January 2025: Top five new launch stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new launch stories in January.
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Former Man Group CEO Lord Stanley Fink joins Curve as new board chair
Curve says it will leverage Lord Fink’s experience and leadership to “explore new markets”.
Iraq’s Qi Card partners with Ant International to launch SuperQi app
Qi Card claims to be the “leading electronic payment system in Iraq” with 11 million cardholders.
Quantix secures $500m asset-backed securitisation financing from Citi
Quantix says the financing is “among the largest provided to a UAE fintech company to date”.
Ribbon launches financial services super-app for Indian diaspora in UK with Tribe Payments
Ribbon previously tapped Tribe Payments to launch in Gibraltar earlier this year.
November 2024: Top five new launch stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new launch stories in November.
CFPB finalises rule to supervise big tech firms offering digital payment apps
The development cements proposals first put forward by the regulator in November last year.
Beacon unveils new digital wallet offering built for immigrants to Canada
Beacon’s new service will support bill payments, salary deposits, Interac e-Transfers, and more.
Italian payments app Satispay raises €60m, plots 2025 launch of investment services
The paytech unicorn has now raised over €500 million in total funding to date.
Interview: Jason Cao on Huawei’s fintech frontier and digital transformation innovation
Cao details the best strategies for digital amid a “highly challenging time” for the global banking industry.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 8 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Bank of New Zealand, Airwallex, Griffin and more.
Marygold & Co UK selects Griffin to embed savings accounts into money management app
The app will launch for individuals and small businesses in the UK “later this year”.
NatWest debuts B2B virtual card solution Approval2Buy in partnership with Mastercard
NatWest has delivered the offering using Mastercard’s virtual card and tokenisation technology.
New digital wallet Kuady launches in several LatAm markets powered by Mambu
The Kuady digital wallet has recently become available in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Peru.
Chiba Bank adds personalisation features to Chibagin app through Moneythor partnership
The updates leverage Moneythor’s financial services personalisation engine; deployed by the bank in May.
Canada’s Koho launches in-app eSIMs with Boxo and Airalo
Koho’s 1.7 million Canadian customers will now be able to purchase eSIMs from within its app.
Mitsubishi acquires 50% of Ayala’s stake in Mynt for $320m
Mitsubishi is set to snap up half of Ayala’s 13% share in Mynt.
Sibos 2024: The evolution of connectivity and preparing for what’s next
When it comes to the future, now is the time for planning and action.
SME app Countingup hires ClearScore’s Dan Elias as head of product
Countingup has also hired a new head of compliance and head of marketing.
Multi-banking: convenience or chaos?
The direction of travel is clear – we are all going to be increasingly multi-banked. But is that a good thing?
New fintech Barq led by former STC Pay CEO launches in Saudi Arabia
Barq claims to have onboarded over 1 million users just three weeks after its debut.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying the home-buying process with Ziad Nassar of Huspy
In this podcast episode, Dave chats with Ziad Nassar of Huspy, a Dubai-based real estate platform.
Coop set to discontinue Finance+ project, says “demand did not meet expectations”
Coop cites increased competition in the financial sector as one of the reasons behind the decision.
Native American-focused neobank Totem set to close down
The neobank claims to have accumulated over 500 customers since launching its app in 2023.
Philippines-based fintech Mynt sees valuation top $5bn with MUFG and Ayala funding
Both MUFG and Ayala Corporation have invested $393 million each in the company.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying Careem’s everything app with Abhishek Tripathi of Careem Pay
In this podcast episode, Dave and Dharm chat with Abhishek Tripathi, Head of Product at Careem Pay.
Egypt’s MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans
The move comes after the Giza-based firm announced a $157.5 million funding round last week.
UK money management app Plum raises £16.1m investment
The investment is comprised of a £13.4 million Series B and a £2.7 million Crowdcube campaign.
Digital challenger Inter promotes SVP Alexandre Riccio to Brazil CEO
Riccio has been tasked with overseeing “an even more intense drive to deliver results”.
Dosh seeks licence to become a bank in New Zealand
Dosh is aiming to become New Zealand’s “first locally-owned, digital-only bank”.
Thailand’s Ascend Money lands $195m investment led by MUFG
Ascend Money became Thailand’s first fintech unicorn back in 2021.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Ximple, Hero, Curve, Chift and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Revolut launches bond investing in partnership with UAE’s GTN
Bonds join Revolut’s investment offering of ETFs, and US and EEA shares.
Lydia selects Marqeta to power its new digital banking app Sumeria
Marqeta first partnered with Lydia Solutions in 2019 to power its peer-to-peer payments app.
Turkey’s Papara taps DriveWealth for fractional investing solution
Papara will leverage DriveWealth’s Brokerage-as-a-Service tech to launch a new US stock investment product.
India’s Reliance Group launches financial services super-app JioFinance
The app has been launched in beta and is currently inviting “user input for refinement”.
Bank Muamalat signs long-term partnership with Backbase for Engagement Banking platform
The Malaysian bank plans to launch a digital Islamic banking super-app “by the end of the year”.
SumUp lands €1.5bn private credit debt deal led by Goldman Sachs
The latest funding brings the total amount raised by SumUp since its inception in 2012 to over €3.2 billion.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Tuum, DigiMaaya, Youverify, Trampay and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
From start-up to unicorn – the rise of Revolut
Vytautas Danta, CCO and deputy CEO of Revolut’s European entity, discusses the fintech’s remarkable rise.
