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Rapyd raises $300M on a $2.5B valuation to boost its fintech-as-a-service API
A wave of organizations — propelled by global COVID-19 pandemic circumstances — are moving their commercial and financial interactions online, and today one ...
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Singapore cybersecurity firm MicroSec raises an undisclosed amount in series A funding
MicroSec, a Singapore-based cybersecurity firm, announced it has raised an undisclosed sum in its series A round of financing led by MassMutual Ventures. ...
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Singapore bourse tightens auditing rules after string of scandals
The Singapore stock exchange has tightened its requirements for listed company auditors in the wake of a series of accounting scandals that have ...
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European Banking Authority observes improved cooperation between authorities through newly established AML-CFT colleges
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its first Report on progress made by competent authorities with the setting up of colleges to ...
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Revolut applies for UK banking license
It’s hard to believe that fintech startup Revolut doesn’t have a proper banking license in its home country. But this is about to change, as ...
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FIRS creates tax audit units across the country to address illicit financial flow
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has created 35 additional Tax Audit Units across the country to address illicit financial flow. Mr Abdullahi ...
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Uganda – Airtel Money Virtual MasterCard for Online Transactions
Airtel Uganda has finally joined MTN in launching its own virtual debit Mastercard product to allow customers to make safe, convenient, and secure ...
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Fintech firm Checkout.com crowned Europe’s top unicorn after tripling valuation to $15 billion
Online payments firm Checkout.com is now Europe’s top tech unicorn. Checkout.com said Tuesday that it had raised $450 million in an investment led ...
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The next part of my journey is to nurture, build and grow a thousand more lion riders – Cellulant CEO
It is the end of a leadership era at Cellulant, the Kenya-based fintech company, as co-founder Ken Njoroge says he will transition from ...
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Mastercard unveils cloud POS acceptance tech
Mastercard has teamed up with NMI and Global Payments to launch its first cloud point-of-sale acceptance technology. Mastercard already helps businesses accept contactless ...