TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Multi-asset social investment network and Robinhood competitor eToro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Gatsby — a fintech startup which also aimed to go head to head against Robinhood — for $50 million in a cash and common stock deal. Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

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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CIO

JANUARY 6, 2025

AI and Machine Learning will drive innovation across the government, healthcare, and banking/financial services sectors, strongly focusing on generative AI and ethical regulation. These trends underscore the Middle Easts ambition to become a global technology hub through strategic investments, innovation, and partnerships.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Biggs explored the potential for blockchain technology to help solve humanitarian challenges through her venture, Proof of Purpose, in 2017, and her TEDx speech on Blockchain Technology that year is considered by many in the blockchain space to be one of the best in the genre. Tesla buys $1.5B

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

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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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Over 90% of the world’s leading banks are either exploring, experimenting (PoCs), or formulating a strategy for leveraging blockchain technology, says an Accenture survey. Since its inception ten years ago, there has been plenty of hype around blockchain. An overview of Blockchain in Business Process Management (BPM).

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CIO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

From artificial intelligence to blockchain and smart cities, the UAEs tech landscape is set to host some of the most significant gatherings of innovators, investors, and entrepreneurs in the region. The week will feature discussions on a range of tech topics, including fintech, digital transformation, smart cities, and cybersecurity.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

It’s one reason why the region is home to many fintech businesses born elsewhere that need proximity to a large banking ecosystem, as well as the blockchain/crypto crowd, which have found a highly amenable regulatory environment in Zug, right next door to Zurich. Maximilian Spelmeyer , partner, SIX Fintech Ventures.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Undoubtedly, this is putting added pressure on FinTech executives. The FinTech industry is not an exception and is yet to strike the right balance between timing and scope. The FinTech industry is not an exception and is yet to strike the right balance between timing and scope.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

The raise is another example of how infrastructure companies in the fintech world continue to be resilient despite an apparent slowdown in global funding overall. In February, blockchain infrastructure startup Alchemy announced that it had closed on a $200 million Series C1 equity round that valued the company at $10.2

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2022

Welcome to The Interchange, a take on this week’s fintech news and trends. Rather than rehash all that here, I’ll point you to some of our recent articles on the topic and just summarize: The two fintech startups have recently grown (much) more competitive. ” But not all fintechs are laying off. Read more here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

For this morning’s column , Alex Wilhelm interviewed Dave Girouard, CEO of Upstart, an AI-powered fintech lender that expects to see growth increase 114% this year. AI fintech products are operating at scale and investor interest is maturing. No taxation without innovation: The rise of tax startups. Have a great weekend!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

Vadym Synegin is a Ukrainian impact entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor in fintech and crypto projects with more than 15 years’ experience as an entrepreneur in Europe and the UAE. Ukrainians have often pioneered market-leading companies and built products that positively impact society, especially in the fintech sector.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2021

Blockchain startup XREX was launched to help cross-border businesses in emerging markets perform faster transactions with products like a payment escrow service and crypto-fiat exchange platform. He began thinking of how blockchain can support financial inclusion in emerging markets like India.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

The company was founded in 2018 by Shamir Karkal, Angela Angelovska, Isaac Hines and Alex Lipton to simplify digital payments and storage in a regulatory compliant way and build on blockchain technology. He thought consumers expected a different level of service, which is why many flock to fintechs.

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CIO

JULY 20, 2023

This research indicates that established banking institutions are deploying technology-based innovation to stay competitive with more agile and tech-savvy FinTech startups in two significant areas: Customer experience. Source: “Innovation Digital Listening Research.” Conducted by Quadrant Strategies for Iron Mountain.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

The city appears to be strong in areas such as travel, AI, cybersecurity, fintech, agritech, travel tech, biotech, sports tech, and VR. The blockchain/crytpo scene could do with some improvement, according to a few respondents. Key sectors include fintech, agritech and travel tech. Blockchain could be improved.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

From lithium battery chemical recycling to smart media, blockchain infrastructure to student-centric educational software, and Sub-Saharan African fintech to cultured-meat production, this batch of companies is sure to wow the investors and the audience. TC aims to pick companies from a range of industries.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

The new fund will have a strong focus on (although not limited to) fintech and insurtech companies. Breega’s new fund has also now backed Keebo (fintech), UKIO (proptech) and Mila (insurtech). The new fund doubles its assets under management to half a billion euros. This is Breega’s fourth fundraise in seven years.

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Xebia

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Middle East payments industry is rapidly evolving, driven by several key innovations. These innovations are paving the way for a more efficient, secure, and integrated payments ecosystem in the Middle East, with significant implications for businesses and consumers across the region.

