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Yuno and Snoonu to Boost Qatar Payments

Snoonu, Qatar’s leading super app, will be leveraging the capabilities of Yuno payment orchestration platform to improve digital transaction efficiency.

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Olas Launches First AI Agent Marketplace

Agentic AI infrastructure startup Olas has introduced another innovative platform – a pioneering decentralised AI agent marketplace that functions with zero human intervention.

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Figure AI Transforms Humanoid Robotics With Vision-Language-Action Model Helix

Helix robots can understand and execute commands expressed in everyday language, possessing high-frequency, continuous control over the entire humanoid upper body.

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CredCore Raises $16 Million to Disrupt Enterprise Debt Investment with AI

The $16M Series A funding round led by Avataar Ventures will help CredCore, an AI-driven startup, to enhance transaction efficiency in the enterprise debt investment sector, enabling clients to expand their teams and increase their assets under management (AUM).

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Affinity Africa Raises $8M to Expand Affordable Banking for Individuals and MSMEs

Affinity Africa, a Ghana-based digital banking platform, raised seed funding to provide affordable and accessible financial services to underserved and unbanked individuals and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Fintech & Ecommerce

Cashfree Payments Secures $53M to Boost Market Reach

The Indian fintech startup Cashfree Payments has raised $53 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate the market growth of its innovative payment solutions across multiple digital sectors.

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Olas Secures $13.8M Funding to Launch AI Agent App Store

Olas has just secured $13.8M to unveil Pearl, the world’s first “agent app store” that lets anyone deploy and manage AI agents as effortlessly as downloading an app.

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Slice Bank Seeks Financing to Expand

Indian fintech Slice Bank is looking to raise between $250-$300 million to expand its offering with merchant services.

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PayPal Leads $13M Funding Round for Insurtech Olé Life

Olé Life, supported by PayPal investments, focuses on redefining financial protection for families in Latin America by offering simple digital insurance products designed for long-term stability.

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Nvidia Invests in MetAI Startup Developing AI-Powered Digital Twins

Nvidia has made its first investment in a Taiwanese startup MetAI, focusing on AI-driven digital twin technology, within its $4 million seed funding round.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Trading Platform Groww Considers 2025 IPO

India’s largest retail stock trading platform Groww is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) this year.

Science & Technology

SoftBank and Arm Reportedly Weigh Acquiring Ampere Computing

Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group and its majority-owned Arm Holdings are currently considering the possibility of concluding the deal with semiconductor company Ampere Computing backed by Oracle.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Nevermined Secures $4M Funding to Develop PayPal-Like AI-Commerce Platform

Nevermined received fresh funding to develop a payment system tailored for seamless transactions between AI agents, addressing the limitations of traditional payment infrastructure in the rapidly evolving AI-Commerce space.

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Indian Startup Funding Witnesses 20% Growth

In 2024, the Indian startup ecosystem recovered strongly, with funding exceeding $12 billion across 993 deals.

Finance & Economics

Indian Startups Raise 6% More This Year, With Funding Rounds Getting Scarcer

In 2024, Indian startups experienced a 32% decline in funding rounds compared to the previous year, although the aggregate funding amount itself grew by 6%.

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Rogbid Introduces First Smart Ring With Interactive Display

Smartwatch brand Rogbid presented the innovative smart ring model with an OLED touch display, which is the first product of this kind on the market.