Google pushes ahead with in-app billing policy in India, insists watchdog compliance https://ift.tt/hSYOMfo

Tiger Global-backed Axis launches digital payments platform for Egyptian SMEs months after its $8.25M seed  https://ift.tt/qs2k4Uc

Jia, a blockchain-based lender of small businesses in emerging markets, raises $4.3 million seed https://ift.tt/y4Rh3Nr

Finnish VC firm Lifeline Ventures closes $163M fund for early-stage startups https://ift.tt/KbnONyf

Meta’s paid verification program is now available in the UK https://ift.tt/szMCrTO

Wefox secures new funding at $4.5 billion valuation as it aims for profitability https://ift.tt/5rWCdml

Singapore’s Ora takes a vertically-integrated approach to telehealth https://ift.tt/n0mVqap

Tesla shareholders meeting: no succession plan, a co-founder returns and two EVs teased https://ift.tt/uXBWxkR

Tesla Roadster production has been pushed back again https://ift.tt/MKhUFmf

Elon Musk teases two new EVs, says Tesla is already building one https://ift.tt/RnmVh7U