Check out the four African FinTech startups incubator MEST just invested in
The pan-African incubator MEST is one of the continent’s biggest tech hubs. It just unveiled its latest cohort of startups.
Another 12 FinTech startups coming out of Y Combinator this year
From automated background checks to cryptocurrency banks, Y Combinator’s second demo day for its latest batch presented a dozen new enterprises to look out for.
H20.ai receives $72.5m Series D to support global sales and marketing
H2O.ai, an AI and machine learning developer, has received $72.5m in its Series D round to support its global marketing and sales efforts.
HSBC Australia signs new deal with Identitii
HSBC Australia has signed a new license with Identitii, a blockchain and tokenisation platform that supplies data needed to process, reconcile, and report on payments.
OpenGate buys majority stake in InRule Technology
Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has acquired a majority stake in InRule Technology, a decision management platform.
Why Australia is seeing a rise in challenger banks
Digital banks are on the rise Down Under. However, competing with the big four banks won’t be a walk in the park.
XAIN receives investment from IOTA founder
XAIN, which helps businesses make full use of AI without compromising data privacy regulations, has received an investment from IOTA founder Dominik Schiener. The value...
Heap collects $55m in Series C to support international expansion
Heap, which collects and organises customer behavioural data, has closes its Series C round on $55m.
Wiserfunding and modeFinance launch new credit rating service for SMEs
In what they claim to be a European first, Wiserfunding, the credit risk assessment startup, and modeFinance, the FinTech credit rating agency, have joined forces to launch a new credit rating service for small and medium-sized enterprises.
TransUnion launches new credit risk tool TrueVision as three-month old CreditCompass reach 50,000 customers
Credit-checking company TransUnion has been around since the 1960s, but is still churning out new tools. It has now launched TrueVision, a suite of tools that uses big data to empower users to better evaluate credit risk.