Southeast Asia becomes the fintech innovation hotspot
A large unbanked population and positive government initiatives are top factors driving fintech growth in the Asean region...
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Startup Chile: Building Latin America’s startup hub
Startup Chile’s Executive Director Sebastián Díaz Mesa tells International Finance how Startup Chile is providing a fertile ground for fintechs despite regulatory hurdles...
European crowdfunding risks stagnation unless it adopts stronger regulation
The lack of clear and consistent regulations as well as Brexit damage the prospects of the EU crowdfunding market...
KCB Bank Kenya commits Sh10 mn for ‘fintech in the Savannah’
Next week’s Afro-Asia Fintech Festival is hosted by the Central Bank of Kenya and the Monetary Authority of Singapore...
UK digital bank Monzo to fight for US market share after £2 bn valuation
Monzo raises £113 million in a fresh round of funding, doubles its customer base to two million...
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...
Serving the new breed of digital first retailers
With a flexible payment option, powered by a customised 'decision engine', Duologi is aiming to serve a new breed of digitally aware customers. Rob Cottingham, credit director at Duologi tells us more about building a perceptive engine and its relevance in the financial services industry...
Millennial-approved banking paves the way for dynamic industry shift
With millennials providing their seal of approval for on-the-go fintech solutions, the banking industry of the future is looking drastically different...
Kazakhstan has come to understand the necessity for a diverse economy
Kazakhstan—the country, where entrepreneurship was unwelcomed, several years ago, is now reorienting its economy by streaming into cryptocurrency and fintech, as a measure to mitigate sinking oil prices...
Singapore a model nation for new-age technology management
New technologies bring about new security and regulatory challenges for governments and financial institutions. The Singapore’s example, however, shows it is also an opportunity to capitalise on the financial system’s strengths....