Ingrid receives $23M to expand an e-commerce delivery platform that snubs ‘free shipping’

Ingrid — a startup out of Stockholm, Sweden, not this writer (unfortunately) — has raised €21 million, or just under $23 million, to fuel the growth of a business aiming to improve the last, messy mile of online shopping, delivery. Using data science and some big ideas about how delivery will evolve in the years … Read more

Fujitsu confirms cyberattack, fears possible data breach

Late last week, Japanese technology behemoth Fujitsu reported suffering a cyberattack in which sensitive personal and customer information was stolen.  In a press release published on Fujitsu’s website on Friday (and machine-translated from Japanese), the company said it spotted malware on “multiple work computers”, forcing the organization to disconnect the compromised endpoints.  Following an internal … Read more

Nigerian fintech Zone raises $8.5M seed to scale its decentralized payment infrastructure

African financial institutions typically scale their solutions using a mix of local and foreign tech. Appzone is one of the standout local fintech software providers for banks and fintechs, providing better pricing and flexibility. For over a decade, the Nigeria-based Appzone has functioned as an enabler (at payment rails and core infrastructure) within banking and … Read more