China fintech OneConnect skips HK, to raise $100 mn in US IPO
The startup will list its shares either on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Market...
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Singapore’s Beenext to raise $100 mn for Emerging Asia fund
The VC firm has already secured $8 mn from a single investor...
Visa to take 20% in profitable African fintech Interswitch
The $200 mn deal will see Visa become a cornerstone investor in the startup ahead of a London IPO...
Digital technology in banking: Challenging the challenger banks
How can banks become powerful digital platform businesses connecting trading partners through trust?...
Singaporean fintech startup DEXFT secures funding
Round led by blockchain and cryptocurrency fund LuneX and Singapore state-owned SGInnovate...
Keeping global financial institutions ahead of geopolitical risks
Although exposure to geopolitical risks is inevitable for financial institutions on the expansion path, technology helps them mitigate the effects...
Bahrain government epayments increase by 29% in third quarter
445, 000 financial transactions were carried out during the period which amount to $121.25 mn...
Emerging markets: Intelligently automating financial services
AI helps financial firms in Latin America and Africa compete on the basis of customer experience as opposed to labour arbitrage...
South Africa fintech Selpal secures funding for expansion
The startup secured funding from FirstRand Group, one of the largest financial services providers in South Africa...
Kenya’s BitPesa rebrands as AZA, secures $15 mn funding
The funding from Development Bank of Southern Africa will be used to expand in emerging markets...