Three Highest-Valued US Startups Now Worth $208 Billion Following Stripe’s $95 Billion Valuation
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments, FinTech StartUps
Three Highest-Valued US Startups Now Worth $208 Billion Following Stripe’s $95 Billion Valuation Following its most recent funding round, Stripe became the most valuable private company in Silicon Valley. According to the research data analyzed and published by ComprarAcciones.com, the digital payments giant raised $600 million at a $95 billion valuation.
A UK CBDC Should be a "Wake Up Call For" the Wider Crypto Industry
- 4 years 1 month ago
- FinTech StartUps
Don Guo, CEO of Broctagon
Osper and ViacomCBS Consumer Products UK have teamed up to bring top brands to the UK's youth fintech scene.
- 4 years 1 month ago
- FinTech StartUps
Osper, the parent-managed debit card for young people, and ViacomCBS Consumer Products UK today announced a partnership to bring a range of Nickelodeon properties including SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon Slime, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and JoJo Siwa to Osper’s prepaid debit cards for under-18s. The companies will also work together on a range of co-branded financial education assets for children in the UK and undertake promotion of both... more
Atos and DreamQuark Advance Responsible Finance with Transparent Artificial Intelligence
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Artificial Intelligence, FinTech StartUps
Atos and DreamQuark, a French start-up specializing in artificial intelligence technologies applied to the finance and insurance sectors and a member of the Atos Scaler accelerator program, are committed to developing socially responsible investment (SRI) through artificial intelligence.
Affordable Digital Banking to Revolutionise Price-sensitive East African Payments Market
- 4 years 1 month ago
- APIs, Payments, FinTech StartUps
In a region still dominated by cash and mobile money options, like M-Pesa, new collaborations between fintechs are looking to capture the price-sensitive market with innovative, open-loop digital payment solutions in East Africa. According to Mark Dankworth, President International, Ukheshe Technologies, the region is poised for a surge in digital banking growth, with the likes of MCQR and virtual cards likely to make the biggest impact.
Innovative FinTech TradeFlow Boosts their Trade Finance Operations with Bolero’s eBL Solution
- 4 years 1 month ago
- FinTech StartUps
The leading FinTech-powered commodities trade enabler TradeFlow Capital Management (TradeFlow) have incorporated the eBL solution from Bolero’s newest technology platform, Galileo, into its suite of digital trade solutions, future-proofing their digital trade services.
Fintech Startup Payer Selected by Returpack to Digitise Payouts in National Recycling Scheme
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments, e-Payments, FinTech StartUps
Returpack is the company that facilitates over 2 Billion deposits of recyclable PET bottles and cans in Sweden through a network of reverse vending machines. The fintech startup Payer was chosen to develop a new and innovative IoT technology with the ambition to create an easy digital payout experience for consumers. The digital solution, based on Payer’s API payments platform, is now being rolled out across Sweden.
Taking Startups to the Next Level with Kickstart Innovation
- 4 years 1 month ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Kickstart Innovation, one of Europe's leading, zero-equity, open innovation platforms based in Zurich, is currently launching its sixth program, and welcoming applications from businesses across the world. The application period is from April 15 to May 17.
Filogix, a Finastra Company, Enhances Notice of Assessment Functionality in Filogix Expert Pro
- 4 years 1 month ago
- FinTech StartUps
Filogix, a Finastra company, announced that Filogix Expert Pro now offers enhanced NOA functionality through an exclusive partnership with MrTaxes.ca Inc.The new functionality provides an unparalleled level
WOMENTECH Global Conference 2021
- 4 years 1 month ago
- FinTech StartUps
WomenTech Network is hosting the second edition of the largest virtual tech conference for women, minorities, and their allies in tech, WomenTech Global Conference 2021 June 7-11. The conference is aiming at uniting once again 100 000 women in tech from all over the world. The theme for this year’s conference is evolving around the Future of Work, Open Collaboration, Tech Innovation, and how we as a community can make an impact and change in... more
ikigai Chooses Wealthkernel for Custodian Services to Provide FCA Regulated Asset Security for Customers
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments, FinTech StartUps
ikigai, the new premium fintech bringing self-care to personal finance, today announced it has extended its relationship with WealthKernel, choosing them as custodian to safeguard the financial assets of its clients in line with the current permissions of the FCA. Prior to selecting WealthKernel as its custodian, ikigai’s clients’ assets were held by investment platform, Third Financial.
Clim8 Impact Investment App Launches as Sustainable Funds Outperform the Market
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Investment, FinTech StartUps
Clim8 Invest (Clim8), the investment platform to help consumers invest in companies that are focused on tackling climate change, has today announced the launch of its mobile app.
Kenyan Retail-tech Startup Tanda Secures Funding for Regional Expansion from HAVAÍC
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Banking, FinTech StartUps
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.
Pan-African Fintech Platform Appzone Secures $10mn Series A Funding
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Banking, FinTech StartUps
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.
TrueLayer Raises $70M for its Open Banking Platform
- 4 years 1 month ago
- Open Banking, FinTech StartUps
TrueLayer, the London startup that offers a developer-friendly platform for companies, including other fintechs, to utilise open banking, is disclosing $70 million in new funding.
