US$31.2M in new funding round led by six conglomerates

  Thailand-based fintech company Lightnet has raised US$31.2 million in a...