Daily Markup #944: Fairbanc secures US$13.3M in debt financing to serve more unbanked MSMEs in Indonesia and expand to Vietnam and the Philippines A fair solution Ching Yee Ho March 12, 2024 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #556: The top stories in July on over US$30M raised for underserved communities, creators, SMEs, and more Doom and gloom news abound these days, but stories of funds raised by 500-backed startups in Indonesia and Singapore... Ching Yee Ho July 29, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #553: Fairbanc raises US$4.8M to offer fast credit; Kredivo & DBS to reach millions more users; Shoppers love going offline with Pomelo Fast-moving credit for fast-moving goods Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) as a payment option has gained traction among consumers,... Ching Yee Ho July 26, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #551: This week’s stories on seed funding raised for poultry farming, US$2M donated to animal sanctuaries, and more Food, food, food: we’re definitely seeing a theme in the headlines made by 500-backed... Ching Yee Ho July 22, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #548: Aerodyne enters India agriculture sector; Fairbanc bypasses inflexible banks to serve merchants; RaRa Delivery rebrands to RARA NOW Raising industry performance with drone tech Drone services are becoming increasingly important in multiple... Ching Yee Ho July 19, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #286: This week’s top stories on Gilmour Space landing US$46M, Fairbanc’s 7-figure funding, Bibit’s one million investors & more This week, we look at 500-backed fintech startups hitting the big numbers. Fairbanc bags... Emmanuel Olalere July 2, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #285: Fairbanc bags 7-figure funding to expand & boost its 60,000-merchant network; Gilmour Space lands US$46M to build more hybrid rockets & developing a new launch site; RaRa Delivery chosen to participate in Sequoia’s Surge program Credit: Adismara Putri Pradiri on Unsplash Financial access for all 500-backed fintech startup Fairbanc announced... Emmanuel Olalere July 1, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #158: Malaysian SME and secondhand sectors boosted by Carousell’s response to the pandemic; 95 million unbanked in Indonesia to get financial access without the need for smartphones; Safe NYE celebration for Hong Kongers with Prenetics’ rapid Covid-19 testing at select restaurants When one door closes In the midst of the pandemic, 500-backed online marketplace Carousell’s... Emmanuel Olalere December 23, 2020 · 6 min read
Daily Markup #118: Why cybersecurity is important now more than ever, according to Horangi… Daily Markup #118: Why cybersecurity is important now more than ever, according to Horangi… Secure the servers A study by global computer security company McAfee shows the number... Emmanuel Olalere October 27, 2020 · 6 min read