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Sending Prayers and Concrete Help to the Philippines: Bayanihan’ Spirit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I remembered my Dad, who passed away this year, who was a WW2 Vet and stationed in the Philippines. There is “Bayanihan’ Spirit” or the Flippino word for community which includes lots grassroots fundraising through smaller nonprofits (offline and online ) and the church. Donate to Help Victims in Philippines.

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Plentina, a ‘buy now, pay later’ startup focused on emerging markets, raises another $2.2M

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Philippines-based Plentina , a buy now, pay later startup focused on emerging markets, announced today it has raised $2.2 This brings the fintech’s total funding since it was founded in 2019, including a seed round announced in April , to $5.7 Philippines ‘buy now, pay later’ startup Plentina raises $2.2M seed round.

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Indonesia-based grocery app HappyFresh reaps $65M led by Naver Financial and Gafina

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It also included returning investors Mirae-Asset Naver Asia Growth Fund and Z Venture Capital. The company’s previous round of funding was a $20 million Series C announced in April 2019. It expanded into five markets before shutting down its operations in Taiwan and the Philippines in 2016.

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Zola Electric closes $90M funding round to scale technology and enter new markets

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Zola Electric , one such provider, is announcing today that it has closed $90 million in new funding to enter new markets and drive distributed renewable energy. ” The $90 million funding raised is a combination of debt and equity, $45 million each. Brazil, Pakistan, and the Philippines. ” More than 1.5

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Fairbanc provides BNPL for micro-merchants in Indonesia

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million in pre-Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures. Fairbanc will use its new funding on expanding in Indonesia, and exploring new markets like Vietnam and the Philippines in partnership with Unilever. Fairbanc announced today it has raised $4.8 It says it has already onboarded over 350,000 merchants in less than 12 months.

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Upmesh wants to build a community-driven discovery app for Southeast Asian live commerce

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Upmesh was launched nine months ago by Wong Zi Yang, Soh Jan, Nhat Vu and Shawn Teow, and is now used by almost 300 live commerce merchants in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. In the Philippines, however, many vendors do live commerce to supplement their brick-and-mortar shops. In the U.S.,

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HitPay is a one-stop solution for SMEs

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million in Series A funding led by Tiger Global, with participation from returning investors Global Founders Capital and HOF Capital. It is currently used by over 10,000 merchants in Singapore and Malaysia, with plans to expand into more Southeast Asian markets, including Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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