FeaturedTechnologySaudi Arabia-based AI startup Intelmatix raises funds from STV, Sultan HoldingsInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 4, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 4, 2021 The financial details of the round were not disclosed... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyElon Musk’s Neuralink raises $205 mn in Series C roundInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 2, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 2, 2021 The tech firm aims to implant wireless brain-computer chips to help cure neurological conditions including Alzheimer's... Read more
MagazineTechnologyAI is transforming the healthcare industryInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 31, 2021August 2, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 31, 2021August 2, 2021 AI is becoming more and more mainstream within healthcare and leveling up in terms of its ability with each year that passes... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyKenyan tech startup KOSA AI raises pre-seed funding to tackle AI-biasInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 26, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 26, 2021 The company enables organisations in various sectors like healthcare, HR, credit risk and insurance to deploy more inclusive technology... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyCybersecurity firm Cybereason buys Israel-based Empow for an undisclosed feeInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 23, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 23, 2021 Cybereason will integrate the acquired technology into Cybereason’s XDR portfolio of cybersecurity offerings... Read more
FeaturedFintechVisa acquires Currencycloud in a $963 mn dealInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 23, 2021July 23, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 23, 2021July 23, 2021 This deal builds on an existing strategic partnership between the companies that was done in 2019... Read more
FeaturedTechnologySouth Korea-based Terraform Labs secures $150 mn from leading crypto investorsInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 19, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 19, 2021 The funds will be committed to the Terra Ecosystem Fund, which sponsors projects on the Terra blockchain... Read more
ExclusiveFintechMobile wallet usage on the rise across the globeInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 8, 2021July 8, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 8, 2021July 8, 2021 One in two people will use a mobile wallet by 2025, according to a latest research report... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyCybercrime, corporate fraud costing global economy $11 tn each yearInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 6, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 6, 2021 Global cybercrime costs to grow by 15% per year over the next five years... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyHSBC signs blockchain-based KYC data sharing coalition in the UAEInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 1, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 1, 2021 HSBC is the first foreign bank to join UAE KYC has become the fourth founding member... Read more