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Liberis, the embedded finance provider for SMEs, raises additional £70M in equity and debt

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based fintech that provides finance for small businesses as an alternative to a traditional bank loan or extended overdraft , has replenished its own coffers with £70 million in funding. Providing the financing are previous backers British Business Investments, Paragon Bank and BCI Europe, along with new partner Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).

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Yapily to acquire finAPI in open banking consolidation move

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With this move, Yapily is consolidating its position in Europe and growing its business in Germany, more specifically. It offers an API with coverage in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. But the startup isn’t currently active in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Based in the U.K.,

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Bloomreach raises $150M on $900M valuation and acquires Exponea

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“Historically, we have had two major pillars of the business — the search part of it and the content part,” Bloomreach CEO and co-Founder Raj De Datta told TechCrunch. Exponea was founded in 2016 in Slovakia and has raised over $57 million, according to Pitchbook data.

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Can data fix healthcare?

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I was curious about the company’s business plan. The Slovakia-based startup previously raised a $1.6 Which enjoyed a Congressional hearing this week that was mostly dull apart from some notes on the fintech giant’s business model. Finally, it was a busy week for crowded startup niches. million Series A.

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Researchers find new destructive wiper malware in Ukraine

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The malware, dubbed CaddyWiper, was found by researchers at Slovakia-based cybersecurity firm ESET, who shared details in a tweet thread posted Monday. According to the researchers, the malware erases user data and partition information from any drives attached to a compromised machine.

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Richard Branson backs Lightyear as UK stock trading platform launches into Europe

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Lightyear touts its big USP as being its business model, insofar as it doesn’t charge account fees or commissions on any trades. Launching out of stealth initially in the U.K. launch plans back in 2020.

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Microsoft acquires process mining vendor Minit to grow its automation offerings

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Signaling its ambitions in the process automation market, Microsoft has acquired Minit , a Bratislava, Slovakia-originated process mining technology vendor, for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced today. “Minit currently enables businesses to transform the way they analyze, monitor and optimize their processes.

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