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Sudanese fintech Bloom nabs $6.5M, backed by Y Combinator, GFC and Visa

TechCrunch

One, aligning with Visa as a partner gives you a bunch of benefits, launching products faster, marketing support and product support; and two, in addition to the investment, Visa Fintech Fast Track enables you to access these incentives in a streamlined way,” CEO Ahmed Ismail told TechCrunch in an interview. Image Credits: Bloom.

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MaxAB gets an extra $15M, acquires YC-backed Moroccan startup WaystoCap

TechCrunch

Today, it has raised a $15 million extension from existing investors — RMBV, IFC, Flourish Ventures, Crystal Stream Capital, Rise Capital, Endeavour Catalyst, Beco Capital and 4DX Ventures — bringing its total Series A fundraise to $55 million.

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Facebook is deleting evidence of war crimes, researchers say

The Verge

On October 24th, 2020, an art trafficker in Darnah, Libya posted a series of unusual ads. There, traffickers live stream their looting activities, giving each other tips on digging and finding buyers for pieces that are still in the ground. Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images.

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