iwoca raises £150mn in equity and debt capital
iwoca’s most recent fundraising included a Series D equity round led by Augmentum Fintech, the specialist fintech venture capital investor...
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Thunes joins forces with Singtel and UNCDF to accelerate financial inclusion in Myanmar
Through this partnership, Thunes is connecting the Singtel Dash mobile wallet to various payout partners across Myanmar, and will be responsible for processing remittance transactions to Myanmar through Dash...
Only 38% of VC investors use data to grasp investment opportunities
PitchBook, the premier data provider for private and public equity markets released the findings of its first annual Venture Capital Data Usage Survey for the sake of investors...
The First Norwegian Bank selected to demo at Finovate
Monobank, a cloud-based bank focused on consumer finance in the Nordics, showcased its new white label credit card app Mono Pay for Europe's finance and fintech industry in London...
SMEs which receive EU funding significantly outperform those that don’t
SMEs which receive EU-guaranteed loans significantly outperform those that don’t, in areas including asset, sales and productivity growth, says research from emlyon business school and Politecnico di Milano School of Management...
Investors prefer ‘disruptive’ startups—but provide them with less funding
Entrepreneurs pitching ‘disruptive’ start-ups are 22% more likely to get funding, but receive 24% less investment than less risky ventures, according to new research from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University...
Investor confidence declined by 9.4 points to 70.2
State Street Global Exchange released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for January 2019...
J.P. Morgan joins Coupa as Coupa Pay Partner
Using Coupa Pay with J.P. Morgan’s SUA solution, a user requests a virtual card by submitting a purchase requisition through Coupa...
The FT ranks Durham MBA first in the UK; top five globally for CSR commitment
The Durham MBA has also entered the world’s top 50 for the first time, climbing more than 30 places, from 75th in 2017, to 43rd in 2019...
Addressing Egypt’s economy from the ground up
The senior leadership of Egypt’s NI Capital—founder CEO & MD Ashraf Ghazaly, and Ihab Swellem, Managing Director of Investment Banking Advisory Services, talk about the company’s progress and its special measures to address investments in a nation that is slowly recovering after a slew of political crises...