CIO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Middle East is rapidly evolving into a global hub for technological innovation, with 2025 set to be a pivotal year in the regions digital landscape. AI and machine learning are poised to drive innovation across multiple sectors, particularly government, healthcare, and finance.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Meniga , the London fintech that provides digital banking technology to leading banks, has closed €10 million in additional funding. In addition, the fintech will bolster its sales and service teams. US regulators need to catch up with Europe on fintech innovation . Also participating are Industrifonden, the U.K.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

And what’s more surprising is that the buy is outside payments or fintech. With Flutterwave, we now have a way to drive both value for creators and revenue to sustain the business. We saw Disha as an opportunity to capture a new market of indie creators that need innovative tools to showcase their craft and get paid.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

On the other hand, the financing gap left by conventional banking institutions has presented an opportunity for innovation, leading to the birth of fintechs like Asilimia. In 2019, the startup won the Africa Cup at the 2019 SA Innovation Summit, securing a $350,000 investment from Unicorn Group, a pan-African investment firm.

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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

AUGUST 11, 2022

Two firms stuck out in recent days, including Urban Innovation Fund , which closed with commitments of $101 million for its Fund III and $20 million Opportunity Fund, and VMG Catalyst ‘s $400 million Fund II. Both firms are led by women, Clara Brenner and Julie Lein at Urban Innovation Fund, and Brooke Kiley over at VMG.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. The theory is that it will make investment in sustainable infrastructure a more attractive proposition, too.

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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

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. Key sectors include fintech, agritech and travel tech. GoHub for B2B in AI, 5G, cybersecurity and sustainability. One of the most innovative in Europe. Luz Adell, CFO/partner, Draper B1.

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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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InfoQ Culture Methods

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Explore the dynamic intersection of responsible AI, regulation, and ethics in the FinTech sector. This article highlights key challenges and innovative practices as organizations navigate compliance with evolving guidelines like the EU AI Act. By Lexy Kassan

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 12, 2019

In the years leading up to 2018, I have spent my time bringing innovation to the financial services space. Fintech, as this sector is colloquially referred, focuses for the most part on disrupting the state of affairs induced by the use of technology. As such it is all about innovation. Let’s study a bit about Innovation.

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CIO

AUGUST 28, 2022

Banks are no longer the key players in the market, with fintech companies, digital-first start-ups, and tech giants delivering their own brand of financial services. Then there is the rise of sustainability. Refining the balancing act of innovation and risk. New players, too, are disrupting the landscape in unprecedented ways.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

The sector is still pretty nascent in many parts of Africa and has barely scratched the surface even though the millions poured into startups — operating in various facets from haulage to last mile — are yet to build sustainable businesses. I’ve realized we can build and create solutions around payment and core fintech.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Banks are no longer the key players in the market, with fintech companies, digital-first start-ups, and tech giants delivering their own brand of financial services. Then there is the rise of sustainability. Refining the balancing act of innovation and risk. New players, too, are disrupting the landscape in unprecedented ways.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ranging from the rapid adoption of sustainable technologies to the welcoming of a new local creator economy, we detail the surprising changes the pandemic has brought to consumer preferences, workplace dynamics, business models and the geopolitical influence on the fast-changing tech sector.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

PayPal Ventures, the global corporate venture arm of PayPal, is one of the participating investors (this marks its first investment in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) but second in the MENA region after Egyptian fintech Paymob ). The fintech has raised more than $410 million in equity and debt since its 2019 launch. .

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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 is it weak in?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Startups that bridge the public and private sectors can build sustainable businesses with strong returns, says Tiffany Chu, SVP of mobility firm Via and former CEO of Remix. Why LatAm’s fintech boom is more than hype and superlative venture investment. But govtech and civic tech has a greater social impact than burger-flipping robots.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2021

The group has already invested in startups in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, including Aleph (B2B SaaS for e-commerce), Apperto (social commerce), Choiz (healthtech), Exactly (DeFi), Elevva (e-commerce brands), Inipay (fintech), Leef (sustainability), Wibson (e-privacy) and Yerbo (wellness).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

Moove , an African mobility fintech that provides vehicle financing to drivers of ride-hailing platforms like Uber and other gig networks, has raised $105 million in new Series A2 financing. New investors such as AfricInvest, MUFG Innovation Partners, Latitude and Kreos Capital participated.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

Its lead investment in Flutterwave, which valued the fintech at $1 billion in March 2021, was a return from a long hiatus in investing in Africa. Fintech brings the Tiger back. billion, going into 2021, and it started the year with a bang, leading many mega-rounds, especially in fintechs. IROKO and others were a tiny play.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

By Katherine Maslova This has been a year of rapid progress and high expectations for the fintech sector. True AI-powered innovation such as adaptive financial modeling or real-time fraud prevention remains limited. Given the sensitivity of the industry, regulators worldwide have intensified fintech scrutiny.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

Focus on growth with good economics and don’t “buy” growth, as that will come with poor economics and hence is not sustainable. There has been continuous innovation over the last several years thanks to more digital adoption and lower data pricing. Focus on the core business and deprioritize experimental investments.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

Like many legacy markets poised for change, the insurance industry has already seen its first wave of innovation. It follows that digital insurance innovation should primarily focus on digital underwriting innovation — in essence, using technology to correctly assess and price risk in real time.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

You see, insurtech startups often need to take into account the myriad rules and regulations in place when they seek to innovate and embed insurance into products, which might make it difficult to pull it off. We are generally open to startups innovating any part of the value chain as long as the problem and market are big enough.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

He considers proptech still in its infancy with much of the innovation coming from home buying, selling and maintenance rather than accounting. Rojas said he saw the opportunity to not only scale aggressively on the revenue side, but also build a lasting business that was sustainable.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

And, it plans to invest in more innovation around its rental services. “Now more than ever, consumers value convenience, flexibility and sustainability when they shop for and use products. “Now more than ever, consumers value convenience, flexibility and sustainability when they shop for and use products.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

She serves on the board of fintech startup HoneyBook. In addition to CFOs ready to chair an audit committee, we’ve had requests for operators with go-to-market expertise, product leaders known for driving innovation, and people officers who know how to build corporate culture. Ann Shepherd. Contributor. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As part of the deal, LeapFrog, which in May invested in African fintech giant Interswitch , joins Sun King’s board, which now includes General Atlantic and M&G Investments, as well as Prabha Sinha, the company’s first investor.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

So we’re hooking up with Extreme Tech Challenge (‘XTC’) to present the Extreme Tech Challenge Global Finals , a startup competition focused on powering a more sustainable, equitable, inclusive, and healthy world. What are the breakthrough tech innovations transforming industries to build a radically better world? Going Green.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

At the Huawei Cloud Summit Saudi Arabia 2024, held today, Huawei Cloud made a significant announcement, unveiling a series of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives to accelerate Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation. Huawei Cloud’s AI initiatives are directly aligned with these goals.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between. For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt.

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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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

While leagues behind fintech as a whole, insurtech startups have still attracted a significant amount of investment over the last few years — $43 billion between 2016 and 2022, according to a recent report. “If The pace of innovation and funding outside of the U.S. Yes, I have seen some innovations on climate.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

She stated that Lori has been focusing on growth, sustainability and a path to profitability since its last funding round. There is so much potential in the region, but it’s only through innovation that this can be fully unlocked,” commented Gajria on Google’s participation. Image Credits: Lori Systems.

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Daffodil Software

JULY 12, 2024

How can fintech companies keep up with rapid innovation while adhering to stringent regulations? The fintech business is expanding rapidly, driven by new technologies and evolving customer requirements. Balancing these two aspects is essential for fintech companies.

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