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EMTECH Joins The Digital Dollar Project’s Inaugural Sandbox
CBDC solutions provider EMTECH has been selected as one of four technical vendors participating in The Digital Dollar Project’s (DDP)
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BNPL Firm Ratio Raises US$11M Funding and US$400M Credit Facility
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions company Ratio has raised U$11 million in venture funding and a US$400 million credit
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CYBERA Raises Additional US$5M to Disrupt Financial Cybercrime
CYBERA Global Inc. has secured an additional US$5 million in what it says was an oversubscribed equity round led by
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BNPL Players Need to Pivot Now as Lenders’ Profit Margins Shrink
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a report offering key insights on the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) industry.
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Brazil’s EBANX to Expand Payments Solutions to South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria
Brazilian payments company EBANX announced plans to expand its operations and payments solutions outside Latin America for the first time
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Payments Group PayU Finalises Acquisition of Colombia’s Ding to Expand to LATAM
Netherlands’ PayU has received the endorsement of Colombian regulatory authorities to acquire local electronic payment and deposit specialist Tecnipagos, better
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16 Highlights From the United States’ First-Ever Digital Assets Framework
US government agencies have submitted nine reports to date in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development
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Asset Management Platform Ethic Raises US$50M Series C From UBS Next
New York-based asset management platform Ethic has closed a US$50 million Series C funding round led by the Jordan Park
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Bottomline Acquires Nexus Systems to Boost Its Paymode-X B2B Payments Network
Payments solutions provider Bottomline has acquired real estate payments software company Nexus Systems for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition will
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J.P. Morgan to Acquire Renovite to Bolster Its Payments Modernisation Strategy
J.P. Morgan has signed an agreement to acquire payments technology company Renovite to bolster the firm’s payments modernisation strategy and
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Americas Attracts US$39.4B in Fintech Investment in 1H 2022 With 1,430 Deals
Despite a dip in quarterly investment to US$22.7 billion, the Americas saw a record 806 deals in Q1’22, according to
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Top 16 Upcoming Fintech Events Taking Place in Q4 2022 in the US
Home to more than 150 fintech unicorns, the US is a fintech powerhouse and one of the world’s biggest fintech
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Dominican Republic Sees the Rise of a Thriving Fintech Sector
In the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic is seeing the emergence of a burgeoning fintech industry, a thriving ecosystem that has
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Digital Banking and Insurtech Among Fastest-Growing Fintech Segments in Latin America
The fintech ecosystem in Latin America (LatAm) has risen quickly over the past couple of years with sustained growth observed
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OneSpan’s Mobile Security Solution Snags the 2022 SC Award
Digital agreements security company OneSpan announced its Mobile Security Suite (MSS) has earned the coveted title of “Best Mobile Security
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The Super App Model May Not Be Suitable for the US Market
Super apps may be widely popular in Asia and quickly gaining ground in Africa and Latin America (LatAm), they have
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FIS Rolls Out New Central Infrastructure Payment Solution
American multinational company FIS has launched its new central infrastructure payment solution, RealNet Central, to help central banks transform their
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Adyen Rolls Out Its Very Own Terminal Range Designed In-House
Dutch payments firm Adyen announced the launch of its first in-house designed terminals which was designed to facilitate diverse payment
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Remitly to Acquire Israel Remittance Startup Rewire
Remitly Global, a global digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families, announced that it has signed a definitive
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Votorantim and Temasek Set Up US$700 Million Fund to Invest in Brazil
Venture capital firm Votorantim and Singapore’s Temasek announced a strategic partnership to explore new investment opportunities in growth capital in
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CME Group to Launch Euro-Denominated Bitcoin and Ether Futures
CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, announced it plans to further expand its cryptocurrency derivatives offering with the introduction
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Meta: Digital Collectibles to Showcase NFTs on Instagram
Starting this week on Instagram, Meta is testing digital collectibles with select US creators and collectors to share NFTs that
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Binance and Mastercard Launch Prepaid Card in Argentina For Everyday Purchases
Binance and Mastercard announce the launch of Binance Card in Argentina to bridge the gap between cryptocurrencies and everyday purchases.
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Stori Becomes Mexico’s Newest Unicorn
Stori, a rapidly growing fintech company offering credit card products to Mexico’s underserved population, today announced its latest round of
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Wealthtech Tifin Acquires SharingAlpha’s Professional Investor Community
TIFIN, a fintech platform using artificial intelligence (AI) and investment-driven personalization to shape the future of investor experiences, announced its
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Adyen Goes Live With Tap to Pay on iPhone
Adyen has officially launched Tap to Pay on iPhone, which allows businesses to use iPhones to accept contactless payments without
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Foreign Fintech Companies Flock to Peru
Peru’s fintech industry is expected to get a boost this year, driven by favorable regulatory developments and rising demand for
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Argentina Paves the Way for Open Banking
In Argentina, the central bank is paving the way for open banking, introducing new regulation and initiatives to encourage digital
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Bank of America Makes Strategic Investment in iCapital to Deepen Partnership
iCapital, a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors, announced that the Bank of America has made a strategic investment
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US Infrastructure Fintech Prime Trust Raises $107m
Prime Trust, a leading provider of financial infrastructure for fintech and digital asset innovators, announced that it has raised over
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Uber Starts with Uber Money
Uber introducing Uber Money, a team within Uber working on financial products and technologies that deliver additional value for the
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Microsoft Launches Money in Excel Personal Finance Solution
Fintech applications have given people more control over their personal finances in a myriad of ways, whether it’s paying bills,
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Top 20 Neobanks of 2020
Fintech intelligence startup WhiteSight has released its selection of 2020’s top 20 neobanks based on growth and valuation. The list
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Google Pay Plans to Offer Digital Bank Accounts
Google is expanding its plans to offer digital banking services in the United States (U.S.) by partnering with several banks
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Rapyd Expands Card Acquiring Capabilities in Europe
Rapyd, a fintech-as-a-service company, announced a major expansion of its European platform, adding end-to-end card acquiring capabilities to its payments
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Credit Suisse Starts with AccessFintech, A Global Internal Exception Network for Trade Settlement Issues
Credit Suisse announces the internal launch of AccessFintech’s trading exception management solution. Following a successful pilot, Credit Suisse has gone
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8 Undiscovered, Early Stage Fintech Startups from the US to Watch out for in 2020
Throughout the years, the US has produced some of the world’s leading fintechs including popular names such as Acorns, Affirm,
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No Fee Samsung Money Card Starts This Summer
Samsung Electronics America, unveiled Samsung Money by SoFi, a new mobile-first money management experience that brings a cash management account
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Top-Funded US Fintech Startups 2019 by State
Fintech is gaining momentum in the US with US$12.9 billion raised so far this year, as of Q3’19, already surpassing
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Top 5 Global Fintech Investors: From Q2 2019 to Q2 2020 and Where They Invested
Sequoia Capital, 500 Startups, Ribbit Capital, Accel and Global Founders Capital (GFC) were the five most active fintech venture capital
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Top 10 Most Valuable Fintechs Across North America and Europe
PitchBook, a software-as-a-service company that delivers data, research and technology covering the private capital markets, has released its list of
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