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News/startups
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has proposed a series of measures designed to strengthen funding for fintechs and startups within Europe.
08 October 2024
The first half of 2024 has seen a dramatic decline in spending within Ireland's fintech industry, reflecting cautious investor sentiment.
03 October 2024
News/regulation
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has started the second phase of its digital Hong Kong dollar pilot study.
24 September 2024
News/retail
Credit card debt payoff platfom Tally is shutting down after a nine-year timeframe that saw it raise $172 million in venture funding.
13 August 2024
Qardy, the operator of a digital lending marketplace in Egypt and the Mena regions, has secured a $7-figure pre-Seed round of investment with participation from White Field Ventures and Vastly Valuable Ventures.
06 August 2024
News/payments
Stripe is strengthening its position in the UK, opening a flagship London office in the heart of the City and launching its first Open-Banking-powered payment method and new financing options for small businesses.
22 May 2024
News/wholesale
Barclays has led a Series B financing round for Funding Xchange (FXE), a provider of white-label software for lenders to SMEs. The size of the round was not disclosed.
11 April 2024
Exploring digital money, digital assets, digital identity and the future of banking, David G. W. Birch has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for one of the most compelling sessions at EBAday every year.
05 April 2024
News/crypto
ZA Bank has launched banking services for stablecoin issuers, in part of their ‘Banking for Web3’ initiative.
ZayZoon, an earned wage access provider for SMEs has raised $15 million in a Series B extension led by Viola Fintech.
27 March 2024
Cash advance platform Wayflyer is to expand its offering beyond online-only businesses to support brands that sell into brick-and-mortar retail channels.
11 March 2024
Standard Chartered's innovation and investment arm SC Ventures is launching a B2B online marketplace offering small firms in Ghana access to financing options.
29 February 2024
Amazon is teaming up with SellersFi to offer sellers on its platform credit lines of up to $10 million.
31 January 2024
Citi is teaming up with alternative investment manager LuminArx Capital to launch a private lending vehicle for companies.
22 January 2024
A lobby group representing Ireland's financial services sector has called on the government to establish a physical centre for fintech firms.
20 November 2023
SME lender iwoca has raised a new £200 million funding line from Baclays Bank and Värde Partners after reaching £2.5bn in finance lent.
17 October 2023
Startups in Africa's fintech market have secured more than $2.7bn in venture capital (VC) funding in the last two years, according to a recently released report.
30 August 2023
A US federal appeals court has sided with an asset manager in a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator denied an application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Kenyan startup Zanifu has raised $11.2 million in debt-equity funding for its platform providing micro, small and medium-sized businesses with inventory financing.
21 August 2023
Slovenia has emerged as the most 'crypto-obsessed' state in Europe, according to recently published research.
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