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...
Tag : Startups
Opay raises $120 mn in Series B funding by Chinese investors
This year, Chinese investors have demonstrated strong interest in African startups such as Opay, PalmPay and Lori Systems...
Brazil VC Monashees raising $250 mn to fund startups in Latin America
Firms in Monashees portfolio have raised up to $2 bn from global investors after raising funds from the Brazilian VC ...
Here’s why crowdfunding beats venture capital
On crowdfunding platforms, women outperform men in numbers—which breaks the normalcy of male-led startup growth and success, as in the case of VCs...
How startups can improve their pitches
Job Andreoli, senior finance lecturer and leader of the Incubator at Nyenrode Business Universiteit elaborates on the top qualities a startup can incorporate to improve their pitch to investors...
Low crude output propelling Bahrain’s interest in startups
In the race for a richer economy, it seems the Kingdom of Bahrain knows where it is headed next—with a million dinars to spend and a borderless trade zone for immigrants...
Why startups must cash in on this Indian hillstation’s modest downtown culture
Abandoned by modernity, now the small-town could refresh the likes of a startup destination because of its self-effacing characteristics...
Metro Bank providing helping hand to SMEs with forum of private business partnership
The collaboration will allow the bank’s fast-growing number of business banking customers access to the Forum’s advice service and equip them with the resources they need to navigate everything from legal and financial challenges...
Penta introduces Compass to smoothen banking for German businesses
Compass will help companies to open accounts is less than a day, while banks take a period of 6-8 days...
Islamic Finance can open new investment avenues: WBAF Chairman
Islamic finance and angel investing have a unique and extremely beneficial connection, as explained by Baybars Altuntas, the chairman of World Business Angels Forum...