Tag: Fintech

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has partnered with Barbados-based FinTech company Bitt to conduct a FinTech pilot.

The European Commission has unveiled a 23-step action plan on harnessing opportunities created by FinTech.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) have issued a Memorandum of Understanding to support FinTech collaboration with each other.

Village Capital and PayPal have chosen 12 startups to take part in their first FinTech accelerator in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Citigroup and online lender Kabbage are part of a consortium which is aiming to improve the cybersecurity of FinTech companies.

Bahrain FinTech Bay, a FinTech hub for the Middle East and Africa, has opened and announced its founding partners and some of its startups.

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is looking for applications for the third cohort of its Regulatory Laboratory (Reglab).

Mauritius is hoping to set itself up as a FinTech hub and is eyeing the launch of a sovereign fund to support FinTechs in the area.

Aspect Ventures has closed its second early stage fund on $181m, above the top end of its target range.

Some startups are raising capital too early and with many suffering a ‘down-round’, according to Techstars managing director Chris Adelsbach in a research interview...