Author: Kylie Madry

U.S.-based fintech Tala, which grants small-sized loans to clients in emerging markets, has secured a $150 million debt facility to expand its business in Mexico, it said on Wednesday. Many of Tala’s clients in Mexico are small-business owners, chief executive and founder Shivani Siroya said, and the lender plans to allocate a portion of the fresh funds to better serve them. According to Mexico’s statistics agency, some 99% of firms in the nation are defined as micro, small or medium-sized businesses.Read More

The Cigna Group has closed the sale of its Medicare businesses for $3.3 billion to Health Care Service Corp., parent of five Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans.Read More

More student-athletes are opting to play sports for private clubs rather than their varsity high school teams. To retain more athletes, schools should focus less on competition.Read More

U.S. basketball practice Tandem Sports + Entertainment is rebranding as Gersh Sports.Read More

SailGP, the international racing league, requires each team to have at least one female athlete onboard during races.Read More

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The Wilmington-area high school sports week is off to a fast start. See the best performances halfway through the week here.Read More

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Akel Homes is proud to introduce Catalina Palms at Sundance, its newest 55+ active adult lifestyle community located in the heart of Port…Read More

The actress was asked what she thought of Meghan Markle and made a wry comment about the Sussexes.Read More

President Bola Tinubu said in a state broadcast he was suspending the governor and other elected officials, including the state lawmakers, for …Read More