Tag: Fintech

How document verification closes the fraud detection gap

As digital onboarding becomes the norm, businesses are finding themselves increasingly exposed to document fraud, and their existing processes are struggling to keep pace. According...

Al Ahly Capital leads MNT-Halan investment round

MNT-Halan, Egypt and MENA's first FinTech unicorn, has completed the first closing of a new investment round led by Al Ahly Capital, the investment...

Monzo and Fair4All Finance tackle UK credit exclusion

Monzo and Fair4All Finance, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving financial inclusion, have announced a joint initiative to extend access to affordable credit for...

Blnk raises $37m to close Egypt’s consumer credit gap

Blnk, an Egyptian FinTech company providing point-of-sale consumer financing, has raised $37m in combined equity and debt funding to scale its operations and deepen...

How TransferMate and Vivox AI are transforming AML compliance

Global payments firm TransferMate has partnered with artificial intelligence compliance specialist Vivox AI to dramatically overhaul its anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions screening operations,...

How KYC automation is transforming FinTech compliance

For compliance teams still processing identity checks by hand, the costs are mounting faster than most organisations realise. A 2025 study published in the...

Eventus expands executive team amid AI push

Eventus, a provider of trade surveillance and financial risk solutions, has appointed Eric Litz as chief technology officer and Sarah-Jane McColl as chief customer...

Bank of America targets instant cross-border payments

Bank of America, one of the world's largest financial institutions serving roughly 70 million consumer and small-business clients in the United States alone, is...

India cements status as main Asian FinTech hub securing over a...

Key Asian FinTech investment stats in Q1 2026: Asian FinTech deal activity dropped by 22% QoQ in Q1 Indian companies secured over a third...

Hetz Ventures backs Willow’s $7m AI agent security play

Willow, an Israeli agentic access platform that enables enterprises to safely govern and control AI agents, has emerged from stealth with $7m in seed...

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