November 14, 2023 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Technology company Square announced that it will be powering quick-service restaurant JARS, a fast-growing franchise concept from celebrity chef Fabio Viviani. Square claims that it “has been serving hundreds of thousands of food and beverage businesses for more than a decade, and its suite of… Read More

 Tagged digital technology, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, restaurant, square

November 14, 2023 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The National Bank of Georgia has issued a digital banking license to Hash Bank, according to a statement posted on a government website. The Bank said that by developing a digital bank model, it will promote innovative business models and a “convenient, fast, and affordable… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, georgia, national bank of georgia

November 14, 2023 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise plc (LSE:WISE) has posted unaudited interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2023. Wise is a leading Fintech based in the UK but providing services globally. In the first six months of this year, Wise says that it continued “to make progress… Read More

 Tagged banking, Cross-Border Transactions, payments, uk, united kingdom, wise

November 14, 2023 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DelfinGroup released its unaudited Q3 2023 financial results, which “showed stable growth in all business segments in the third quarter of 2023.” DelfinGroup’s revenue reached €36.9 million “in the first 9 months of 2023.” The company’s earnings “before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) increased… Read More

 Tagged delfingroup, latvia, online lending

November 13, 2023 @ 10:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EduFi has launched the digital student loan platform in Pakistan, on a mission “to empower more students to achieve their academic pursuits.” Education is a lever of economic growth and social development “in any country but poor quality state school provision often drives many families… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, financial assistance, financial services, funding round, investment round, pakistan, student loans, students

November 13, 2023 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jaja Finance has opened up to applications from new customers to bring more competition and choice to the near-prime lending market, “giving UK borrowers the chance to reclaim their purchasing power with the new Jaja Vanta Purchase Credit Card.” Jaja is offering a four-months zero… Read More

 Tagged credit cards, digital financial services, europe, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, jaja finance, lucas dalglish, uk, united kingdom

November 13, 2023 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

dtcpay is pleased to announce their partnership with PlatON, a firm focused on privacy-preserving digital public infrastructure, and Tonghua International’s Allinpay International, a global Fintech payments solution. dtcpay, PlatON, and Allinpay International announce collaboration will “launch an innovative digital currency payment system based on smart… Read More

 Tagged dtcpay, fintech trends, infrastructure, payments, platon, singapore, southeast asia

November 13, 2023 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mendoza Ventures, a Fintech, AI, and Cybersecurity Venture Capital firm, announced that Truist Ventures is investing in its Early Growth Fintech Fund as a limited partner. The fund is targeting $100M and will “invest in early growth-stage startups with a focus on diverse teams.” Mendoza… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, fintech adoption, fintech trends, investing, investments, mendoza ventures, vc, venture capital

November 13, 2023 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Acton Capital, one of Europe’s longest-standing venture capital investors, has announced the closing of its Fund ACTON VI to invest throughout Europe and Canada. The team remains committed to “backing companies in their early growth phase, with a focus on startups developing sustainable scaling strategies… Read More

 Tagged acton capital, canada, dominik alvermann, europe, investing, investments, vc, venture capital

November 13, 2023 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shieldpay, the firm focused on complex high-value B2B digital payments, has announced the appointment of Diji Adu as Chief Technology Officer. Adu, formerly Director of Technology at Shieldpay “brings over 20 years of leadership and software development experience to his new role.” Prior to joining… Read More

 Tagged b2b, digital payments, financial services, fintech adoption, new appointments, payments, shieldpay, virtual payments