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Carbon, Visa enter five-year partnership to support payments across Africa

African FinTech Carbon has entered a five-year strategic alliance with Visa to provide digital and physical issuance of Visa cards to its customers on the continent.

The 29 FinTech rounds raised last week prove that crypto firms and InsurTechs will...

The FinTech space continues to grow with no sign of slowing down and the 29 rounds raised week prove that, with cryptocurrency companies and InsurTechs being the leading sub-sectors.

Nigerian neobank FairMoney bags $42m in seed funding

FairMoney, a neobank operating in Nigeria and India, has closed its Series B round on $42m as it expands into more emerging markets.

Survey finds majority of financial sector favour hybrid work policy post-pandemic

A survey by Accenture has found almost three-quarters of financial sector workers in the UK would prefer a flexible working policy once the pandemic has come to an end.

Singapore-Based neobank StashFin snags $40m in Series B extension

Singapore-based neobanking startup, StashFin completed the extension of its Series B equity financing of $40m.

BrightPlan scores $9.5m in its Series A to continue nearly fivefold revenue growth

Financial wellness platform BrightPlan has closed its Series A round on $9.5m, as it looks to continue its growth momentum that helped it boost its annual recurring revenue nearly fivefold in 2020.

Tribe, ClearBank partner to bolster banking access for FinTech companies

Tribe Payments has teamed with ClearBank to leverage the latter’s banking-as-a-service platform to help provide Tribe’s customers with improved access to payment schemes.

Jared Leto and TikTok star Josh Richards back FinTech for social media influencers Karat...

Karat Financial, startup that offers credit cards specifically tailored to digital creators, raised $26m in a Series A round.

SoftBank invests $200m in Brazil’s largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin

Mercado Bitcoin, the largest bitcoin exchange in Brazil, raised $200m in a Series B round from the SoftBank Latin America Fund.

Endowus.com secures funding from group of strategic investors

Endowus.com, a digital wealth platform, has received a fresh investment round, as it works with UBS to bolster its growth efforts.

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Another strong week for FinTechs with 26 deals recorded

FinTech Global reported on another powerful week in the FinTech sector, with a total of $783m raised across 26 deals.   This top performing deal...
FutureMoney launches micro-investing app to help families secure financial future

FutureMoney launches micro-investing app to help families secure financial future

FutureMoney, a FinTech company founded by industry veterans, has launched a new micro-investing platform aimed at helping families build generational wealth.
Camwood and Pentaho team up to enhance data analytics capabilities

Camwood and Pentaho team up to enhance data analytics capabilities

Camwood, a leading IT consultancy specialising in digital evolution through the lens of applications, has partnered with Pentaho, a subsidiary of the Japanese multinational conglomerate Hitachi, to bring its data analytics platform to market via a new managed services offering.
Erste Bank Hungary introduces innovative flight delay insurance with Companjon

Erste Bank Hungary introduces innovative flight delay insurance with Companjon

Erste Bank Hungary has launched Flight Delay Insurance, a new service available to its customers in the George app.
Dwolla partners with Visa to enhance account verification in pay by bank

Dwolla partners with Visa to enhance account verification in pay by bank

Dwolla, a leading U.S.-based account-to-account (A2A) payment solution provider, has announced a strategic collaboration with Visa, a world leader in digital payments.

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