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Buckzy bags $14.5m in Series A despite fintech funding famine
Buckzy has managed to secure $14.5m in a Series A funding round despite the market turmoil that has reduced fintech …
What could keep Dubai from becoming a cryptocurrency capital?
Dubai wants to become a cryptocurrency capital, but several challenges could keep the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city from achieving …
Cover Genius bags $70m Series D amidst insurtech investment drop
Cover Genius has secured $70m in a new funding round at the same time as the rest of the insurtech …
Klarna rival Tymit bags £23m round as BNPL industry keeps struggling
The buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) industry has had a really bad 2022. Market leader Klarna has suffered a down round that slashed …
What fintech experts hate that you get wrong about embedded finance
People get things wrong about embedded finance and fintech experts are tired of hearing their misconceptions. Moreover, those mistakes could …
Is this the end of buy-now-pay-later?
Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) companies are staring into the abyss. After two years of explosive pandemic-fuelled growth, the sector has found itself …
“Shoot now, pay later”: Fintech has become the latest gun control battleground
Guns don't kill people; payment companies kill people. A firestorm has erupted in Washington D.C. after lawmakers made that claim …
Klarna CEO bullish despite tripling losses
Sebastian Siemiatkowski is "proud" of Klarna's latest results, despite the Swedish fintech heavyweight's losses having tripled in the last year. …
Tornado Cash ban is just the beginning: Regulators take aim at cryptocurrency mixers
The anger started to rip through the cryptocurrency community as soon as the US Treasury sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash. Bitcoin …
Block lawsuit over cybersecurity incident is the latest setback for Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey is not having a great week. Over the past four days, his friend Elon Musk has dragged him …
CTO Talk: Q&A with Andrey Korchak of Monite
Andrey Korchak is the CTO and co-founder of Monite. The Berlin-based fintech startup secured a €4.4m ($5m) funding round in …
Have a taste of this: OakNorth boosts board with Gousto founder hire
OakNorth Bank has just added some flavour to the fintech firm's leadership by appointing food box startup Gousto's founder as …
African fintechs enjoy record funding, but market volatility could stop the party
Is the African fintech bubble about to pop? The question may seem incongruous in the face of the smattering of …
FUEL bags €1.5m in funding as NFT bubble threatens to pop
Non-fungible tokens (NFT) were all the rage in 2021. Now, however, the craze is showing signs of slowing down. Some …
Covid-19 created a cybersecurity boom: The Ukraine crisis will see it grow
The cybersecurity industry capitalised on the Covid-19 crisis. It raised billions in venture capital and sold tons of solutions as …
in3 bags $11.1m Series A to provide BNPL with a difference: “We don’t want to put people in debt”
Dutch startup in3 has its work cut out for it. The company has just picked up a $11.1m Series A …
JPMorgan to cut 1000 jobs from recently bought First Republic Bank
American financial services giant JPMorgan Chase is set to lay off nearly 1,000 employees at First Republic Bank, after acquiring …
Hidden facts behind UK’s borrowing habits: Metro Bank
The top three reasons for taking out a UK loan are car repair or purchase, debt management and home improvements. And …
Spike in scams prompts NAB warning to Aussies
NAB has warned Australians selling items on Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree and other online websites to remain vigilant. New NAB data …
Who’s acquiring who? Ecommerce M&A activity in the payments industry decreased by 14% in Q1 2023
Analysis of the key themes driving M&A activity reveals that ecommerce accounted for 6 payments deals announced in Q1 2023, …
Who’s acquiring who? Mobile payments M&A activity in the payments industry remained flat in Q1 2023
Analysis of the key themes driving M&A activity reveals that mobile payments accounted for 8 payments deals announced in Q1 …
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Buckzy bags $14.5m in Series A despite fintech funding famine
Buckzy has managed to secure $14.5m in a Series A funding round despite the market turmoil that has reduced fintech …
What could keep Dubai from becoming a cryptocurrency capital?
Dubai wants to become a cryptocurrency capital, but several challenges could keep the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city from achieving …
Cover Genius bags $70m Series D amidst insurtech investment drop
Cover Genius has secured $70m in a new funding round at the same time as the rest of the insurtech …
Klarna rival Tymit bags £23m round as BNPL industry keeps struggling
The buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) industry has had a really bad 2022. Market leader Klarna has suffered a down round that slashed …
What fintech experts hate that you get wrong about embedded finance
People get things wrong about embedded finance and fintech experts are tired of hearing their misconceptions. Moreover, those mistakes could …
Is this the end of buy-now-pay-later?
Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) companies are staring into the abyss. After two years of explosive pandemic-fuelled growth, the sector has found itself …
“Shoot now, pay later”: Fintech has become the latest gun control battleground
Guns don't kill people; payment companies kill people. A firestorm has erupted in Washington D.C. after lawmakers made that claim …
Klarna CEO bullish despite tripling losses
Sebastian Siemiatkowski is "proud" of Klarna's latest results, despite the Swedish fintech heavyweight's losses having tripled in the last year. …
Tornado Cash ban is just the beginning: Regulators take aim at cryptocurrency mixers
The anger started to rip through the cryptocurrency community as soon as the US Treasury sanctioned mixer Tornado Cash. Bitcoin …
Block lawsuit over cybersecurity incident is the latest setback for Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey is not having a great week. Over the past four days, his friend Elon Musk has dragged him …
CTO Talk: Q&A with Andrey Korchak of Monite
Andrey Korchak is the CTO and co-founder of Monite. The Berlin-based fintech startup secured a €4.4m ($5m) funding round in …
Have a taste of this: OakNorth boosts board with Gousto founder hire
OakNorth Bank has just added some flavour to the fintech firm's leadership by appointing food box startup Gousto's founder as …
African fintechs enjoy record funding, but market volatility could stop the party
Is the African fintech bubble about to pop? The question may seem incongruous in the face of the smattering of …
FUEL bags €1.5m in funding as NFT bubble threatens to pop
Non-fungible tokens (NFT) were all the rage in 2021. Now, however, the craze is showing signs of slowing down. Some …
Covid-19 created a cybersecurity boom: The Ukraine crisis will see it grow
The cybersecurity industry capitalised on the Covid-19 crisis. It raised billions in venture capital and sold tons of solutions as …
in3 bags $11.1m Series A to provide BNPL with a difference: “We don’t want to put people in debt”
Dutch startup in3 has its work cut out for it. The company has just picked up a $11.1m Series A …