FinTech StartUps

AMTD Digital Hits $310B Valuation

4 years 22 hours ago
FinTech StartUps

AMTD Digital (HKD) listed on NYSE is a Hong Kong-based company that has taken Wall Street by storm. Since the day the stock of HKD was listed, the stock price had skyrocketed by over 14000% to close at $1679! The IPO price of HKD was $7.8 and in less than a month of trading, the HKD stock has seen an intra-day high of $2555 rising from the lows of $12 on the listing date.

SC Ventures Launches Appro to Streamline and Simplify Retail Banking Application Processes

4 years 3 days ago
FinTech StartUps

SC Ventures today announced the launch of Appro, a fintech startup that digitises, streamlines and simplifies the retail banking user journey. Backed by SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, the bank agnostic platform aims to reduce the time taken to complete the application processes for retail banking products – such as credit cards and personal loans – from several hours to just three minutes.

Join the 2nd Annual Islamic Fintech Leaders Summit scheduled 21 - 22 September in Kuala Lumpur

4 years 4 days ago
FinTech StartUps

Launched in 2009, Islamic Finance has been the fastest evolving industry. Fintech is the future of finance and Shariah compliant fintech solutions are catching up fast. However, while any finance solution shall be Shariah compliant, a question remains on the added value of such solutions. Questions such as do we need more Shariah compliant Buy Now Pay Later and credit applications? Does such an application encourage people to spend more than... more

Fintech App Tortoise Launches Exclusive SNBL Offer on Upcoming iPhone Series for CRED Users

4 years 4 days ago
FinTech StartUps

Save Now Buy Later (SNBL) startup Tortoise has launched an exclusive, limited-time reward for CRED users for the soon-to-be-launched iPhone in partnership with Imagine Store by Ample, one of India's largest Apple authorized premium resellers.

01/08 – Weekly Fintech Recap

4 years 5 days ago
Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Digital banking, Payments, Banking, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, M&A Deals, People Moves

Partnerships Microsoft and Nexi Drive Payments Digitisation in Europe

UK Fintech Lightyear Expands its Product Suite with Price Alerts

4 years 1 week ago
FinTech StartUps

Fintech startup Lightyear, which launched in the UK in 2021 and in 19 European countries in July 2022, has expanded its product suite with the launch of Price Alerts, a highly requested feature by customers.

Travel Fintech Startup SanKash Onboards Anshul Bawa as Vice President for Growth and Alliances

4 years 1 week ago
FinTech StartUps

SanKash, India’s only travel fintech brand and a BNPL aggregator that facilitates online and offline travel operators to provide innovative payment plans to their customers has appointed Anshul Bawa as Vice President for Growth and Alliances. With an experience of over 20 years in the travel industry, Anshul will spearhead new alliances for business expansion and deeper market penetration, key account management and provide quality customer... more

Moove Partners with Uber to Launch Mega Fleet for Ride-hailing in India

4 years 1 week ago
FinTech StartUps

Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech and Uber’s largest vehicle supply partner in EMEA, is announcing its launch in India as a part of its global expansion. Moove, which provides revenue-based financing to mobility entrepreneurs, has expanded from its African roots to Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore to provide accessible vehicle financing to driver partners on Uber’s platform.

24/07 – Weekly Fintech Recap

4 years 1 week ago
Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Open Banking, Payments, Banking, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, M&A Deals, People Moves

Partnerships PayMate B2B Customers to Make Utility Bill Payments Using Visa Commercial Credit Cards

Fintech Festival India - Mega Event - Day 2

4 years 2 weeks ago
FinTech StartUps

FinTech Festival India, the country’s biggest FinTech event is being held between July 20 and 22 at Pragati Maidan, Delhi, organised by Constellar and supported by Niti Aayog and six central government ministries.

Fairown’s Unique Products-as-a-Service Model Recognised by Leading Financial Experts

4 years 2 weeks ago
FinTech StartUps

Fairown, a fintech company powering the circular economy by helping banks, brands and retailers offer products as a service, is pleased to announce it won in the ‘Subscriptions Product Development’ category at the Asset Finance Connect Summer Awards 2022. Outstanding individuals and organisations across 23 categories in product financing were recognised at the inaugural event.

Stripe's Valuation Fell by 28%

4 years 3 weeks ago
FinTech StartUps

An impartial party determines a 409A, which affects Stripe's common shares. If Stripe goes public, their preferred shares will be changed into common shares, devaluing their holdings. Stripe's current valuation is $74bn, down from $95bn, with an internal share price of $29. On 30 June, the payments processor emailed its share drop. Stripe follows several major fintech startups that have suffered severe devaluations since 2022. Klarna, a... more

Seven Startups Join Mastercard Start Path Program

4 years 3 weeks ago
FinTech StartUps

Mastercard is expanding its award-winning Start Path startup engagement program to include seven early and late-stage startups hailing from the United States, Canada and Latin America. Carbon Neutral Club, Guava, oneKIN, Palla, SUMA Wealth, Truora and Yunit are the newest Start Path companies that are embedding climate action into company