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FINANCE

SouthState Bank | February 03, 2023

On February 2, 2023, SouthState Bank recruited five bankers who bring years of financial knowledge and relationship-building to the Commercial and Wealth teams in Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia. The bankers joining SouthState are: Ryan Berry, a financial consultant from Richmond, Virginia, joins SouthState after over ten years in Wealth Management and five years in commercial banking with BB&T. His roles include Director of the Wealth Len...

MARKETING AND NETWORKING

Breef | March 07, 2022

Breef (www.breef.com), the world’s first online agency marketplace, has announced a partnership with NEWITY, the small business marketplace dedicated to supporting equitable access to SBA loans and trusted business service providers. As NEWITY’s official Marketing Services Partner, Breef is helping NEWITY’s growing community of 115,000 small business members more easily access marketing agency resources and extend their growth opportunities. Breef provides brands...

FINANCE

OPay & Mastercard | May 19, 2022

Fintech giant OPay and Mastercard today announced a strategic partnership, which marks a significant boost for wider financial inclusion and economic prosperity by opening up digital commerce to millions of people across Middle East and Africa. The collaboration enables OPay consumers and merchants in the region - including Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa and the UAE - to engage with brands and businesses anywhere across the globe, t...

SMALL BUSINESS TRENDS

Novo | June 17, 2021

Novo, a simple small business banking platform, announced that the company raised $40.7M in Series A funding. Led by Valar Ventures and followed by other participants like Crosslink Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, and BoxGroup. More than 100,000 small businesses have opened a Novo account since its launch in 2018. Novo surpassed $1 billion in lifetime transactions, opened a new office in Miami, announced several new features, and grew its leadership team. The company...