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Kenyan Retail-tech Startup Tanda Secures Funding for Regional Expansion from HAVAÍC

Kenyan agency banking startup Tanda is expanding its operations regionally after securing funding from early-stage African tech investor HAVAÍC, Zedcrest Capital, DFS Lab, Victor Asemota and three other investors.

Monday, April 12, 2021 - 12:15
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Russell Fernandes and Mark Price Announced as Co-Founders of 4OTC

4OTC, the FinTech provider of connectivity services for Digital Assets and FX, today announced that Russell Fernandes and Mark Price have joined Alexis Atkinson as Co-Founders.

Russell Fernandes is well known for his market and technical expertise and previously worked at Rabobank for 20 years, where he was ultimately Head of FX Development. In this role he was responsible for developing and maintaining multiple mission critical systems in FX spot and derivatives electronic pricing, trading and risk management.

Monday, April 12, 2021 - 11:59
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Yolt Comments on Post Lockdown Optimism as The Next Set of Restrictions Ease, with 38% Extremely Worried about Their Financial Future

As the next set of lockdown restrictions lift this week, smart money app Yolt’s user data* reveals our financial habits paint a mixed picture when it comes to post pandemic optimism:

Monday, April 12, 2021 - 11:44
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RoboMarkets Adds New Stocks to R Trader and Updates the Platform

A European investment company RoboMarkets, providing financial services to clients in many countries of Europe, reports an update on the R Trader multi-asset trading platform.

Monday, April 12, 2021 - 11:27
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Ebury Ranked #1 Krona Forecaster on Bloomberg

Ebury, a leading global FinTech, has moved onwards and upwards in the latest Bloomberg FX forecast rankings for Q1 2021.

Following on from being named as the number one EUR/USD forecaster in Q4 2020, Ebury has been ranked among the top forecasters for a total of eight currency crosses in the first quarter of this year, including a handful of major G10 currencies.

Ebury was also ranked as the most accurate forecaster for the USD/SEK cross and the fourth most accurate for EUR/SEK.

Monday, April 12, 2021 - 11:14
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Facial Recognition for Payments Authentication to Be Used by Over 1.4Billion People Globally by 2025

 A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of users of software-based facial recognition to secure payments will exceed 1.4 billion globally by 2025, from just 671 million in 2020.

Monday, April 12, 2021 - 11:00
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Delta Capita Acquires International Compliance Partners

Delta Capita, a global provider of managed services, technology solutions and consulting acquires International Compliance Partners (ICP). The acquisition enables Delta Capita to further extend its customer reach in Benelux financial services and accelerate growth through the development of innovative propositions with leading-edge technology.

Monday, April 12, 2021 - 10:39
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Pan-African Fintech Platform Appzone Secures $10mn Series A Funding

Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the close of its $10mn Series A round.

Monday, April 12, 2021 - 10:19
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Abhaya Prasad Hota and Mohan Tanksale Join PayNearby’s Board as Independent Directors

PayNearby, India’s largest branchless banking network has announced the appointment of Mr. Abhaya Prasad Hota, former MD & CEO, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and former in-charge of DPSS in Reserve Bank of India and Mr. Mohan Tanksale, ex-CEO of Indian Banks’ Association and ex-CMD of Central Bank of India to the company’s Board of Directors. The new appointments are in line with PayNearby’s vision to create a strong governance at its core while accelerating to the next phase of growth. Mr. Hota and Mr.

Monday, April 12, 2021 - 10:03
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MyLife MyFinance Completes End-to-End Digital Transformation with Temenos SaaS

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that MyLife MyFinance has gone live with Temenos’ front-to-back digital banking platform delivered as Temenos SaaS. Using Temenos Country Model Bank methodology, the new front-to-back system simplifies processes, enhances the customer experience, and replaces legacy systems.

Monday, April 12, 2021 - 09:39
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