July 7, 2024 @ 4:30 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The International Trade Centre’s (ITC) SheTrades Initiative, Visa, and the Qatar Fintech Hub (QFTH) operated by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) have unveiled the latest phase of their partnership aimed at bolstering youth and women entrepreneurs in Kuwait and Qatar. This collaboration introduces “Small Steps to… Read More

 Tagged ITC, qatar, qfth, visa

July 7, 2024 @ 3:32 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Azimut Egypt, a subsidiary of the global asset management firm Azimut International Holding, announced that it has secured the first Fintech license from Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) for its new digital investment platform, “azinvest.” This marks a significant milestone in Egypt’s asset management sector… Read More

 Tagged Azimut, Azimut Egypt, azinvest, egypt, fintech

July 7, 2024 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

British Business Bank doubles existing ENABLE Guarantee transaction with Oxbury Bank to £200m, including innovative new green finance structure. The original £100m transaction was announced in November 2023 – “supporting more than £140m of lending into the rural economy in less than six months.” The… Read More

 Tagged british business bank, enable guarantee, oxbury bank, uk, united kingdom

July 7, 2024 @ 3:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid has released its State of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) report. In this year’s report, Plaid commented on the progress made from the previous year and their reflections on how their DEIB efforts have “grown at Plaid—including their focus on sustainability and creating… Read More

 Tagged dei, plaid

July 6, 2024 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tangem AG, the global provider of secure hardware wallet solutions, is pleased to announce a partnership with Visa (NYSE: V), a global enabler of digital payments, to support an innovative self-custodial payment solution for hardware wallets. This development introduces a Visa payment card “that is… Read More

 Tagged payments, Tangem, visa, wallets

July 6, 2024 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Iress and Atom bank recently revealed that they have entered a new five-year contract for Iress’s MSO software, to be offered as a cloud-powered managed service. Atom bank has reportedly been an Iress MSO client since 2016. As an original seed client, Atom bank has… Read More

 Tagged atom bank, cloud, iress, software, uk, united kingdom

July 6, 2024 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashbee are pleased to announce their €7.5M capital raising and would like to highlight key aspects of this transaction. The Cashbee investment round is led by MIF (Mutuelle d’Ivry La Fraternelle) with the participation of several of their historical shareholders, “including 115K, La_Banque Postale ‘s… Read More

 Tagged cashbee, fintech adoption, investment round, savings

July 6, 2024 @ 1:52 pm By Michael Wong  |  

FreeBnk, a Lithuania-based fintech company specializing in services for crypto investors, has announced raising $3 million through a combination of equity and token funding. The investment round saw participation from Founderheads, ChaiTech Ventures, LVT Capital, and Lavender Capital. The company said it will use the… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, FreeBnk, lithuania

July 6, 2024 @ 1:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s PensionBee, an online pension provider, has officially responded to the 2024 General Election result. Becky O’Connor, Director of Public Affairs at PensionBee, commented: “Today, we welcome a new government, and as they take office, we anticipate significant advancements in several key areas of pension… Read More

 Tagged general election, online pension provider, pensionbee, pensions, uk, united kingdom

July 6, 2024 @ 1:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Payhawk, they claim to be all about simplifying the lives of financial professionals. One way Payhawk does this is by “making international transactions seamless and eliminating the need for multiple tools.” With Payhawk‘s comprehensive, cost-effective spend management solution, you “get corporate cards, automated receipt… Read More

 Tagged europe, fintech adoption, payhawk, spend management