The personal finance startup Monarch has raised $75 million to accelerate subscriber growth that took off last year when budgeting tool Mint was shut down, CNBC has learned. The fundraising is among …
Promise (Un)kept? Fintech and Financial Inclusion
The emergence of financial technologies—fintech—has become an engine of change, promising to expand access to financial services and give a boost to financial inclusion. The ownership of accounts in …
Nu Holdings: A Top Fintech Play For 2025
Nu Holdings delivered strong Q1 results, maintaining rapid customer growth and improving monetization. See why NU stock is a Buy.
Fintech Firm Airwallex Raises $300M in Series F, Hits $6.2B Valuation
Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform, has secured $300 million in a Series F funding round, lifting its valuation to $6.2 billion and further …
Why Security Must Be a Core Product in Fintech
Fraud has escalated into a major threat within the fintech sector. In 2024, global financial crime losses—including scams, cyberattacks, and identity …
Bridging Fintech and Freight: Insights from Albert Lie on Payment Infrastructure in Global Supply Chains
With an impressive background in scaling successful startups, Lie is now setting his sights on revolutionizing logistics through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven …
Pakistan’s Fintech Market Can Cross $7 Billion Mark by FY26: Middle East Investor
Muhammad Ghazali Aqeeq, a prominent investor and managing director of a leading management consulting firm in the Middle East, has highlighted that the …
BCCD spotlights digital innovators as Dubai emerges as safe haven for start-up investors
In the midst of global uncertainty, Dubai is emerging as a safe haven for innovators and start-up investors in the tech industry, according to experts at a recent business briefing hosted by the …
DIFC, IPEM join forces to advance global private markets ecosystem in Dubai
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) continues to solidify its role as a global hub for long-term capital deployment by signing an agreement at the Dubai FinTech Summit with the International …
Is FinTech Eating the Bank’s Lunch?
This paper examines how the growing presence of FinTech firms affects the performance of traditional financial institutions. The findings point to a negative impact on profitability, primarily due to …
Fintech: 6 Ways To Make Your User Experience More Seamless
Related is a term that many of us have recently heard and even experienced: fintech, the shorter and more popular acronym for financial technology. While fintech may be a universal term …
Top Fintech Innovations in Private Equity & Venture Capital Across Australia
Australia is becoming a big player in the world of financial technology better known as fintech. And one area where this is clearly visible is in private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC). These …
“Profitable forever”: PB Fintech’s dream quarter sees renewals, credit, UAE biz in green
As the company achieved key profitability milestones, PB Fintech’s leadership detailed the evolving business mix, a renewed focus on core insurance economics, and a cautious approach to lending and …
How Dubai Became the Epicentre of AI, Capital, and Innovation
From tokenisation and digital assets to AI-first banking, Dubai is rewriting the rules of finance. With a bold regulatory strategy and strong investor interest, the city is transforming from a trade …
CBD Signs Three Strategic Mous At Dubai Fintech Summit, Reinforcing Its Digital-By-Design Banking Outlook
A strategic partner to the Summit, the bank has entered agreements with TCS, Nexthink, and CODE 81, to unlock new and improve …
Full List: Six Nigerian startups ranked among Africa’s fastest-growing fintech companies
The Financial Times has released its 2024 ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companieas, highlighting 130 high-growth firms across the continent.Contents1. Moniepoint2. Paga3. OmniRetail4. PalmPay5.
These six Nigerian startups made FT Africa’s fastest-growing list
Financial Times’ 2024 ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies out of 130 high-growth firms across the continent.