Pleo Wins Startup of the Year at the Global Startup Awards
- 3 years 10 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
Today, at its bi-annual Grande Finale Day, the Global Startup Awards announced Pleo as Startup of the Year 2020. As the largest independent awards for the startup ecosystem, the decision was made after the winners of the regional startup awards were placed against each other to determine who, out of the thousands of nominations and tens of thousands of votes, was to be recognised as global Startup of the Year.
NatWest Doubles Female Entrepreneurship Funding to £2bn to Support UK’s Recovery
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Banking, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
NatWest has today announced an additional £1 billion in funding to help support female-led businesses in the UK recover from the coronavirus. The aim is to ultimately help female entrepreneurs scale and grow, and builds on the £1bn announced last January, which was the largest intervention by a UK lender focused specifically on female-led businesses.
FT Partners Advises PPRO on Its $180 Million Growth Financing at a $1 Billion+ Valuation
- 3 years 11 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
FT Partners is pleased to announce our role as exclusive financial and strategic advisor to PPRO on its $180 million growth financing from Eurazeo Growth, Sprints, Wellington, and one of the world's largest asset managers, at a valuation of over $1 billion.
Fintech Companies that Are Currently Game Changers
- 3 years 11 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Cloud, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
The number of fintech businesses has grown to more than 20,000 worldwide. So what are the best and most innovative companies right now? We take a look here! Fintech companies are growing in numbers and capabilities thanks to improvements in smartphones, internet connectivity and a host of other tech developments. According to data collected by Statista, there were around 12,500 fintech businesses worldwide in 2019, and that grew beyond 20,000 in... more
Neo & Partners Global Bags Awarded FinTech Certification, a World’s First by the Singapore FinTech Association
- 3 years 11 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
Neo & Partners Global, a financial technology SME serving the capital markets sector community of commodity trading advisors, family offices, fund management companies and proprietary trading firms, announces that it has been awarded the FinTech Certification by Singapore FinTech Association as a FinTech Certified Platforms provider for its award-winning Trading-Atrium.
Frost Beta-Testing New Way to Bank and Find Utility Deals
- 4 years 3 days ago
- Banking, FinTech StartUps
A new digital account has started beta testing ahead of its full launch next year. Frost, accessible via your smartphone, will use intelligent functionality to allow users to set up an account and manage transactions, including bills, direct debits and balance transfers, all from one application, thereby saving them time and money. The mobile account is due to launch in the first half of 2021.
Elevator Lab: Four Fintechs Selected for Developing a Proof of Concept
- 4 years 6 days ago
- FinTech StartUps
The fourth round of Raiffeisen Bank International’s (RBI) Partnership Program Elevator Lab took place virtually in the second half of 2020. Elevator Lab, selected as one of the “Best Financial Innovation Labs in 2020” by the renowned magazine Global Finance and nominated for the “Best Accelerator or Incubator Program 2020” award by the Central European Startup Awards, aims at finding innovative fintech solutions and building mutually beneficial... more
Saudi Arabia to Host a Virtual Event 'Future of Fintech'
- 4 years 1 week ago
- Payments, Banking, FinTech StartUps
Saudi Arabia has consistently seen a surge in the use of FinTech and related technologies during the global health crisis. There has been a rise in the use of contactless payments, and other forms of digital banking channels. The faster adoption of FinTech has exceeded expectations as part of the country’s Financial Sector Development (FSD) programme.
The UK’s Northern Technology Sector is Leading the Way in Tech Innovation
- 4 years 1 week ago
- FinTech StartUps
The North East of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Yorkshire & Humber are fast becoming new powerhouses for UK tech innovation.
EWPN Launches New Community Portal
- 4 years 1 week ago
- Payments, FinTech StartUps
The European Women Payments Network (EWPN) has launched a new online community portal to enhance the communications for and between its members with messaging, forums and interest groups. Supporting collaboration between members, the new portal also features an events calendar, access to EWPN programmes and learning opportunities, and will include posts for job listings in the near future.
World Financial Innovation Series 2020 : LIVE- AFRICA
- 4 years 1 week ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
The World Financial Innovation Series 2020: LIVE- AFRICA brought together 1000+ participants over the course of two days. The virtual event featured a selection of 16 presentations along with panel discussions that threw light on some of the latest technologies and innovations. The participation of leading local and international speakers representing some of the top organizations across various industries, brought to the fore new information... more
Indian Fintech Major M2P Solutions Expands into the Middle East with Abu Dhabi as Regional Headquarters
- 4 years 1 week ago
- APIs, FinTech StartUps, Infrastructure
M2P Solutions, an open API (Application Programming Interface) infrastructure platform company that works with businesses to roll out their own branded Fintech products, announced the expansion of its operations to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region with Abu Dhabi as its Regional Headquarters. The company has appointed Ms. Vaanathi Mohanakrishnan to lead its business for the region.
Five Additional Financial Institutions Join UK’s “Fintech Pledge”
- 4 years 2 weeks ago
- FinTech StartUps
Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies and leaders, announces new signatories Atom bank, Co-operative Bank, Nationwide Building Society, TSB, and Virgin Money to the Fintech Pledge, joining existing signatories Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group and Santander.
Fintech Start-Up Niyo Rolls Out ESOP Buyback Plan
- 4 years 2 weeks ago
- Covid-19, Payments, Banking, FinTech StartUps
With business crossing pre-covid level and operating profit in sight, Niyo, India’s premier digital banking fintech has announced an ESOP buyback plan to reward its employees. This program announced today will benefit 100+ employees who have completed two years in the company.
2020 Tech Trailblazers Award Winners Announced
- 4 years 2 weeks ago
- FinTech StartUps
The 15 winners of the ninth edition of the Tech Trailblazers Awards – a global awards program focused on enterprise technology startups – were announced today. The program rewards winners in 12 major enterprise technology sectors, identifies one outstanding company entrant from any category, and makes two awards to individual female and male executives who have delivered outstanding innovation or change.
