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As traditional risk-free assets lose certainty, institutions are exploring Bitcoin as a yield-generating asset and portfolio diversifier alongside Treasuries.

More data has not improved retail investing results. This article explores how AI-driven fintech tools can add context, strategy, and education to close the financial literacy gap.

Ripple secured about $500 million in funding from major Wall Street firms in November, lifting its valuation to roughly $40 billion. The deal includes uncommon investor exit protections that now influence market risk models.

iShares Bitcoin Trust posts a 5.6% intraday gain with no new catalyst, as recent ETF product developments from Tuttle Capital fall outside the current trading window.

Wealthfront plans to raise up to $485 million in a U.S. IPO that could value the automated wealth manager at $2.05 billion, marking a major test of renewed fintech listing momentum.

Robinhood plans a fund to give small investors access to private AI companies, as private markets boom and the fintech sector reshapes investment access.

Learn how moving averages help crypto traders identify trends, spot entry and exit points, and improve strategies with real examples.

Klarna’s stock fell 7.7% below its IPO price, highlighting investor concerns over fintech growth, rising yields, and competitive pressures.

Curve will hold an extraordinary general meeting after IDC Ventures, its largest external shareholder, opposed its £120m sale to Lloyds.

Hamburg-based fintech A³ Handelspartner seeks €5m on Crowdcube to expand its tech-driven lending model for SMEs across Europe.

Saudi fintech Tamara secures a $2.4 billion Shariah-compliant financing package from Goldman Sachs, Citi, and Apollo to expand its buy-now-pay-later and credit products across the Gulf region.

Saudi Arabia’s HALA secures $157 million Series B funding to expand embedded financial services for MSMEs, strengthen its market presence, and support Vision 2030 goals.

GCC-based venture capital firm VentureSouq has closed its second FinTech Fund, targeting early-stage fintech and SaaS startups across MENA, with support from leading regional and international investors.

Quentin Werlé explores how tariffs and trade tensions impact alternative funds, and why diversification and crypto adoption could help them stay resilient.

New Mexico will invest $315 million in quantum computing, supporting labs, startups, and infrastructure to position the state as a leader in next-generation technology.

ASML is committing $1.5 billion to Mistral AI’s $2 billion fundraising round, becoming its top shareholder and fueling Europe’s push for AI and chipmaking independence.

Juniper Square has announced a strategic investment from Nasdaq Ventures and a new partnership aimed at advancing integrated data and liquidity solutions for private fund managers.

FX trading is changing as consolidation reshapes costs, execution, and risk. Learn how industry shifts impact daily strategies and broker choice.

Midas secures global fintech investor backing in Series B to expand advanced trading products and upgrade security infrastructure.

Fintech investment rebounds in Q2 2025, with $11 billion raised globally. Venture capital shows renewed focus on payments, insurance tech, and growth-stage firms.

UK fintech Monet secures funding to address £1.1bn invoice backlog in the creative sector, combining finance and workflow tools for agencies.

CoreWeave will acquire Core Scientific in a $9 billion all-stock deal to boost data center capacity and support the growing demand for AI infrastructure.

Fenergo announces 300 new jobs in Dublin as part of a €100 million RD&I investment, reinforcing its AI-driven strategy for global financial compliance solutions.

How CFOs like Roy Hefer are transforming finance teams into strategic engines for growth—far beyond IPO readiness.

Chime raises $864 million in its Nasdaq debut, valuing the fintech firm at $11.6 billion. The IPO marks a turning point for U.S. fintech listings.

Fintech startup Noah secures $22M to simplify cross-border payments using stablecoin infrastructure and onboard key payments veterans.

SoftBank backs Dublin-based Nomupay with a $40 million investment, enhancing access to Japan’s payment market through a new strategic partnership.

The U.S. and UAE announce a groundbreaking AI data center campus in Abu Dhabi, marking a major collaboration in AI infrastructure and cloud services.

