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

TechCrunch

Founded in 2019, the startup is operational in Vietnam and has applied for a license to launch in Indonesia. Before launching Jeff, Niparts was CEO of Spain for Digital Finance International, a fintech company that is part of the Finstar Financial Group. It also plans to enter the Philippines in the third quarter.

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

TechCrunch

The startup, which launched its app in Vietnam last year, announced today it has raised $1 million, led by the Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN). Jeff currently claims more than 300,000 users in Vietnam. ” Payfazz invests $30M in Xfers as the two Southeast Asian fintechs form Fazz Financial Group.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from the history of nonprofit organizations. When problems emerge, you have to think of new and creative ways to deal with them.

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Could this rare bean be the solution to the global coffee crisis?

Fast Company Tech

Discovered more than a century ago in South Sudan, excelsa coffee is exciting cash-strapped locals and drawing interest from the international community amid a global coffee crisis caused mainly by climate change. . “I want to send my children to school so they can be the future generation,” said Bashiama, a mother of 12.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: Answers to the Ten Questions I Am Most Commonly Asked

Museum 2.0

Originally posted in April of 2011, just before I hung up my consulting hat for my current job at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. This is a really interesting question, and if I had any friends who were international social psychologists I would probably spend all my free time pestering them about this.

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Answers to the Ten Questions I am Most Often Asked

Museum 2.0

This is a really interesting question, and if I had any friends who were international social psychologists I would probably spend all my free time pestering them about this. Do you see any cultural differences in whether and how people like to participate around the world? Other times, the differences come down to social conventions.

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Must Hear Speech from Barack Obama and the Power of Podcasting

Have Fun - Do Good

We saw the Administration tell people of both parties - people who asked legitimate questions about the intelligence that led us to war and the Administration's plan for Iraq - that they should keep quiet, end the complaining, and stop rewriting history. I do want to make the following observations, though.

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