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Banyan raises $43M to grow its network of item-level purchase data
Banyan, a platform for product purchase data that allows customers such as banks, fintechs, hotels and merchants to automate expense management and more, today announced that it raised $43 million in a Series A funding round — $28 million in equity and $15 million in debt — led by Fin Capital with participation from M13, […]
Banyan raises $43M to grow its network of item-level purchase data by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
GlobalFair secures new cash to simplify procuring construction materials
The construction materials market is fragmented, according to GlobalFair CEO Shaily Garg, because it involves layers of both supply chain and logistics complexities. In a 2021 survey for the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo, the vast majority of builders said that the time it takes to obtain materials — and the cost […]
GlobalFair secures new cash to simplify procuring construction materials by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
N26 adds crypto trading with new Bitpanda integration
Challenger bank N26 is launching a new trading feature in its app — N26 Crypto. Users will be able to easily trade crypto assets using money in their N26 account. Behind the scenes, N26 is partnering with Bitpanda to handle trading and custody. N26 is going to slowly roll out N26 Crypto across Europe. At […]
N26 adds crypto trading with new Bitpanda integration by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
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Survey finds 67% of European women in tech feel under-paid compared to men, half experience sexism
Last month, on International Equal Pay Day, the International Labour (ILO) Organization revealed that on average, women globally are paid about 20 percent less than men. This pay gap is even bigger for Black and Hispanic women, where Black women were found to earn over 63% less than white men, and Hispanic or Latina women […]
Survey finds 67% of European women in tech feel under-paid compared to men, half experience sexism by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch