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Sharon Kimathi
Editor of FinTech Futures and Banking Technology. Find Sharon tweeting at @FintechKits.
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Harlem Capital raises $134 million for its second fund
- 8th April 2021
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CaixaBank may cut up to 8,000 jobs after Bankia merger
- 6th April 2021
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Paysafe goes public via Spac merger
- 1st April 2021
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Stori raises $32.5m in Series B funding
- 4th March 2021
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Kenyan start-up Powered by People raises $1.5m seed funding
- 3rd March 2021
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South African paytech Nomanini obtains debt funding
- 3rd March 2021
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ImaliPay raises undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding
- 3rd March 2021
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Cameroon-based fintech Diool secures $3.5m funding
- 3rd March 2021
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Finix closes $3m Black and Latinx investor-led SPV
- 1st March 2021
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US federal agencies probe Amex’s SME and consumer cards sales practices
- 16th February 2021
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Jakub Jurek joins Varo Bank as chief data officer
- 16th February 2021
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DirectID hires David Freeman as new COO
- 16th February 2021
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SoLo Funds snaps up $10m Series A for P2P lending
- 15th February 2021
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US Faster Payments Council report shows state of US payments
- 15th February 2021