09/06/2022
Fintechs Help Narrow the MSME Funding Gap to Drive Growth across LATAM
The report also found that MSMEs using a peer-to-peer (P2P)/marketplace lending platform had been unable to secure funding from any other source except a fintech firm.
Innovation & Startups
09/06/2022
Digital Banking and Insurtech Among Fastest-Growing Fintech Segments in Latin America
These two countries, combined with the three other top fintech markets in the region, namely Colombia, Argentina and Chile, made up 81% of all LAC fintech startups.
09/05/2022
Ecobank Will Continually Support And Collaborate With Innovative Fintechs And Start-Ups – GCEO
Fintechs that are aligned with the Bank’s strategic objectives stand a chance to win an overall cash prize of US$50,000 for the top winner and the opportunity to partner and scale their solutions across Ecobank’s 33 African markets.
09/05/2022
ID verification platform Alloy raises $52m in Series C extension round
Announcing the funding, Alloy CEO Tommy Nicholas says: “We’ll be ready to make some bigger investments down the line to support our current and future clients.”
09/05/2022
New technology to future-proof the network
Managers should take the advice of those who suggest that, strategically, the network should be viewed as a “whole life investment”.
09/02/2022
StashAway partners with BlackRock to offer multi-asset model portfolios to its clients
This partnership will give more investors across Asia access to BlackRock’s insights and investment capabilities via StashAway’s platform, offering diversified and liquid ETFs as building blocks for portfolio construction, maximising the value
09/02/2022
BXM Link gets green light for European expansion
By its own account, the endorsement is an important step as Bitmex seeks approval in major jurisdictions around the world.
09/02/2022
Robocash survey shows growth of fintech in Philippines
The current edition released in June 2022 highlighted significant improvements in developing countries.
09/02/2022
InvestCloud upgrades NaviPlan platform
The enhanced product offering extends functionality for US and Canadian clients across the most complex planning scenarios
09/01/2022
The Bahamas wants to be best jurisdiction for digital finance
The one advantage the jurisdiction has over others, she says, is the depth of knowledge in digital assets.
09/01/2022
Caju Benefícios raises $25m
Caju has seen significant growth in the past year alone: the company started 2022 with a workforce of 70 people
09/01/2022
FX HedgePool raises $8m
The investment will accelerate a multi-product strategy aimed at delivering further efficiencies for its growing network of investment managers and banks.
09/01/2022
Banking Tech Awards USA 2022 Winner: Marinela Tudoran, Credit Suisse – Woman in Technology
She had a vision of the potential technology could realise in financial services, especially within trading.
09/01/2022
The Crypto Innovation Traditional Finance Needs
Enter the perpetual swap.
09/01/2022
Cost of living crisis hits insurtech startups as deals dry up
The insurtech industry is struggling to pick itself up after deals drop.
08/31/2022
City of London recruits for fintech centre CEO
The incoming CEO is expected to have a deep understanding of the financial innovation ecosystem in the UK, including the role of the financial services and technology sectors, regulators, and government.
08/31/2022
Nigerian BaaS startup Anchor joins Y Combinator summer batch
These reports have brought about a spike in the number of companies and amount of investment activities in the fintech space in Africa.
08/31/2022
Raqmiyat partners Codebase Technologies in UAE and KSA
In turn, customers will gain access to an extensive range of innovative banking and payment products tailored to their lifestyles.
08/31/2022
Digital Banking Platform Market to Hit $107.1 Billion by 2030 - Grand View Research, Inc.
Additionally, the banking industry is anticipated to benefit from increased use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in digital banking platforms, as well as from an increase in creative banking services and corporate investors.
08/31/2022
Fintech launch aims to boost access to private markets investment
PM Alpha is aiming to popularise private markets investment to a wider investment base by enabling better access for wealth managers to the best private markets managers.