Tagged: fintech trends

April 1, 2022 @ 1:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the international retail bank, payments, and shopping service that helps consumers save time and money, be informed and in control, has launched ‘Klarna Kosma’, a sub-brand and business unit “to harness the rapid growth of its … Open Banking platform.” By offering simple access… Read More

April 1, 2022 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the international financial tech platform of choice for major businesses, has announced its expansion beyond payments in order to build embedded financial products. As noted in the update from Adyen, these products will “enable platforms and marketplaces to create tailored financial experiences… Read More

March 31, 2022 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dapio, a UK-based firm that assists businesses with accepting contactless payments via their Android devices, has acquires $3.4 million in capital via a round that was co-led by payments firm Flutterwave and Techstars. Dapio, previously known as Paymob, aims to transform Android phones into payment… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TIFIN, a Fintech platform using AI and investment-driven personalization to “shape the future of investor experiences,” has announced that financial industry veteran Bill Parsons has joined the company as Executive Vice President and General Manager of TIFIN Grow. Parsons will be responsible for overseeing the… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ten emerging tech firms have been chosen to participate in the 2022 Fintech Innovation Lab New York, which is a 12-week program “founded and run by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and the Partnership Fund for New York City.” The program aims to assist early- and growth-stage… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra recently published a market assessment report, titled “Banking as a Service: Outlook 2022 | Paving the way for Embedded Finance.” The research canvassed the opinions of 1,600 senior industry executives, “exploring the opportunities presented by Banking as a Service (BaaS) – to provide retail… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AirTree Ventures and Decade Partners have provided $25 million in capital to Zepto in order to support the next wave of innovation “transforming the payments landscape, accelerate company headcount growth and drive Zepto’s international expansion.” The team at Zepto noted that they are “humbled and… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nordic Fintech challenger Lunar has reportedly made a cash offer valued at €132 million in order to acquire all outstanding shares of Norway’s virtual banking platform, Instabank. Established back in 2016, Instabank currently serves over 60,000 clients based in Norway, Finland and Germany with secured… Read More

March 29, 2022 @ 12:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alloy, the identity decisioning platform for banks and Fintech firms, recently announced its partnership with Prove, a “phone-centric” digital identity provider, to enable financial institutions “to verify and authenticate their customers.” Alloy‘s identity decisioning platform “brings the many pieces of digital identity into a centralized… Read More

March 27, 2022 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Airwallex notes that as the global online sales continue to grow, “so do customer expectations.” Digital wallets such as Apple Pay are “becoming more popular, more secure — and without all the friction, more necessary for eCommerce success.” As noted in the… Read More

March 25, 2022 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australian expense management Fintech Cape has acquired $33.1 million in capital from Aura Ventures, Investible, Scalare Partners, Mercury Capital and various business angels. Cape intends to offer a centralized node for handling internal expense controls, eliminating duplicate and unnecessary expenses, in order to assist firms… Read More

March 24, 2022 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) has announced a new offering with DoorDash, a “last-mile” logistics platform, in order to help enable faster payouts “to eligible Dashers across Canada.” The latest feature, called DoorDash Fast Pay, is “facilitated by Stripe’s Instant Payouts product, made available through Stripe’s financial… Read More

March 24, 2022 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dave Inc. (Nasdaq: DAVE), a banking app on a mission to build products that level the financial playing field, has announced a partnership with West Realm Shires Services, Inc., which is the owner and operator of FTX US, “whereby the companies will work together to… Read More

March 23, 2022 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When one of the most prominent firms, Andreessen Horowitz, proclaimed in January 2020 that “every company will be a fintech company”, it “spurred a big debate,” according to the team at UK’s MarketFinance. How much should software platforms “build their own solutions, versus embedding third… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial regulators in China, including the nation’s reserve bank, and the Zhejiang provincial government are reportedly supporting “controllable risks” in the country’s digital commerce hub in order to promote Fintech innovation. This, according to a government update reviewed by the SCMP. The People’s Bank of… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lucky, Egypt’s app for credit products, offers and cashback rewards, announced its completion of a $25 million funding round. The investment round, which is Egypt’s largest Fintech Series A round, has been led by Nclude by Global Ventures – the new Fintech fund announced by… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 7:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Branch, a workforce payments platform, had announced a Series C round totaling $75 million. As covered, the investment round, led by Addition, includes contributions from global growth equity investor General Atlantic along with existing investors Drive Capital, Crosscut Ventures, and Indeed, among others. Branch aims… Read More

March 20, 2022 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Egypt’s largest national banking institutions – Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt, and Banque du Caire – and Global Ventures, an MEA-focused VC firm – announced the launch of Nclude by Global Ventures, “following approval by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).” This “unprecedented” step… Read More

March 20, 2022 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered Fintech firm Zilch reports steady growth, indicating that clients are responding to the company’s ongoing efforts to offer what CEO Philip Belamant describes as the “the democratization of free credit.” In November of last year, Zilch had been valued at around $2 billion only… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a tech firm building financial infrastructure for the Internet, confirmed that Blockchain.com has “chosen Stripe to facilitate payments, mitigate fraud risk, and improve revenue management.” Established in 2011, Blockchain.com was one of the early infrastructure “pioneers” of the Bitcoin community. As of January 2022,… Read More