FBI arrests alleged hacker who accessed over 100 million of Capital One customers’ data
Financial holdings company Capital One has revealed that it fell victim to an extensive hack attack on March 22 and 23, which saw the perpetrator get access to information about roughly 100 million American and six million Canadian customers.
OnDeck’s shares tank after the FinTech unicorn’s Q2 results failed to impress investors
New York-based OnDeck’s shares dropped by over 22 per cent on Monday July 29 after its second quarter earnings disappointed investors.
The real reason why FinTech investments in Africa is booming
We're revealing how Africa’s underbanked population and mobile phones gave rise to a massive FinTech market.
German deposit marketplace FinTech Raisin strikes major deal with Legal & General
Berlin-based Raisin, the European deposit marketplace, has teamed up with British Legal & General, the financial services group and investor, to provide the latter’s customers with protected cash savings accounts.
Nigerian Flutterwave partners up with Alibaba to tap into the China-Africa trade
The San Francisco and Lagos-based FinTech startup Flutterwave aims to leverage a new partnership with e-commerce giant Alibaba to take a slice of the China-Africa trade. This trade is estimated to be worth $200bn.
Abra mobile app to restrict services for US users due to regulatory issues
Cryptocurrency wallet and exchange Abra will be restircting its US users due to regulatory challenges in the country.
Cryptocurrency community platform Glu seeks £300,000 in new crowdfund
Cryptocurrency company Glu has launched a new crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.
Africell to spend part of a $100m loan on expanding its infrastructure and FinTech...
African telecom company Africell secured a huge loan in May from the US government, which it will now use to build up its infrastructure and FinTech capabilities.
The EBA publishes new clarifications for PSD2
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a new set of clarifications regarding APIs under PSD2.
Infosys launches Bucharest cybersecurity centre to digitally defend European and global businesses
Romania’s capital just became the home of Infosys’, the global digital services provider, new digital defence centre as the company aims to protect more European and global ventures from hackers.