European Commission probes Visa over ‘anti-competitive behaviour’
The investigation follows the Wirecard scandals to prevent financial mishaps in the future...
Tag : Startups
JP Morgan acquires minority stake in Brazilian fintech FitBank
FitBank was established in 2015 by industry veterans Rener Menezes and Otavio Farah...
South African fintech Franc raises $300,000 in seed funding
The funds raised are a part of its major round of seed investment...
OneView raises $3.5 mn in seed funding led by TPY Capital
The company will use the proceeds from the funding to provide virtual imagery for machine learning model training...
Vietnamese fintech F88 secures $6 mn funding for expansion
F88’s investors include Mekong Enterprise Fund III and Granite Oak...
DIFC invests in four startups as part of $100 million fintech fund
The authority seeks to support companies looking to expand into the Middle East, Africa and South Asia...
Latin America’s venture capital landscape is flourishing
Brazil is leading with 54% of venture capital investment dollars in 2019 compared to 55.9% in the previous year...
UK launches £330 billion loan scheme for startups affected by Covid-19
The UK will address the existing financial gap for startups in the country that are at a risk of collapse...
Public-private collaboration key to UAE’s smart healthcare goals
The country’s healthcare system is undergoing a structural shift with the accelerated adoption of sophisticated medical care technologies...
StanChart and Bahrain Fintech Bay to nurture fintechs
The two parties will carry out thought-leadership and mentorship programmes and share their expertise and solutions with fintechs...