Thursday, March 28, 2024
A number of Chinese ventures firms are tapping into Africa’s fintech as the industry shows potential growth in mobile finance services. OPay, a Norway-based consumer internet firm Opera recently raised $120 million from Chinese investors, Transsion. The fresh funding comes...
Warsaw-based startup Uncapped officially launched Monday, Dec 2, after securing €11.7 million funds backed by Global Founders Capital, White Star Capital, and Seedcamp. The rollout makes Uncapped the first revenue-based finance provider in Europe designed to become a smart...
American multinational company Visa proposes to fund 500 scholarships to students and workers to offset the cost of training for dispute resolution. The company said in a press release that its new certification program in dispute resolution will help them...
Ride-hailing giant Grab recently launched its new numberless payments solution on the market called GrabPay Card last Thursday, December 5, 2019. The new system is made in partnership with Mastercard and is considered as the extension of its financial...
Brazil’s newest startup fintech Cora recently acquired $10 million in funding after a round led by Kaszek Ventures. TechCrunch reported that the fund will be used to develop financial services through a technologically advanced platform. The leader of the funding...
Canadian fintech firm Portag3 Ventures announced Tuesday, Dec 3, the closing of its second venture fund, which secured a total of CAD$427 million (US$321 million) from institutional and strategic investors. In a press release, the Canadian outfit said that the...
Financial tech company Pixpay, which focuses on teens' financial management and cashless transactions, received $3.4 million in funding from Global Founders Capital. The company based in France aims parents to send pocket money to their kids via the Pixpay app...
Nigerian credit startup firm Migo raised $20 million in the recent Series B funding round. The company is the latest fintech business to gear its services towards Africans in need of credit. The Series B funding round was led by...
UK-based lender NatWest became the latest player to enter the UK’s thriving fintech scene with the launch of its new digital bank on Wednesday, Nov 27. According to CNBC, the roll outcomes as an attempt to compete against start-up...
UK-based financial technology firm Revolut introduced Saturday, Nov 28, its new GBP Direct Debits available to all customers with local UK account details that live in the European Economic Area (EEA). The new feature, designed to utilise Modulr’s Direct Debits...

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