AI cloud hosting company CoreWeave plans a massive investment of up to $23 billion this year to expand its infrastructure, aiming to meet growing demand from major clients like Microsoft and OpenAI.

Germany’s Merck KGaA announces a $3.9 billion acquisition of U.S. biotech firm SpringWorks Therapeutics to expand its rare tumour treatment portfolio.

Fintech startup Sprive raises $7.3M to expand its platform that helps UK homeowners repay mortgages faster through automated savings and cash-back rewards.

Volution unveils a new $100M fund to back revenue-generating fintech startups in the UK, addressing critical funding gaps in a changing venture capital environment.

Norway’s $1.7 trillion wealth fund posted a $39.7B Q1 2025 loss, mainly due to weakness in tech stocks, following a record profit in 2024.

Leveraging a wealth of unprecedented real-time premium data, “WarrenAI” brings unprecedented AI capabilities to investing, combining ChatGPT-like technology with unparalleled market data and analytical prowess.

Initial enthusiasm over a U.S. tariff pause fades, sending fintech stocks like Affirm and PayPal lower as investor caution returns. Sector remains sensitive to trade volatility.

Fintech startup Alinea Invest raises $10.4M in Series A funding to expand its investment platform tailored to Generation Z, focusing on education, access, and community.

Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp I, tied to Trump Media, plans to raise $179M through an IPO to target cryptocurrency, blockchain, and data security investments.

Market volatility under Trump’s second term is shaking global stocks. Explore how inflation, tariffs, and falling U.S. equities are affecting UK investors and ISA holders.

Discover why Western investors are overlooking high-growth emerging market fintechs—and why that’s a mistake. Explore the booming fintech innovations reshaping finance in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Apple plans to invest $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years, expanding manufacturing, creating 20,000 jobs, and boosting AI and silicon engineering. The move solidifies Apple’s commitment to American innovation and tech leadership.

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) is stepping into financial services with Truth.Fi, a platform designed to offer investment products aligned with “America First” economic priorities. The company has filed trademarks for six funds focusing on Bitcoin, domestic manufacturing, and energy independence. With backing from Charles Schwab and Yorkville Advisors, the initiative aims to challenge traditional investment institutions.

SoftBank Group is strengthening its partnership with OpenAI by planning a substantial investment and establishing joint ventures to advance artificial intelligence (AI) services globally.

This article examines the rising wave of public offerings among fintech firms. It outlines recent developments, key market drivers, and investor sentiment as these companies prepare for public listings in 2025.

In recent years, the finance industry has experienced a significant transformation with the emergence of tokenization technology. By leveraging blockchain technology, tokenization has the potential to revolutionize the investment landscape, providing greater access to capital for the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs. This article explores the essential aspects of tokenization and its role in democratizing investments.

Embedded Finance is transforming the way financial services are delivered to customers. In recent years, embedded finance has allowed non-financial suppliers to effortlessly integrate financial products into their client journeys, increasing the influence of fintech in our lives.

Fractional funding represents one of the new financing models that are disrupting capital markets – and it can be a model for international investments.

How trading execution prices can be improved using better pricing models and additional financial market data.

As we evolve in a tech-driven world, the tech industry is growing, hitting investment records and attracting investors.

Fintech firms can have a pivotal role in the services sector: this is the idea behind the Ofwat's innovation fund. Ofwat is the regulator of water ...

After the very short administration of Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak is now the Prime Minister of the UK. The unrealized tax cuts he inherits have just wo...

Fintech skills are in great demand, as well as companies able to find innovative solutions. This is the goal behind the FinTech Innovation Lab New ...

Vice President of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia, addressed the economic crisis suffered by Ghana during a speech delivered at the FinTech Festival in Acc...

The Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Magnifi, Tom Van Horn, joins Paul Sweeney and Matt Miller, hosts of Bloomberg's show, to discuss the future of f...

Web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) absorbed the venture capital space in 2022. Crypto is the sector that received more investments, surpassing f...

