Tag: Emerging Markets

TransFi raises $19m to scale stablecoin payments

TransFi, a global payments infrastructure company building on stablecoin rails with a focus on emerging markets, has closed a $19.2m financing round. The raise comprises...

Gangkhar secures $4.25m to power AI-native protection platform

Gangkhar, an AI-native embedded protection infrastructure platform, has closed a $4.25m seed round led by Anthemis to accelerate its global expansion. Accion Ventures, Sancor Ventures,...

Emerging markets: Why 2026 could be a breakout year

Emerging markets are heading into 2026 from a position of strength, underpinned by solid economic growth, strong capital inflows, and a shifting global monetary...

Cicada raises $13.5m to digitise Latin American bond markets

Cicada, a US-regulated electronic trading platform connecting institutional capital to Latin American local-currency markets, has raised $13.5m in a Series A funding round. The round...

Payoneer expands local collection services in Mexico and Indonesia

Payoneer Global, a global FinTech company powering cross-border business growth, has announced an expansion of its global payment platform with new and enhanced local...

Nearly half of the respondents cited technology as the main driver...

FinTech Trends: 240 FinTech firms across six regions participated in a survey providing view of how FinTech–incumbent partnerships are shaping innovation and market positioning ...

AI-native Islamic digital bank Mal raises $230m round

Mal, an AI-native Islamic digital bank in development, has announced plans to launch as a mobile-first financial platform headquartered in Abu Dhabi, following a...

China and emerging markets show resilience in 2025

Global investment strategies are being reshaped as uncertainty in the United States and growing financial fragmentation alter capital flows. Against this backdrop, emerging markets and...

Interactive Brokers adds Brazil B3 exchange trading access

Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, has announced an expansion of its international market coverage with the addition of Brazil’s B3 Exchange to...

Brazilian companies dominated LatAm FinTech deals in Q3 as deal activity...

Key LatAm FinTech investment stats in Q3 2025: LatAm FinTech deal activity grew by 54% QoQ in Q3 Brazilian companies dominated the LatAm FinTech...

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