Nigerian fintech Appzone lands $10m for pan-African digital core banking solution
The Series A round was led by CardinalStone Capital Advisers.
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Finder snaps up shuttered Singapore fintech GoBear
COVID-19 took a toll on GoBear’s capital reserves and certain financial products.
Dutch personal finance app Paynote goes live with beta
Unlike its rivals, Paynote launches without bank support.
Top five tips as your fintech company explores European expansion
US fintech companies recognise the potential buying power of the European Union’s 550 million people.
Fintech funding deals globally 5-11 April 2021
Featuring CRED, OneStream Software, Loopio, Patreon, and Ramp.
Innovate Finance CEO Crosswell steps down
Head of industry body to be replaced by COO Janine Hirt.
German challenger pockid targeting Gen Z launches this month
Users can either sign up to Neo Beginner, or Neo Pro.
Minna Technologies recruits Tiama Hanson-Drury as new product officer
Hanson-Drury joins the Minna team from Dynata.
Data-driven design thinking helps banks drive revenue
Clients, who benefit from superior digital experiences, will be happier, too. It’s a win-win.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 9 April 2021
Featuring Clubhouse, Stripe, Harlem Capital, Paymob, and WorldRemit founder.
ICYMI funding round-up: FinanZero, Hala, Spoko, Cornerstone & more
Another week and another slew of funding rounds.
Real connections in a virtual world: Dock Digital
Interview with FinTech Futures’ Tanya Andreasyan about Dock, the unique roundtable experience.
Acorns bags second acquisition of 2021 with AI start-up Pillar
Pillar helps students manage loan debt.
Swiss neobank Alpian lands $18m Series B ahead of 2021 launch
The raise comes less than a year after its Series A.
IDS to acquire White Clarke Group in multi-asset class merger deal
The combined firm will serve more than 300 companies.
The future of the smartphone
I’m just saying that we have to dream big to bring about disruptive change that benefits everyone.
Raising the curtain on embedded finance: the next wave of fintech is here
Embedded finance brings an entirely new set of players targeting specific segments into finserv.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 8 | Bank branches amid COVID-19
Leena Iyar, chief branding officer at Moxtra, joins us on this latest episode.
UK fintech TrueLayer lands $70m Series D led by NY investor Addition
TrueLayer claims payment volumes have grown by 600 times in the last 12 months.
Plaid announces $425m Series D with three new investors
“Mobile banking is no longer the realm of start-ups”.
Harlem Capital raises $134 million for its second fund
Harlem Capital Partners Venture Fund II was oversubscribed from its target of $100m.
Banking Technology April 2021 issue out now
Soaring to new heights: a record-breaking first quarter of M&A activity.
Stating the obvious
We need the obvious stated. A lot. And for many reasons.
WorldRemit founder Ismail Ahmed launches $500m Somaliland fund
WorldRemit’s first market was Somaliland.
The role of the ego in M&A
M&A can often be reduced to egos.
US core banking vendor Nymbus sets up new business for credit unions
“Credit unions have an immediate opportunity to leverage niche digital banking approaches”.
Airtel Africa sells 25% stake in mobile money arm to Mastercard for $100m
Airtel Africa hopes to list the mobile money business as a separate entity.
How to detect and investigate public sector fraud
Detecting these crimes is one thing; investigating them and stopping fraudsters in their tracks is quite another.
Valutico becomes first fintech start-up to explore ESG valuations
Sustainability considerations are becoming an increasingly integral part of the finserv industry.
WhatsApp Pay finally gets greenlight from Brazil’s central bank
WhatsApp is only allowed to do P2P payments in Brazil.
US retail trade groups ask to join $5.54bn Visa and Mastercard lawsuit
The two bodies want permission to become parties in the lawsuit.
FTC shutters San Fran fintech Beam for not delivering on 7% interest rate
“Don’t lie about your customers’ ability to get their money when they need it.”
Lessons learned from launching in a pandemic
The speed at which we’ve learned to respond to the market and grow as a business is invaluable.
Fintech funding deals globally 29 March – 4 April 2021
Featuring HighRadius, Next Insurance, dLocal, Pipe Dream Technologies, and Paidy.
Financial services are internet-reliant, so how do you prevent downtime?
Digital experience monitoring provides a bridge so that financial institutions can embrace this new digital-first era.
ICYMI funding round-up: Butter, Spiral, SadaPay, OVEX, Ensemble & more
We’ve put together an “In Case You Missed It” (ICYMI) funding list.
Global fintech M&A round-up Q1 2021
Whilst some big deals never closed in Q1, plenty others took their place.
Top 10 funding rounds in Q1 2021
The first quarter of 2021 has seen a handful of big rounds.
Triggers and obstacles to the development of the fintech sector in Poland
A deep dive on the benefits and challenges of the banking and payments landscape in Poland.
Penta co-founder gearing up new venture Relio for Swiss SMEs
Relio is currently in the swings of applying for a fintech licence.
