Aspire Pte, a fintech startup, defied the market downturn trend and raised $100 million, doubling the company’s valuation. The company has provided financial services for more than 15,000 business accounts since it’s founding in 2018.
DoubleVerify keeps expanding the channels it supports with media measurement and anti-fraud services. Their latest leap is a service to verify viewability of Connected TV ads. DoubleVerify estimates that CTV advertisers paid more than $1 billion last year for ads on TV sets which were turned off.
Singapore-based fintech, Tazapay which specializes in cross-border payments has raised $16.9 million in Series A. Plans are to broaden its business across Asia and expand to other regions, including the Middle East and Europe.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.