FintechTechnologyOPay to use $50 mn funding to boost fintech and Nigerian businessesInternational Finance DeskJuly 11, 2019December 17, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 11, 2019December 17, 2019 Lead investors in the startup's funding round include IDG, Sequoia China, and Source Code... Read more
FintechKCB Bank Kenya commits Sh10 mn for ‘fintech in the Savannah’International Finance DeskJuly 9, 2019December 23, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 9, 2019December 23, 2019 Next week’s Afro-Asia Fintech Festival is hosted by the Central Bank of Kenya and the Monetary Authority of Singapore... Read more
FintechUK digital bank Monzo to fight for US market share after £2 bn valuationInternational Finance DeskJune 26, 2019 by International Finance DeskJune 26, 2019 Monzo raises £113 million in a fresh round of funding, doubles its customer base to two million... Read more
FintechNow Razer allies with Visa for Southeast Asia payments innovationInternational Finance DeskJune 24, 2019 by International Finance DeskJune 24, 2019 The value proposition of the Razer-Visa fintech solution is that users need not have a bank account... Read more
FintechSaudi Arabia’s central bank licences 14 new fintech startupsInternational Finance DeskJune 3, 2019 by International Finance DeskJune 3, 2019 The newly licenced fintech startups are lending startups or payments startups... Read more
FintechNew South Korean digital banks: applications by two consortia rejectedInternational Finance DeskMay 27, 2019November 14, 2019 by International Finance DeskMay 27, 2019November 14, 2019 External evaluators found the applications led by fintech Viva Republica and brokerage Kiwoom inadequate... Read more
FintechStartup Chile invites women founders to apply for pre-acceleratorInternational Finance DeskMay 23, 2019November 14, 2019 by International Finance DeskMay 23, 2019November 14, 2019 Women startup founders will receive $25K equity-free funding, a year-long work visa, and free co-working space... Read more
FintechAfrican payments fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $2.4 mnInternational Finance DeskMay 10, 2019 by International Finance DeskMay 10, 2019 Chipper Cash settles money transfers across Africa in real time - a key value proposition for the fintech startup... Read more
CompanyFintechSMEKenyan startup funding rises 136% in 2018, outpacing Nigeria, SAInternational Finance DeskApril 24, 2019November 13, 2019 by International Finance DeskApril 24, 2019November 13, 2019 Nigeria attracted $306 mn over 26 deals while South Africa slowed with $250 mn in startup funding over 37 deals... Read more
FintechFintech and the future of Africa explainedInternational Finance DeskMarch 25, 2019 by International Finance DeskMarch 25, 2019 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... Read more