TransferWise granted licence to operate in Australia
International transfer company TransferWise has secured a licence to operate in Australia from the Prudential Regulatory Authority.
Singapore’s Incomlend bags $20m Series A round to democratise trade finance
Shipping companies face many monetary uncertainties, but Incomlend hopes to alleviate some of those concerns on the back of its new $20m Series A round.
PayPal among investors backing Gojek
FinTech PayPal has joined up with Facebook-owned WhatsApp in backing the Indonesian payment, e-wallet, food, ride-hailing app Gojek, according to Reuters.
VC Wellstreet becomes majority shareholder of PropTech Pixery Media
Swedish PropTech startup Pixery Media has announced that it has a new majority shareholder: the venture capital firm Wellstreet.
Rokk3r Insurtech to support Genasys’ expansion
Company builder Rokk3r Insurtech is helping insurance Software-as-a-service provider Genasys target new markets through a new partnership.
Why UK banks need to up their financial education initiatives
Worryingly, over 90% of British consumers believe they are uneducated about personal finance and nearly half (47%) of them are looking to banks to help them, research shows.
Autonomous checkouts platform Standard Cognition acquires DeepMagic
Autonomous checkout service provider Standard Cognition has acquired DeepMagic to support its own platform.
Utah becomes 2nd US state to launch regulatory sandbox
The US state of Utah has launched a regulatory sandbox to help businesses launch operations in the region.
Moneythor, ANZ partner to improve customer personal finance
Digital banking solution developer Moneythor has been selected by Australia-based bank ANZ to boost its customer experience.
Tyler Technologies agrees to acquire Socrata
End-to-end information management company Tyler Technologies has agreed to acquire Socrata, a data-driven platform for accelerating digital government.