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South African digital bank TymeBank lands $109M from UK and Philippines investors
The onset of the pandemic has led to increased demand for digital banking options across customer income groups around the world. We’ve seen ...
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UK government set to offer fintech visa
The move has been welcomed by the fintech industry, which has repeatedly raised concerns over access to skills during the Brexit process. According ...
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Lloyds taps into Mastercard’s Open Banking Connect system
Lloyds Banking Group is tapping Mastercard’s Open Banking software to enable customers to pay off their credit card bills via their mobile app ...
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Opera launches Hype; its new dedicated chat service now in Kenya
Hype will first launch in Africa, where Opera has nearly 150M MAU, with Kenya as the pilot market; With Hype, Opera reimagines the ...
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Major Asian banks unite to form ‘multiple’ CBDC pact on blockchain
Several major banks across Asia have joined forces to construct a cross-border central bank digital currency, according to a joint announcement issued on Feb. 23. ...
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Intuit boosts e-commerce capabilities with acquisition
Intuit has acquired OneSaas, a provider of e-commerce data integration software, and plans to accelerate the integration of third party e-comm solutions with ...
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JOOR Expands Payment Capabilities with SEPA and ACH Partnerships
JOOR, the world’s industry-standard wholesale management platform for fashion, beauty and home, has announced an extension of the company’s Payments platform by launching ...
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Fintech startup Earnix raises $75m, attains ‘unicorn’ status at valuation of $1b
Fintech startup Earnix, a developer of artificial intelligence software that allows banks and insurers to personalize offerings to customers, said it has raised ...
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Joor Adds Payment Options to Its B2B Fashion Platform
Many business models have evolved and adapted during the pandemic, and virtual fashion buying platform, Joor is one of them. The company that bills itself ...
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Lucid Motors strikes SPAC deal to go public with $24 billion valuation
Lucid Motors reached an agreement to become a publicly traded company through a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital IV Corp, in the ...