Ascend Money becomes Thailand’s first fintech unicorn with $150m fundraise
Thai fintech plans to boost financial inclusion efforts in Southeast Asia.
Thai fintech plans to boost financial inclusion efforts in Southeast Asia.
Brydon will step down as chairman of financial software company Sage on 30 September.
Talwar leaves his role after six years and the launch of his consumer project.
Current CEO Deniz Güven will step down with effect from 27 September.
This week someone asks: I want to add BNPL to my service, what do I need to consider?
Users will no longer be able to use the service to send payments after 30 November.
The CBDC pilot with the South Asian country is designed to boost financial inclusion.
The Singaporean crypto platform will also use the $40m raised to secure regulatory licences.
Stephen joins from Amazon and will work on scaling Barclays’ BNPL platform.
US firm hopes the deal for the college-focused financial wellness platform will boost student engagement.
The path to personalisation in banking is apparent. But like every journey, it needs those first steps to be taken.
The neobank’s new suite of products will help new arrivals to the US build credit.
The Series B round culminated in one of the largest investments into a Dutch startup in 2021.
Deutsche Bank’s acquisition will expand its product range and market share in online payments in Germany.
The new bank can now start offering personal savings accounts and business loans.
The new partnership will see the international bank begin to offer digital banking services to UK customers.
The cashless society has been anticipated for decades, with the pandemic now accelerating its arrival.
Diebold Nixdorf’s Matt Phillips joins us for this latest episode of our What the Fintech? podcast.
The digital bank forms part of JP Morgan’s planned international consumer expansion.
More funding deals you may have missed during a busy week of news.
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The two companies say the partnership will facilitate “quick and secure cash deposits”.
European payments firm seeks greater foothold in core markets.
The firm launched its mobile app in June this year with the aim of helping SMEs to grow.
Claimants can now receive their payments in a number of different ways.
The fintech start-up says it wants to “bring digital finance to everyone in Africa”.
Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.
PayPal sees the deal as a way to accelerate business in Japan.
John Gidla joins the fintech after three years at the Financial Conduct Authority.
Funds will be used to boost product and tech development and fuel customer growth.
The Egyptian digital platform connects merchants and users who are typically excluded from financial institutions.
Innoviti says it is committed to building a cashless India, driving financial inclusion across the country.
UK-listed lender forms joint venture with Singapore’s National Trades Union Congress.
FinTech Futures launches its latest report looking into the changing nature of digital technologies in our industry.
Veritran’s enterprise low-code platform facilitates billions of transactions annually.
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The firm aims to bring regulated crypto derivatives to its US user base.
Cloud core banking vendor wins deal with new Vietnamese digital bank Cake.
The minority stake investment will expand IKEA’s financing offering in-store and online.
Fintech says Singapore will act as a springboard for expansion into North America and Europe.