The word bizarre and Antonio Brown go together like peas and carrots over the last bunch of years, and bizarre is the best way to describe a recent social media post Brown made in which he claimed financial trouble. The former sixth-round pick, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay […]
Accion’s new $152.5M fund will back financial institutions serving small businesses globally
Accion, a global nonprofit, announced on Tuesday the launch of the Accion Digital Transformation Fund, a $ 152.5 million fund for large financial institutions, including microfinance serving small businesses currently excluded from the world’s financial system. The firm said in a statement that it will provide growth capital and strategic support to these companies for […]
Aplazo is using buy-now-pay-later as a stepping stone to financial ubiquity in Mexico
Buy-now-pay-later services have become so ubiquitous that BNPL may as well just be another way to say ‘debt.’ But in Mexico, where BNPL platform Aplazo operates, a large underbanked population makes BNPL more like an alternative to cash. The four-year-old Mexican fintech startup facilitates fractionated payments to offline and online merchants even when the buyer […]
“Disbanded” Idol Member Pleads Financial Hardship With YouTube Update, But Viewers Aren’t Convinced
When Jang Moonbok (also known as JMVOK, VOK, or Moonvok) debuted as part of the original four-membered LIMITLESS in 2019, following his hot topic of an appearance on Produce 101… LIMITLESS’s Jang Moonbok | @official_lmtls/Instagram …his long-time fans—ones dating back to his Superstar K2 “Hiphop President” era—were elated for him. BTS’s V Shows Support For His Friend Moonbok And […]
OpenAI inks strategic tie-up with UK’s Financial Times, including content use
OpenAI, maker of the viral AI chatbot ChatGPT, has netted another news licensing deal in Europe, adding London’s Financial Times to a growing list of publishers it’s paying for content access. As with earlier OpenAI’s publisher licensing deals, financial terms of the arrangement are not being made public. The latest deal looks a touch cozier […]