African payments fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $2.4 mn
Chipper Cash settles money transfers across Africa in real time - a key value proposition for the fintech startup...
Category : Fintech
Kenyan startup funding rises 136% in 2018, outpacing Nigeria, SA
Nigeria attracted $306 mn over 26 deals while South Africa slowed with $250 mn in startup funding over 37 deals...
Fintech and the future of Africa explained
Seven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies are African, and the continent’s total GDP is forecast to double between 2015 and 2030...
Fintech startups witnessed highest investment levels in 2018: Hampleton report
Nearly 189 transactions with $50bn valuation was recorded in the first half; and 160 transactions with a disclosed value of $13bn was noted in the second half of the year...
Scotland’s ‘Fintech Skills Academy’ pilot becomes a successful initiative
The pilot of Scotland’s new Fintech Skills Academy initiative, announced in September last year, has been hailed as a success. An ‘Introduction to the Retail Card Payments Business’, run in collaboration between Dunfermline payment specialist Renovite Technologies and Fife College, concluded recently...
Square jumps 6% after Guggenheim names it ‘best idea’ in fintech
The global financial services and advisory firm raised its price target to $100 from $75 and called Square its “highest conviction name” in financial technology...
Equifax Analytics partners with Finesse to drive digital banking in the Middle East
Finesse with its strong presence in the Middle East and Asian markets has strategically aligned with Equifax to leverage the fast growing predictive analytics opportunities...
Manchester’s Thinksmart sells fintech in $12.8 mn deal
The AIM-listed financial technology firm sells its recently launched business to fast-growing Australian company...
Vestigo Ventures raises $58.9 million funding in first series
Vestigo Ventures has invested in eight companies including Digital Assets Data, LifeYield, Micronotes, Mirador, Netcapital, Student Loan Genius, TowerIQ and Vestmark...
UK tops US for fintech investment, according to KPMG study
A new report states that Britain represents a leading global presence in the market, surpassing the value of investment in US fintech by almost $2 bn...