09/28/2023
Ex-Revolut lead raises $15m to clean up business payments with Apron
Apron is using the Series A funding to flip business payments “from being a blocker to being a booster”
Innovation & Startups
09/27/2023
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Reinforces Virtual Asset Rules After JPEX Debacle
The SFC has already notified the relevant individuals and over-the-counter virtual asset money changers of the SFC’s suspicions and concerns and requested them to cease promoting JPEX.
09/26/2023
FLO Secures $60 Million Credit Facility from National Bank's Technology and Innovation Banking Group
Funding allows FLO to further fund the growth of its operations
09/26/2023
BENEFIT acquires Bahrain Fintech Bay to foster FinTech innovation
BFB will support impactful FinTech initiatives across the sector
09/26/2023
Brankas and Konsentus launch secure Banking as a Service Platform
Global leaders in open banking and open finance join forces to provide centralised technology infrastructure and Banking as a Service (BaaS) solutions to fast-track open finance
09/25/2023
NOW Money and BBC Shine Light on Financial Inclusion Impact
The UAE has the fifth largest international migrant population in the world, with 7.8 million migrants across the region and workers from South Asia accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the total population.
09/25/2023
Fintech Surge 2023 Announces Forus as Gold Sponsor
Pioneering fintech company aims to elevate innovation in Dubai's financial landscape
09/25/2023
MoneyMasters goes live with Profile Software’s Axia Suite for digital wealth management
MoneyMasters joins the growing list of firms tapping London-based Profile Software for tech upgrades.
09/25/2023
The second act: fintech founders and their new startups
Meet the successful fintech founders launching second ventures
09/25/2023
Fintech Inyova gains investment expert
In the last six months she has been active at 17 Asset Management in strategy development and research approaches for impact infrastructure investments.
09/25/2023
Flapmax Announces 12 Company Cohort Selected for FAST Accelerator in Africa
In total, the FAST Accelerator programme received over 1200 applications from 35 countries in Africa
09/25/2023
The second act: fintech founders and their new startups
Meet the successful fintech founders launching second ventures
09/22/2023
Eurazeo and iCapital Announce Global Partnership to Widen Access to Eurazeo's Private Markets Opportunities for Wealth Managers and Their Clients.
Eurazeo will leverage iCapital’s cutting-edge technology and iCapital Marketplace to distribute Eurazeo’s suite of alternative offerings to Wealth Managers globally
09/22/2023
Microsoft to release unified AI assistant Copilot next week
It will be available as an app in Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 as well as through browsers Edge and Bing
09/22/2023
Kantox acquisition fits BNP Paribas’s technology plan
Euromoney talks to Jacques Levet, chief digital officer at BNP Paribas, about the competitive advantage that newly acquired FX fintech Kantox offers.
09/22/2023
HSBC Commits $1 Billion to Boost Climate Tech Innovation
This commitment from HSBC comes at a pivotal moment as venture capital funding for climate-focused startups experienced a sharp decline of 40 percent in the first half of 2023.
09/22/2023
Big Banking: Standard Chartered Launches Banking as a Service Offering
While there are many options for Banktech on the market, few have been launched by old-school banking firms.
09/22/2023
AppTech Payments Corp. Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire FinZeo
FinZeo Provides Cutting-Edge Payment Technology for Large to Medium Enterprises
09/22/2023
Investment Metrics launches liability reporting
This is especially useful to European asset allocators who are required to report on pension liabilities.
09/21/2023
SC Ventures Launches audax Financial Technology to Help Financial Institutions Accelerate Digital Banking Capabilities
It is designed to empower banks and financial institutions to accelerate their digital transformation, deliver new business models, serve new customer segments and derive new revenue streams.