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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. …
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 …
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 …
Maybank rolls out Goal-Based Investment tool
Maybank has launched Maybank Goal-Based Investment. The beginner-friendly digital retail investment tool allows customers to kickstart their financial wealth journey …
Barclays Eagle Labs drives tech innovation through the UK
Barclays Eagle Labs has announced the launch of the Ecosystem Partnership Programme, which will provide a considerable boost to technology businesses. …
Sexism in the City Inquiry
On 8 March 2024, the Treasury Committee published its final report into Sexism in the City. The Committee noted that disappointingly …
What retail can teach financial services about improving customer interaction
Industries across the world have seen rapid digitalisation and have had to adapt to shifting consumer behaviours and preferences. The …
Entrust fights deepfakes, phishing, and account takeover attacks with AI-powered identity-centric security solution
Entrust has launched a single-vendor enhanced authentication solution that integrates identity verification (IDV) and identity and access management (IAM). The …
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. …
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 …
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 …
NatWest hits close to £1bn in profit in Q1 2024
NatWest Group recorded attributable profit of £918m ($1,150m) in Q1 2024, a drop from the £1,279m in Q1 2023. Operating profit …
Qred selects Vilja platform to deliver next-gen deposit offerings
Sweden-headquartered digital bank has deployed Vilja’s cloud-native core banking technology. The collaboration enables Qred to configure and launch deposit products …