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VentureSouq launches $50m Mena fintech fund

Venture capital firm VentureSouq has launched a $50 million fund focused on fintech across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region and Pakistan.

23 November 2021

News/startups

Kids' investing app EarlyBird raises $4m

EarlyBird, a mobile app that helps parents and loved ones invest in the financial futures of their children, has raised $4 million in a seed round led by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian's Sven Seven Six.

22 November 2021

Company update/retail

India's Comviva ties up with Strands

Comviva, one of the global leaders in providing digital financial solutions today announced a strategic partnership with Strands to provide an integrated suite of intelligent digital banking, wallet and payment solutions.

17 November 2021

News/payments

MFS Africa bolsters expansion with $100m fundraise

Africa’s largest digital payments network has raised $100 million in a Series C equity and debt financing round.

10 November 2021

Research/Personal finance

The Future of Wealth Management 2022

10 November 2021 1111 downloads

News/crypto

Singapore Fintech Festival 2021: ‘We haven’t even fuelled the DeFi rocket’

During Singapore Fintech Festival’s panel session ‘Decentralised Finance: Redefining the Architecture’, ChainLink co-founder Sergey Nazarov and Celo CEO and co-founder Rene Reinsberg examine the forces currently driving the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector and how financial institutions should be approaching their DeFi and cryptocurrency strategy.

08 November 2021

Company update/sustainable

Starling Bank to offset its carbon emissions annually from 2021, sets net zero target

Starling, the leading UK digital bank, has committed to a one third reduction target in its carbon emissions by 2030 and to offset carbon emissions from its own operations and supply chain annually from 2021.

05 November 2021

News/sustainable

SDG corporate debit card launched by quartet of payments players

RailsBank, Toqio, and Mastercard have partnered with fintech platform HealRWorld, to deliver a corporate debit card that rewards sustainable businesses and promotes their commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

05 November 2021

Company update/sustainable

EY verifies Meniga's carbon footprint calculator

Meniga (www.meniga.com), the global leader in digital banking and personal finance solutions, today announced that the index underpinning its innovative green banking solution ‘Carbon Insight’ - which allows banking app users to track and reduce their carbon footprint - has been reviewed by EY, one of the “Big-4” accounting & professional services firms in the world.

05 November 2021

Company update/retail

OCBC Bank enables gold and silver digital purchases

With more Singaporeans investing now despite the uncertainty and volatility in the market, the need for investors to invest in safe-haven assets such as gold and silver to balance their portfolios is greater than ever.

05 November 2021

Research/Personal finance

Addressing the Poverty Premium: A data-led approach

05 November 2021 296 downloads

News/sustainable

COP26: How our wallets will save the world

Your money is a weapon. It can either be used to tackle the climate crisis or fan the flames. The United Nations’ climate conference in Glasgow, COP26, says it is time to have a serious discussion about how our money can be deployed to save the world.

03 November 2021

News/crypto

Former AliPay UK CEO Rita Liu on how regulators are boosting crypto literacy

Finextra sat down with Mode’s chief commercial officer Rita Liu – also former CEO of AliPay UK, to discuss Mode’s recent partnership with trade association CryptoUK, and how market players and regulators are boosting adoption and education around crypto.

03 November 2021

Company update/retail

ApexEdge jumps into Moven's bank in a box

Moven is pleased to announce that ApexEdge has now joined with Moven to add more breadth and depth to Moven’s Financial Wellness platform.

01 November 2021

Company update/wealth

CaixaBank picks bsurance for embedded life insurance at POS

Leading Spanish financial institution CaixaBank has partnered with B2B2C insurtech platform bsurance on a project to create and test new embedded life insurance products.

29 October 2021

Company update/retail

Greenlight launches educational investing platform for parents

Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc. ("Greenlight"), the fintech company on a mission to shine a light on the world of money for families, today announced Investing for Parents, a new educational investing platform designed for parents.

26 October 2021

Company update/retail

BMO Harris launches Savings Builder

BMO Harris Bank announced the launch of Savings Builder, a new product that rewards customers for reaching specific savings milestones each month.

26 October 2021

Company update/startups

Pennyworth launches goals-led financial planning app

Pennyworth, a digital bank founded by former Barclays executives for aspiring-affluent individuals, today launched its pioneering financial planning app for public access on the App Store and Google Play.

25 October 2021

News/startups

Bling Card enlists Treezor to build kids' pocket money app

Startup Bling Card has joined forces with SocGen-owned BaaS player Treezor to develop a prepaid pocket money card and financial education app for kids in Germany.

21 October 2021

News/retail

Chip closes biggest ever equity crowdfund on Crowdcube, raising £11.5 million

Money management app Chip has closed the biggest ever equity crowdfund on Crowdcube, raising £11.5 million from 12,954 investors.

18 October 2021