Unocoin, a Bengaluru-based blockchain and crypto asset company, is letting its users buy gift vouchers via bitcoins, which can in turn be used to purchase common, everyday items. The vouchers are from as many as 90 brands that include CCD, Domino’s Pizza, Prestige, Baskin-Robbins, etc, among others.
Facebook is looking to help small and medium-sized businesses in India to secure loans and expand their business. The Small Business Loans Initiative is a partnership with online lending platform Indifi that aims to address some of the major pain points small businesses face.
UAE-based media startup Starzly has raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round from SEEDRA Ventures, 500 Startups and existing investor Nama Ventures. Starzly is an online marketplace that allows fans and businesses to hire celebrities to create personalised videos. Starzly is currently used by over 1,000 celebrities.
Salesforce has reversed course on its bid to acquire data management and integration platform Informatica a source has told Reuters. Informatica itself said that it is not in talks to be acquired. Salesforce stocks rose on this latest news while Informatica’s fell.