Meet the entrepreneurs behind Up, Australia’s first digital bank
Up launched in October 2018. However, the founder reveals it was far from clear that the company would ever see the light of day.
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.
WhatsApp rumoured to eyeing the Indonesian e-commerce market
Facebook’s messaging service might be about to strengthen its position in the Asian payments market as WhatsApp is rumoured to be talking with Indonesian digital payment firms.
Revealing who Russian online shoppers are how they like to pay
More people are shopping online. But in Russia, not everyone is equally excited about internet retail.
Mobile payments app Pingit said to launch online store
Mobile payments application Pingit has reportedly launched an online store enabling consumers an easy way of buying payment accessories.
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.
Currencycloud collects £10m grant to support cross-border payments
Cross-border payments provider Currencycloud has received a £10m grant to support SMEs as part of the Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) programme.
Santander creates new “payment corridor” via Latin America and the US with Ripple’s blockchain...
The Spanish Bank Santander is expanding its One Pay FX service further into Latin America after introducing the service in Spain, the UK, Brazil and Poland in 2018.
SellersFunding has begun to lend to e-commerce startups in Canada and the UK
New York-based SellersFunding is expanding its data-driven alternative lending platform’s offerings to SMEs in Canada and Britain.