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Revolut lets customers switch to Revolut Bank in 10 additional countries

TechCrunch

Now, customers in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia will be able to become Revolut Bank customers. You can expect new credit products in the 10 new markets. its home country and its biggest market. The company also offers personal loans between €1,000 and €15,000.

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Valve and five game publishers fined millions for geo-blocking Steam games in EU

The Verge

This broke the EU’s Digital Single Market rules which prohibit those types of barriers. The European Commission says the geo-blocking was to prevent games being activated outside Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Five publishers were fined in total. Focus Home was fined almost €2.9

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3’s EKG feature is coming to 31 new countries

The Verge

Samsung says the app update that enables the features will begin rolling out on February 4th, though the company notes that availability “may vary by market and carrier.”. It will also be available in Chile, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates soon.

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500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup: More international and more sh*t founders say

The Next Web

Startups in this class come from far and away, including Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, India, Japan, Italy, Latvia & Estonia, Spain, and Taiwan. Kickfolio: service to help brands market their iPhone apps. Pick1: retargeting service through automated market research.

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As demand for real estate VR booms, Founders Fund leads $16M round into Giraffe360 platform

TechCrunch

It was founded in 2016 in Riga, Latvia by two brothers, Mikus Opelts and Madars Opelts, and is headquartered in London, U.K. Giraffe360 was a no-brainer, and is really well suited to meet the needs of the market from both the hardware and software front.”. Giraffe360 camera. Image Credits: Giraffe360.

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Montonio is building the payment and checkout solution to rule them all

TechCrunch

Montonio is a multi-faceted product that has been specifically designed for its home market and its neighbor countries — but the startup thinks it could work all around Europe. Montonio currently supports all major banks in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and a few major banks in Finland. That’s much cheaper than card payments.

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

TechCrunch

The funding will be used to enter other Southeast Asian markets, including Indonesia and the Philippines, and introduce new products, like free credit score and insurance offers, digital discount coupons and mobile wallet cashbacks. Jeff currently claims more than 300,000 users in Vietnam.

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