November 24, 2023 @ 7:22 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Indian fintech startup Kiwi has announced raising $13 million in a Series A funding round anchored by Omidyar Network India. The round, which followed the startup’s $6 million funding, was also backed by existing investors Nexus Venture Partners and Stellaris Venture Partners. Founded in November… Read More

 Tagged credit card, fintech, india, kiwi, omidyar network

November 24, 2023 @ 5:52 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), together with the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) and the banking sector, support the launch of the Anti-Deception Alliance (ADA) by the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF). ADA is expected to strengthen the capability of the anti-money laundering… Read More

 Tagged ada, financial crime, hkma, hong kong

November 24, 2023 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s mutual banks, building societies and credit unions (the “Mutuals”) increased total assets by 2.5 percent to $163.1 billion in the 2023 financial year, “compared to last year’s 8.4 percent jump (to $159.1 billion).” At the same time, overall operating profits before tax increased “by… Read More

 Tagged australia, building societies, credit unions, kpmg, research, Research Report, Research Study

November 24, 2023 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MPOWER Financing, a mission-driven fintech firm and the leading provider of non-cosigned loans to promising students from around the world, recently announced that it has closed on debt financing that “has propelled the firm’s overall lending capacity to over $300 million.” Active funding includes commitments… Read More

 Tagged debt financing, digital financial services, education, financial assistance, financing, fintech adoption, fintech trends, higher education, learning, lending, loans, manu smadja, milestone, mpower, mpower financing, students

November 24, 2023 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding in Southeast Asia continues to decline, but strong valuations and M&A activity are bright spots, according to an update shared by CBInsights. Venture funding in Southeast Asia continued “to slide in Q3’23, falling by 24% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) to $1.6B,” the CBInsights report revealed. Deals… Read More

 Tagged cbinsights, indonesia, research, southeast asia, venture capital

November 24, 2023 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, the global firm enabling cloud payments modernization, have recently announced the general availability of the latest version of the Volante Experience. Following the initial launch of the Volante Experience, which focused on the onboarding experience, this latest release enhances Volante’s Payments as a… Read More

 Tagged cloud payments, Customer Experience, cx, digital technology, digital transformation, digitalization, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, payments modernization, user experience, ux, volante, volante technologies

November 24, 2023 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum announces a major addition to its institutional crypto sector indices product portfolio – the Sygnum Crypto Multisector Index Linked Certificate (ILC). The first institutional Crypto Multisector Index “combines key crypto sectors into a single portfolio to conveniently enable broad, liquid access to the digital asset… Read More

 Tagged crypto-assets, digital assets, sygnum

November 24, 2023 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lunate, a global alternative investment management company with more than $50 billion of assets under management, and BNY Mellon (NYSE:BK), the largest custodian and a leader in wealth management technology are investing in a new company, Alpheya, that “will develop a customized wealth management technology… Read More

 Tagged alternative investments, bny mellon, custodian, digital technology, fintech adoption, fintech trends, investing, investment management, mena, mena region, wealth management, wealth technology, wealthtech

November 24, 2023 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with DK Sharma, the President and Chief Operating Officer at Kore.ai, which focuses on providing conversational and generative AI value to large enterprises, enabling them to deploy AI responsibly, creating substantial value in customer support, employee interactions, and enhancing sales and… Read More

 Tagged banking, cx, fintech adoption, fintech trends, payments

November 24, 2023 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages, the UK’s platform for mortgages, has launched its “first ever” Black Friday sale on its Bridging range, “offering brokers and their customers free valuations.” This offer is applicable to “all of its unregulated bridging products on standard properties.” Fresh from cutting its Buy-to-Let… Read More

 Tagged btl, buy-to-let, europe, lendinvest, lendinvest mortgages, uk, united kingdom