Small business optimism returns in 2024, as half of SMEs anticipate growth this year, according to new research from iwoca – one of Europe’s small business lenders. As noted in the update from iwoca, nearly half (47%) of small business owners “surveyed expect that their… Read More
Tagged business growth, europe, iwoca, research, smbs, sme's, uk, united kingdom
PayPal Ventures reports that is co-leading Rasa’s $30 million Series C funding round. Rasa, the generative conversational AI platform, announced “the completion of its $30 million Series C funding round, co-led by StepStone Group and PayPal Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Accel, and… Read More
Tagged artificial intelligence, genai, generative conversational ai, investment round, PayPal Ventures, rasa, stepstone group
Overseas Filipinos (OFs) sent home a record $3.6 billion in personal remittances in December 2023, marking a 3.9 percent increase from the $3.5 billion reported in the same month in 2022, according to data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of… Read More
Tagged Overseas Filipinos, payments, Philippines, transfers
Business expansion and automation are to address staffing challenges are top of mind for restaurants, retailers, according to an update from Fintech Square. Recently, Square released its Future of Commerce report, with comprehensive analysis on how business owners and consumers are “considering the evolution of… Read More
Tagged matthew o’connor, ming-tai huh, research, square
Mission Lane has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Brandon Black as Chief Executive Officer. Black has served on the board since 2019. The company concurrently announced, “that it has closed on additional funding from Invus Opportunities and QED Investors.” In the last five… Read More
Tagged brandon black, mission lane, nigel morris, qed
iCapital, the global fintech platform driving the world’s alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, announces its portfolio construction tool, Architect, is available on iCapital Marketplace. With the launch, more than 350,000 US financial advisors can access Architect – which combines a user-friendly interface… Read More
Tagged fintech adoption, icapital, wealth management, wealthtech
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) claims that it aims to adopt a “hands-off” approach to regulating Fintech companies across a nation that’s home to around 1.5 billion consumers. In addition to taking a step back from aggressively monitoring Fintechs for now, the reserve bank… Read More
Tagged india, rbi, regulation, reserve bank of india
The New Startup Index from NatWest and Beauhurst has found that over 900,000 new companies were incorporated in the UK in 2023, making it a record year for new businesses. The startup boom brings the number of active companies “operating in the UK to 5.31m,… Read More
Tagged beauhurst, europe, henry whorwood, james holian, natwest, new startup index, research, uk, united kingdom
Capchase says it is interested in helping high-potential startups grow on their own terms with non-dilutive capital injections. According to Capchase, capital is only “one part of the equation.” To succeed, Capchase explains that startups need mentorship, guidance, and support. Capchase has announced their new… Read More
Tagged capchase, dmz, non-dilutive capital, startups
Yaacov Martin, CEO of Fintech firm Jifiti, a company focused on consumer financing and B2B lending experiences for lenders and merchants, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. For context, embedded finance helps with the incorporation of a range of financial services directly… Read More
Tagged embedded finance, fintech adoption, interview, jifiti, yaacov martin
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