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Flutterwave makes Y Combinatorās list of top companies by valuation, ranks 115th
Y Combinator, a US startup accelerator that offers seed funding to a wide range of startups, released the list of its top companies ...
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Googleās Fitbit acquisition is official
Following regulatory scrutiny on both sides of the pond, Google announced this week that it has completed its acquisition of wearables pioneer Fitbit. ...
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US President-Elect Biden to Nominate MIT Blockchain Professor Gary Gensler as SEC Chairman
U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden is set to name Gary Gensler as the new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to ...
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UK neobank Tandem issues āmaterial uncertaintyā warning as losses mount
Tandem Bank, one of the United Kingdomās much-hyped crop of neo-banks, has filed annual results for 2019 that show mounting losses and warn ...
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London Stock Exchange gets EU nod for $27 billion takeover of Refinitiv
EU antitrust regulators gave the green light on earlier this week to the London Stock Exchangeās $27 billion takeover of Refinitiv, creating a ...
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Grab Financial Group raises $300 million Series A led by Hanwha Asset Management
Grab Financial Group has announced that it has raised more than $300 million in Series A funding, led by South Korean firm Hanwha ...
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Visa, Plaid Scrap $5.3 Billion Deal Amid U.S. Antitrust Suit
Visa Inc facing a prolonged antitrust fight with the U.S. Justice Department, walked away from a proposed $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid Inc. ...
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Nigeriaās pension funds continue to divest from treasury bills
Since the beginning of 2020, pension fund managers have moved out about N1.112 trillion of treasury bills investments into mostly FGN Bonds. As ...
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Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
If the skyās the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices ...
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London FinTech Curve Notches $95 Million Series C For US Expansion
London-based FinTech startupĀ CurveĀ has raised $95 million in Series C funding led by IDC Ventures, Fuel Venture Capital, and the investment division of Vulcan ...