TrueLayer, the open banking API provider, discloses investment and partnership with Visa

TrueLayer, the London startup that’s built a developer API platform for fintechs and other adjacent companies to utilise open banking, has agreed a strategic and commercial relationship with Visa.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/29/truelayer-the-open-banking-api-provider-discloses-investment-and-partnership-with-visa/
via TV Aerials Leeds

Market research platform Milieu Insight raises $2.4 million to launch in more Southeast Asian countries

Milieu Insight, a Singapore-based market research and data platform, announced today that it has raised $2.4 million in pre-A funding.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/29/market-research-platform-milieu-insight-raises-2-4-million-to-launch-in-more-southeast-asian-countries/
via TV Aerials Leeds

ByteDance denies it will go public in Hong Kong next quarter

ByteDance has responded to a report in the Financial Times that said the Chinese Internet startup plans to go public in Hong Kong as early as the first quarter of next year.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/28/bytedance-denies-it-will-go-public-in-hong-kong-next-quarter/
via TV Aerials Leeds

Extra Crunch expands into Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Austria

We’re excited to announce that Extra Crunch is now available to readers in Austria, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland. That adds to our existing European support in Germany, France, Spain and the U.K.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/28/extra-crunch-expands-in-europe/
via TV Aerials Leeds

Tiqets, a platform for booking museums and other attractions, raises $60M led by Airbnb

Airbnb is best known for being the place you go to book a place to stay when travelling that’s not a hotel. Today, it’s making an investment in a startup that points to its bigger interest in being a go-to destination for experiences and all things tourism, too.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/28/tiqets-a-platform-for-booking-museums-and-other-attractions-raises-60m-led-by-airbnb/
via TV Aerials Leeds

Powerful Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippine Island

The earthquake sent people fleeing in panic from their homes amid reports of structural damage to buildings, but there were no immediate reports of injuries from the magnitude-6.6 quake. MANILA — A magnitude-6.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/world/asia/philippines-earthquake-mindanao.html
via TV Aerials Leeds

New TB Vaccine Could Save Millions of Lives, Study Suggests

There are 10 million new cases each year of tuberculosis, now the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. Even a partly effective vaccine could help turn the tide.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/health/tuberculosis-vaccine.html
via TV Aerials Leeds