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Indian fintech Paytm wins a major regulatory battle days after key investor exit

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Paytm has received approval from India’s central bank to resume onboarding new online merchants and offer its digital payment services.

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Don’t let your competitor steal the brand spotlight — secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

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For 20 years, startups have come to TechCrunch Disrupt to meet their first investors, land their biggest partnerships, and spark the idea that takes them to the next level.

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IPO hopeful Brex scored major win to sell in the EU, plans UK expansion

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The EU has authorized Brex to sell its spend management products directly in all 30 countries, “no workarounds required,” CEO Pedro Franceschi said.

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Payment platform Lava raises $5.8M to build digital wallets for the ‘agent-native economy’

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Lava is a digital wallet that lets merchants use credits to facilitate transactions.

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AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA

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When Parthi Duraisamy was a consultant at McKinsey’s Dubai office, he discovered that the American Express cards his company relied on for corporate expenses were rarely accepted in the Middle East. This forced Duraisamy to cover significant travel expenses out of pocket and file endless expense reports. “It was a constant pain,” Duraisamy explained on […]

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Uzbekistan’s first unicorn, Uzum, leaps to a $1.5B valuation

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Uzbekistan’s Uzum has raised $65.5 million in a new funding round co-led by China’s Tencent and the New York- and London-based VR Capital, with participation from U.S.-based FinSight Capital.

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Klarna might reschedule its IPO for September

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Details are slim, though, regarding when Klarna will schedule its debut; no final decisions have been made.

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Handwave lends a hand to retailers with its European alternative to Amazon’s palm payments

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Latvian startup Handwave aims to compete with Amazon palm payments by offering an independent alternative.

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Ramp hits $22.5B valuation just 45 days after reaching $16B

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In 2025, Ramp keeps raising money at increasing valuations as its CEO pursues an AI-powered future.

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Cash App users can now pool money for group payments — even with non-users

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Cash App’s new feature lets users pool money with a group to pay for expenses like vacations and gifts.

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