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CIO

DECEMBER 19, 2022

To create innovative products that meet the various finance requirements of the market, Piramal Capital & Housing Finance opened the Piramal Innovation Lab in Bengaluru on Dec. CIO.com caught up with Mittal to know more about his plans for the innovation lab, as well as the technology strategy for the financial services company.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Ejara , a Cameroonian fintech offering an investment app that allows users to buy crypto and save through decentralized wallets, has raised $8 million in Series A investment. . Anthemis is a follow-on investor in Ejara, having also led the fintech’s $2 million seed round announced last October. .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Via FTX, he has invested in many businesses, including blockchain startups Sky Mavis and Circle and brokerage trading company DriveWealth (Chipper Cash recently partnered with DriveWealth to offer U.S. They do some of the most innovative work in the crypto space, so working with them is going to be quite exciting.”.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

These rising-star startups represent the innovation taking place across these tech categories: Hardware, Robotics, AI + ML. FinTech + Blockchain. Going through the vetting process reminded us, yet again, just how much creativity, innovation and talent exists within the startup community. HealthTech + BioTech.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2022

Granted, much of that capital was probably raised before the crypto markets started tanking, but we unpacked the storied firm’s strategy and discussed a somewhat questionable investment it just made in a well-known grifter’s new blockchain startup (hint: he kinda looks like Jared Leto). DeFi personal finance app Pebble raised a $6.2

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Just yesterday, we talked about Flux , a Nigerian fintech solving this problem in the present YC W2021 batch. It was difficult to send money to Nigeria and his experience as a blockchain developer at Consensys made him realize he could solve a problem. “We million seed round. .

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OTS Solutions

JULY 28, 2022

But with the rise of FinTech, consumer expectations, and government pressures being felt throughout the industry, the pressure is on. In the last five years, the rise of FinTech companies and solutions has completely changed how financial services are done. And other things push for reinvention and innovation. Blockchain.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Propel is no stranger to investing in fintech, having backed the likes of Coinbase, DocuSign, Guideline and Hippo. Mort acknowledges that much of the innovation in fintech has historically focused on the banking industry while the insurance industry has been slower to innovate. The need for insurance is only increasing.”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

For fintechs to thrive in such a way that they remain meaningful to economies, a synergy between them and regulatory bodies is inevitable. Emtech’s solutions also enable collaboration among multiple regulators, for an integrated regulatory environment that is key to the opening up of cross-border innovations and opportunities.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 6, 2022

Latin America and other regions and technology development like artificial intelligence, blockchain, gamification, technology democratization and satellite data sources. Fintech and insurtech innovation in Brazil set to take off on regulatory tailwinds. It will also be utilized for strategic partnerships and acquisitions.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

All that glitters is not legit trading volume : As the market for non-fungible tokens – digital signatures on the blockchain that often point to assets stored on the traditional web, like images – heats up, we’re tracking the various exchanges where trading takes place. Nubank’s present day headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Our survey respondents said the city was strong across a broad range of tech industries, particularly those with practical applications: cybersecurity, energy and sustainability, fintech, health care and medtech, edtech and silver tech among others. Mobility, fintech, energy, cybersecurity, healthcare. What are you most excited by?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Blockchain, DeFi and web3 technologies continue to evolve rapidly in a world of wild extremes. AR: Absolutely — lots of people use the word “crypto” as a synonym for everything related to blockchain technology, though it mainly captures the financial applications/tokens themselves. There’s never a dull moment in the cryptoverse.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2022

The SaaS-friendly fintech platform emerged from stealth this week with $150 million in debt financing and $11 million in seed funding with a Stripe partnership. Fintech Brex confirms $12.3B Fintech and insurtech innovation in Brazil set to take off on regulatory tailwinds. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The Great Expectations of Crypto and Blockchain with Denelle Dixon, CEO and executive director at Stellar Development Foundation, and Alex Holmes, chairman and CEO at Moneygram. Building the Visual Economy Through Developer-Led Innovation with Saranya Babu, chief marketing officer at Cloudinary. Sponsored by Google Cloud.

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Altexsoft

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The total, nevertheless, is still quite low with legacy system complexity only slowing innovation. They will continue to do so as carriers adopt digital strategies… Juggling the onslaught of new innovation and understanding how it can be used to create a competitive edge–very quickly–can be disconcerting. These are the problems.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Why LatAm’s fintech boom is more than hype and superlative venture investment. Venture capital is flowing around the world in unprecedented volumes, but it’s not hyperbole to say that Latin America’s fintech startups are having their best year ever. Female founders are making a buzzing, venture-backed comeback.

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