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Volt bank lands digital licence to operate in Australia

First start-up granted approval by APRA.

Malaysia's Soft Space to help Japan go cashless

SMCC had last month invested an undisclosed amount into Soft Space through the latter’s Series B fundraising.

UK’s oldest bank taps 32-year-old as new partner

C Hoare & Co looks to inject ‘millennial thinking’ into venerable institution

Brazilian digital bank Neon aims for 1 million customers in 2018

The fintech raised a new funding round and plans to make further investments in technology to improve its customer experience.

IBM opens Innovation & Industry Client Centre in Abu Dhabi

Centre will support customers in digital transformation programs

HNIs invest in fin-tech startup OpenTap

The startup provides short-term credit and other financial services for the blue collar workforce, whose monthly income is below Rs 25,000.

RBI launches video identification via smartphone

Fast, secure and free customer identification

Calligo acquires Canadian IT MSP, Mico Systems Inc to open up global provision of new managed services

Calligo provides a unique collection of services that cover the entire data journey, with data privacy embedded at every step.

NameDrop joins InvestCloud Innovation Center to launch data-sharing app

Data sharing startup enters global FinTech firm's incubator and accelerator to launch market-ready app

Citi expands capabilities for big data platform

Citi launched Velocity Clarity in June last year with the aim to consolidate data across its custody and fund services business.

Leading Nigerian banking into the digital age

Wema Bank has reinforced its position as an innovative leader in the Nigerian digital banking space as it launched ALAT, the country’s first fully digital bank, in 2017

UAE confirmed as regional hub for digital start-ups

New report says MENA digital start-ups attracted $650m in funding in 2017, with 76% based in the UAE

London banking startup Revolut is now worth $1.7 billion — just 33 months after launching

Funding will fuel international expansion and hiring.

What's Behind Asian Tycoons' Growing Appetite For Tech Startups?

Perhaps that is why failure seems to be a critically important part of the startup ecosystem.

SGG and Goodwin support the launch of Viola Fintech, a new financial technology fund

Viola Fintech is part of Viola , biggest technology-focused investment group in Israel with over $2.8 billion assets under management.

Ecobank Supports African Start-ups

The Group CEO, Ecobank, Mr. Ade Ayeyemi, reiterated the bank’s dedication to support innovations in banking and finance across the continent.

Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen's venture capital group is on a fintech tear

On Tuesday, a mobile credit card startup called Extend will announce it has a $3 million investment led by Steve Cohen's Point72 Ventures along with others.

StanChart ramps up its Hong Kong digital strategy with ‘eXellerator’ lab

Lender opened its first such lab in Singapore two years ago, and claims to have so far generated 500 fintech ideas, 27 proof of concepts, and conceived five major client solutions

Senator Promotes Foreign investment for Grand Bahama

Another topic at CHOGM was Fintech, which according to Senator Thompson, the Bahamas wants to be a leader in that industry.

Liv. wins international accolades in first year of operations

Since its launch in March 2017, Liv. has added innovative features.

Innovation & Startups