Featured FintechJP Morgan acquires minority stake in Brazilian fintech FitBankInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 27, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 27, 2020 FitBank was established in 2015 by industry veterans Rener Menezes and Otavio Farah... Read more
Featured FintechSouth African fintech Franc raises $300,000 in seed fundingInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020 The funds raised are a part of its major round of seed investment... Read more
Featured TechnologyOneView raises $3.5 mn in seed funding led by TPY CapitalInternational Finance Business DeskJune 24, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJune 24, 2020 The company will use the proceeds from the funding to provide virtual imagery for machine learning model training... Read more
Featured FintechVietnamese fintech F88 secures $6 mn funding for expansionPritam BordoloiJune 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJune 11, 2020June 11, 2020 F88’s investors include Mekong Enterprise Fund III and Granite Oak... Read more
Featured FintechDIFC invests in four startups as part of $100 million fintech fundInternational Finance Business DeskJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020 The authority seeks to support companies looking to expand into the Middle East, Africa and South Asia... Read more
Featured FinanceLatin America’s venture capital landscape is flourishingInternational Finance Business DeskMay 7, 2020May 7, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskMay 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Brazil is leading with 54% of venture capital investment dollars in 2019 compared to 55.9% in the previous year... Read more
Featured FinanceUK launches £330 billion loan scheme for startups affected by Covid-19International Finance Business DeskApril 3, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 3, 2020 The UK will address the existing financial gap for startups in the country that are at a risk of collapse... Read more
Healthcare MagazinePublic-private collaboration key to UAE’s smart healthcare goalsInternational FinanceMarch 13, 2020March 20, 2020 by International FinanceMarch 13, 2020March 20, 2020 The country’s healthcare system is undergoing a structural shift with the accelerated adoption of sophisticated medical care technologies... Read more
Featured FintechStanChart and Bahrain Fintech Bay to nurture fintechsPritam BordoloiJanuary 28, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 28, 2020 The two parties will carry out thought-leadership and mentorship programmes and share their expertise and solutions with fintechs... Read more
FintechOpay raises $120 mn in Series B funding by Chinese investorsInternational Finance DeskNovember 19, 2019 by International Finance DeskNovember 19, 2019 This year, Chinese investors have demonstrated strong interest in African startups such as Opay, PalmPay and Lori Systems... Read more