Rapyd Ventures backs Indian fintech-as-a-service startup Decentro

Rapyd Ventures backs Indian fintech-as-a-service startup Decentro

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India’s Decentro, the Y Combinator-backed startup that helps companies enter the fintech market by deploying its APIs, has raised $4.7 million...

Indonesia weighs blockchain-powered carbon trading scheme

Indonesia weighs blockchain-powered carbon trading scheme

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Indonesia wants to direct the blockchain craze toward greener use. The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has signed a memorandum of understanding...

Google pauses enforcement of Play Store billing requirement in India following antitrust order

Google pauses enforcement of Play Store billing requirement in India following antitrust order

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Google is indefinitely pausing the enforcement of its policy requiring developers to use Play Store’s billing system for user transactions...

Uber tests push notifications, a feature literally no one wants

Uber tests push notifications, a feature literally no one wants

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Uber recently launched its new advertising division and in-app ads. Apparently, those ads aren’t staying within the app. Instead, ads from...

How to effectively manage a remote team during wartime

How to effectively manage a remote team during wartime

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Alex Fedorov Contributor Alex Fedorov is CEO and founder at OBRIO, an IT company with Ukrainian roots that develops products in mobile...

Money Fellows, an Egyptian fintech digitizing money circles, raises $31M funding

Money Fellows, an Egyptian fintech digitizing money circles, raises $31M funding

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Egyptian fintech Money Fellows has raised $31 million in what it describes as the first close of its Series B investment. The round, which...

Zebra Labs raises $5M to help Chinese celebrities enter the metaverse

Zebra Labs raises $5M to help Chinese celebrities enter the metaverse

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In June, Chinese pop-punk singer Wowkie Zhang released a music video where he encounters a virtual character in a hyper-colored, animated world...

Elon Musk refutes Twitter layoff timing to affect year-end compensation

Elon Musk refutes Twitter layoff timing to affect year-end compensation

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Elon Musk, Chief Twit, has refuted claims from a New York Times report this weekend that states he plans to lay off employees before Tuesday,...

Remote work is here to stay. Here’s how to manage your staff from afar

Remote work is here to stay. Here’s how to manage your staff from afar

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Over the last two and a half years, remote and hybrid working has become the norm — a majority of employed Americans have the option of working...

3 founders discuss how to navigate the nuances of early-stage fundraising

3 founders discuss how to navigate the nuances of early-stage fundraising

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Fundraising isn’t a monolithic event but rather a series of meetings and pleasantries, each with their own vibe and nuance. Yet many pieces...

Elon Musk completes Twitter purchase, Meta’s in trouble and it’s time to admit self-driving cars ain’t gonna happen

Elon Musk completes Twitter purchase, Meta’s in trouble and it’s time to admit self-driving cars ain’t gonna happen

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Hey, folks, welcome back to another edition of TechCrunch Week in Review, the place where we point you to the hottest stories of the past sevenish...

This Week in Apps: Elon buys Twitter, new App Store rules, gambling ads backlash

This Week in Apps: Elon buys Twitter, new App Store rules, gambling ads backlash

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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall...

What if your startup doesn’t take off overnight?

What if your startup doesn’t take off overnight?

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Natalie Gordon founded Babylist in 2011, and today it’s a leading marketplace for baby gift registries. But it didn’t take off...

Let’s check in on community-focused startups

Let’s check in on community-focused startups

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Over the past few years, community has been a buzzword for tech startups looking to sell a product or service based on their definition of...