African fintech thrives, and it's improving the quality of life and allowing for impressive innovation in the continent. Orda, the African cloud op...

Despite the fact that fintech is going through tough times, some fintech firms still manage to succeed and raise their valuations. One of these suc...

Investments in AI could even increase in the near future: professional investors want to add AI and robotics to their portfolios in 2023. This type...

Another report, published by Market.us, confirms the success of artificial intelligence: according to the report, AI in the fintech sector alone sh...

Despite the open letter, it might be that the market doesn’t want the development of artificial intelligence to stop. The controversy is not only b...

Artificial intelligence seems to play a pivotal role also in the disputes between the United States and China. According to the investment firm Wed...

Yassine Elmandjra, analyst at ARK Invest, said that the US lacks credible institutions related to the crypto space. According to the analyst, the U...

Visa announced the VEI, the Visa Everywhere Initiative opened to UAE fintech firms and startups. Winners will have the opportunity to cooperate wit...

Startups focused on limiting the effects of climate change are attracting more investors. African fintechs make no exception, and among them the mo...

As Warren Buffett suggested to shareholders in the 80s, during a period of high inflation, the best businesses to buy have rapid growth as one of t...

And in response, the top asset manager HSBC decided to exclude thermal coal companies from its funds. The policy adopted by HSBC will allow the man...

In the meantime, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive, assessed that the US should invest more in the fossil fuel industry to favor economic...

Investments in AI could even increase in the near future: professional investors want to add AI and robotics to their portfolios in 2023. This type...

Another report, published by Market.us, confirms the success of artificial intelligence: according to the report, AI in the fintech sector alone sh...

Despite the open letter, it might be that the market doesn’t want the development of artificial intelligence to stop. The controversy is not only b...

In the meantime in Europe, investors and business owners are concerned about the new proposed law to regulate generative AI. The AI Act is only a d...

The African fintech Kredete launched its AI-based lending platform on April 16th, during an event held in Victoria Island. The new platform will al...

A brutal Q3 in 2022 for fintech companies resulted in massive stock market drops and regulatory issues for companies that acquired many branches. W...

The first global fintech conference in the Caribbean takes place in Barbados. Over 300 among CEOs, leaders and experts join the meeting, showing th...

Good news for fintech: F-Prime Capital announced the launch of the F-Prime Fintech Index, which will track major fintech companies and their perfor...

In the meantime, fintech-related investments are underperforming compared to 2021 fintech funding rounds. A natural consequence of a weak market an...

According to the Global Startup Ecosystem Report: Fintech Edition shared by Startup Genome, the top five fintech ecosystems in 2021 are Singapore, ...

DriveWealth - the startup that helps fintech firms offer stocks - is acquiring a crypto firm - Crypto-Systems. According to the CEO of DriveWealth,...

According to Finextra, the fintech industry managed to double investments: the industry received an impressive $91.5 billion worth investments worl...

The Egyptian fintech Kashat and Mastercars signed a five-year agreement that will allow the fintech to better provide financial services to Egyptia...

Another successful fintech company is the London-based Toqio. The company, which offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model that allows its custom...

Mary Ann Azevedo (TechCrunch) interviews 10 investors to know what they look for when investing in startups: Anish Acharya (Andreessen Horowitz), C...

Synctera provides its platform and tools to fintech creators, communities and entrepreneurs. The platform has recently participate in the partnersh...

According to data shared by Dealroom, London is one of the top countries to attract fintech investments. Since the beginning of 2022, the city has ...

Even if African fintech is still a young sector, it proved to be successful in terms of investments. For 2023, the BDO Fintech In Africa report ide...

Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, which has already invested in top companies like Qonto, Bitpanda, N26, is one of the top investors behind TreeCard. F...

Elon Musk, founder and cofounder of companies and organizations like OpenAI, SpaceX, and now CEO of Twitter, has to defend his other creation, Tesl...

