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Jeff raises $1M to build alternative credit scoring and other fintech products for Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

Jeff ’s loan brokerage platform was created to make it easier for financial service providers to integrate alternative data scoring, allowing them reach more potential borrowers. Though it is based in Latvia, Jeff will continue focusing on unbanked people in South and Southeast Asia, said founder and chief executive officer Toms Niparts.

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Financial comparison “super app” Jeff raises $1.5M seed extension

TechCrunch

Jeff raises $1M to build alternative credit scoring and other fintech products for Southeast Asia. Part of the funding will be used to increase Jeff’s team from about 15 people now to more than 40 employees for its offices in Latvia and Southeast Asia. Jeff was created to develop alternative data scoring models for financial services.

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

“For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said.

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