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Russian Banks Begin Testing Digital Ruble Payments

The monetary authority plans to gradually expand the range of participants to include other financial service providers and types of transactions

NAB Ventures backs agtech-fintech start up Geora

Tenacious Ventures has backed agtech-fintech startup Geora in a $1.5 million seed round to transform supply chain economics for Aussie farmers.

Fusang plans to kick off Asia’s first securities token offering with US$10 million sale in Labuan

Fusang plans to sell 2.5 million tokens at US$4, and list them on its own digital securities exchange in early February

Temenos Launches IMPACT Partner Program

Temenos adopts partner-first strategy to drive faster innovation, a broader reach into new markets and segments and faster adoption of its open platform for composable banking

Government backs UK entrepreneurs with tech support and software to help them grow

Help to Grow: Digital scheme launches today to support small businesses with discounted software and free advice.

BBVA creates global software development unit

This will support their role by enabling them to deliver more functionality, faster and in closer alignment with business needs.

Silicon Valley Bank on Banking at the Edge of Technology

“I would argue that we have the most demanding customers in the world because these are the innovators who focus their lives on transforming how people do business.”

Ghanaian fintech Float raises $17M seed to power cash flow for commerce in Africa

The fintech which provides credit lines for businesses has raised $17 million, funding that it will be using to bolster its offerings and expand geographically.

The future of FinTechs and open banking in Africa

As the payments phenomenon became truly global during the pandemic, Africa has emerged as a new FinTech hub.

Investment company agrees 10-year trading ban with Jersey regulator

Having made in January 2021 the commercial decision to close its operations in Jersey, thereby making any plans to return there unlikely, the Company considered its alternative courses of action and decided it was in the best interests of its shareholders

Saudi fintech joins battle for US retail investors

Quant Alpha platform offers artificial intelligence-powered software for investors

British fintech firm raises $7.4m for emerging markets

Fintech Farm partners banks to enter new markets instead of getting its banking license.

VP Bank and Leonteq to collaborate on structured products

This partnership will create a guarantor in the form of a Liechtenstein-based bank with an “A” rating from Standard & Poor’s.

Innovations that will reshape business in Kenya in the future

As 2021 has come and gone, many businesses are still responding to changes in the business environment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tech in 2022: Building on the unicorn boom

US tech investors are waking up to the potential of Francophone Africa, while agritech, healthtech, cleantech and proptech are the continent's rising sector stars.

Broadridge Enhances Trust in Proxy Voting Results with Extension of End-to-End Vote Confirmation Services

Broadridge's announcement expands upon the commitment made by Working Group members to provide vote confirmation for meetings of all Fortune 500 companies.

Innovate Finance appoints three new non-executive directors

This follows on from the permanent appointment of CEO Janine Hirt, who took on the role of Interim CEO in May 2021 and was appointed as CEO in autumn 2021.

Luxembourg-based tokenisation platform Tokeny partners with Inveniam Capital

Liquidity will be realized as investors can conduct peer-to-peer transfers using Tokeny’s compliance framework with a fair and transparent price reference provided by Inveniam.

FIA Tech opens R&D hub in London

FIA Tech has recently embarked on a number of new initiatives, including the introduction of a set of reference data products developed together with exchanges

Revolut launches as a bank in 10 Western European countries

Revolut has launched as a bank in 10 Western European countries, enabling it to offer its customers in these markets deposit protection.

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