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For Fintech, 2024 Was A Year of Hype, Hustle and Hard Truths. What’s Next In 2025?

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By Katherine Maslova This has been a year of rapid progress and high expectations for the fintech sector. So, despite being a sector with a strong concentration of AI leaders, fintech like 74% of companies across industries struggles to scale value. There’s also been lots of buzz and hard, painful truths learned.

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Digital securities platform iSTOX closes $50 million Series A to make private equity accessible to more investors

TechCrunch

Founded in 2017 and owned by blockchain infrastructure firm ICHX, iSTOX’s goal is to open private capital opportunities, including startups, hedge funds and private debt, that are usually limited to a small group of high-net-worth individuals to more institutional and accredited investors. (It million in funding.

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2025 Middle East tech trends: How CIOs will drive innovation with AI

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Similarly, the financial sector will see continued growth in fintech, digital payments and open banking, with cities like Dubai and Riyadh becoming central fintech hubs in the region. Emerging technologies like 5G, blockchain, and quantum computing will see increased investment in the region in the coming years.

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Kenyan fintech Pezesha raises $11M backed by Women’s World Banking, Cardano parent IOG

TechCrunch

The fintech works with partner companies such as Twiga and MarketForce, which integrate its credit scoring APIs in their platforms to enable their customers to get real-time loan offers. The fintech is able to extend loans of up to $10,000 at single-digit interest rates, and a repayment period of one year. Image Credits: Pezesha.

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Top tech trends powering the Middle East’s digital evolution by 2025

CIO

Fintech hubs like Dubai and Riyadh will continue attracting global and regional players. In the energy and utilities sector, sustainability goals, such as Saudi Arabias Vision 2030 and UAEs Net Zero 2050, will drive investment in smart grids, renewable energy, and AI-driven energy efficiency solutions.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: SaaS burn multiples, 8 fintech VCs spill the tea, all my apes gone

TechCrunch

But say that you are burning $2 million in a quarter, and you are only adding $500,000 of net new ARR. 8 fintech VCs discuss the shifting investing landscape and how to pitch them in Q3 2022. What are fintech investors willing to bet on in this climate? Michael Gilroy, general partner and co-head of fintech, Coatue.

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Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz invested more in fintech than any other sector in 2022

TechCrunch

Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. I’m not going to lie — upon learning this, my fintech-loving ears perked up. And fintech represented nearly a quarter of the firm’s deals. More than a quarter (28%) of a16z’s fintech investments in 2022 went to the payments category.

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