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Nova Credit, a US startup working to improve immigrant access to credit, has closed a $50 million Series B funding round led by Kleiner Perkins and joined by celebrities including U2 guitarist the Edge.
13 February 2020
Digital remittance outfit Remitly is entering the banking business, launching an online account for US-based immigrants.
03 February 2020
Indian non-for-profit organisation, the National Institute for Smart Government (NISG), has proposed a digital rupee in its draft National Strategy on Blockchain.
29 January 2020
Visa is taking its 'access to cash' programme industry-wide, working with partner banks to offer high street retailers in remote and rural locations a fee for processing cashback transactions over the counter.
22 January 2020
While technology has yet again been a central topic of discussion at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, there has also been a determined focus on fintech and how financial inclusion is key to meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Flutterwave, a payments startup operating in Africa, is looking to expand across the continent after closing a $35 million funding round and securing partnerships with Visa and WorldPay.
21 January 2020
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has launched a UK-wide strategy to improve the financial wellbeing of individuals and the community across the country.
JPMorgan has joined UK Aid in providing $15 million in support for Boston-based accelerator Catalyst Fund, which aims to back 30 fintech startups in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, India, and Mexico over the next three years.
20 January 2020
China's Ant Financial is flexing its muscles by organising a massive fintech conference in Shanghai this April.
15 January 2020
Indian banks and fintech startups have been given the go-ahead to use video calls to complete KYC compliance checks, following a ruling by the country's central bank.
10 January 2020
PayU is to acquire a controlling interest in Indian digital credit platform PaySense for $185 million.
With 2019 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.
23 December 2019
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