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Sharon Kimathi
Editor of FinTech Futures and Banking Technology. Find Sharon tweeting at @FintechKits.
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Kenyan paytech Popote raises funding from GreenHouse Capital
- 12th February 2021
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BLOC Smart Africa fund secures capital from Ivory Coast & Luxembourg
- 12th February 2021
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Nigeria’s Xend Finance increases size of funding round to $2m
- 12th February 2021
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Banking Technology February 2021 issue out now
- 10th February 2021
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Findr launches first crowdfunding campaign
- 10th February 2021
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Social impact app Tickr raises £2.5m
- 9th February 2021
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BlackRock-backed Scalable Capital closes UK consumer platform
- 9th February 2021
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Revolut sets sights on India with remittance service
- 3rd February 2021
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Nigerian wealthtech Cowrywise raises $3m pre-Series A
- 2nd February 2021
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Absa launches digital bank Spot Money in South Africa
- 2nd February 2021
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Kenyan agri-insurtech Pula raises $6m Series A
- 28th January 2021
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Brexit forces interest-rate derivatives trading shift to US
- 27th January 2021
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Mastercard plans to raise fees for UK purchases from EU
- 26th January 2021
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TikTok’s Chinese version Douyin adds payments app
- 21st January 2021
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Central Bank of Ireland urges firms to contact UK banks over Brexit
- 8th January 2021
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Six trends that will change the crypto world in 2021
- 6th January 2021