Startup
Zambia’s Zazu launches pan-African correspondent fintech network
Zambian fintech startup, Zazu has launched Union54, a correspondent network of fintech platforms that seeks to facilitate real-time payments across Africa and offers ...
Startup
Robinhood raises $200 million at $11.2 billion valuation
Stock trading app Robinhood announced that it raised a $200 million Series G funding round from a new investor, New York-based D1 Capital ...
Startup
E-commerce tech firm Anchanto raises S$16.6m in ongoing Series C round
ANCHANTO, a startup specialising in technology for the e-commerce sector, has raised S$16.6 million in its ongoing Series C round. Investors in the ...
Startup
Three Interesting Fintech Partnerships in Abu Dhabi to Know About
Following a joint market assessment, Supply@ME has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Khaled Abdulla Almass and his investment company, iMass LLC ...
Startup
The Top 5 Most Active Fintech VC Investors
Though fintech funding rebounded in Q2’20, up 17% quarter-over-quarter, deal count took a hit, plunging to a recent low of 397 rounds. However, ...
Innovation
Singapore parks $182M for fintech innovation, with special focus on AI
Country rolls out new three-year plan with SG$250 million ($182.1 million) investment to drive technology innovation in the financial services industry, which saw ...
Startup
Mastercard Announces Expansion of Accelerate Fintech
Mastercard announced on Wednesday the expansion of its Accelerate fintech portfolio by adding entrepreneurs to its startup engagement program Start Path and more technology ...
Startup
Vesta Announces Integration with Plaid to Introduced Guarantee ACH Payments
U.S. fintech Vesta announced on Tuesday it has integrated with Plaid to launch Guaranteed ACH, which is a payment solution that enables online automated clearing ...
Startup
Kenyan retail-tech startup MarketForce selected for Y Combinator, banks $150k
Kenyan retail-tech startup MarketForce is the only Sub-Saharan African company selected for the Y Combinator Summer 2020 batch, securing US$150,000 in funding and ...
Startup
Egyptian fintech startup Paymob raises $3.5m to accelerate regional expansion
Egyptian digital payments provider Paymob has raised a US$3.5 million funding round to grow its merchant network and accelerate regional expansion. Founded by ...