Top tech companies, among which we find Amazon, Apple, Meta, Lyft, Stripe, and Twitter, stopped hiring or announced huge layoffs. This is the resul...

Fintech in Latin America and Africa is a thriving sector: the need to solve the issues of unbanked people made startups and established companies o...

Artificial intelligence seems to play a pivotal role also in the disputes between the United States and China. According to the investment firm Wed...

Yassine Elmandjra, analyst at ARK Invest, said that the US lacks credible institutions related to the crypto space. According to the analyst, the U...

The Indian fintech Lentra has just raised $60 million. The Series B funding round was led by investors like SIG, Citi Ventures and Bessemer Venture...

In spite of the challenges faced by the fintech industry in these hard economic and financial times, in October the whole market witnessed successf...

Integrated Finance, the fintech infrastructure provider, launched its Fintech Foundation. Thanks to this incubator, emerging fintech realities can ...

In the attempt to become a top player in the green economy, India is planning a huge amount of investments in the green hydrogen industry. The $2 b...

The founder and CEO of Cevian Capital, Christer Gardell, talks about 2022 and makes some predictions for 2023. In 2022, just when the pandemic eas...

Japan is not only reconsidering its regulations regarding cryptocurrencies, but also expanding its investments in the fintech sector. The Indonesia...

Asia, as well as the rest of the world, witnessed ups and downs for what concerns fintech. But financial technology is still one of the main driver...

Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady appeared, less than one year ago, in the Super Bowl ads for FTX. Now we know that the two were actually some of the b...

The stocks of Wise, one of the most popular fintech companies, are down again, as shown by the reports produced at the end of 2022. Investors are f...

Differently from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs – another top financial institution – posted its worst earning rewards in ten years. According to ex...

Many US states are against the green policies of BlackRock: the multi-national investment company lost over $1 billion for institutional investors’...

Despite ESG – environmental, social and governance – being a new trend in investments, not everyone agrees. Many concerns are not related to ESG it...

As mentioned, not only consumers but also investors care about ESG and want the businesses and institutions they cooperate with to follow ESG best ...

Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady appeared, less than one year ago, in the Super Bowl ads for FTX. Now we know that the two were actually some of the b...

The stocks of Wise, one of the most popular fintech companies, are down again, as shown by the reports produced at the end of 2022. Investors are f...

Differently from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs – another top financial institution – posted its worst earning rewards in ten years. According to ex...

ESG and global warming are two of the most discussed topics today, and for sure, fintech firms and the modern economy in general need to work to so...

ESG investing constantly increases, and 2022 proved to be a successful year for this type of investments. In fact, climate fintech companies reache...

The fintech startup Wahed, which is backed by the popular player Paul Pogba and the oil giant Saudi Aramco, launches a new bank branch in London to...

The seed investment round of Coverdash, an insurtech startup focused on providing insurance to businesses of all sizes, was so successful to be ove...

Power Finance, the 2-year old New York-based fintech firm, has been acquired by Marqeta – and this represents the first acquisition for the company...

Ginman, the German robo-advisor, added Markus Pertlwieser to its Advisory Board. This move comes after the decision to introduce digital assets as ...

But despite all this, fintech doesn’t give up. The advantages it brings are so evident that even top institutions are considering including financi...

Shamyl Malik, co-founder and CEO of Haruko, says that he wants his company to become the “one-stop-shop for crypto” – especially for institutions. ...

Climate fintech companies are raising billions both in the US and Europe: CommerzVentures shared 2022 data, analyzing almost 300 fintech start-ups....

Even if the financial technology industry is still one of the hottest markets, it is undoubtedly affected by geopolitical tensions in Europe: data ...

Zeta, the fintech company specialized in banking and credit card services, is considered a unicorn in the fintech space. The last funding round rai...

Israel registered a surge in fintech investments in 2021. Fintech startups got 17% of the tech investments of the country. The segments that are gr...

Gretel has just raised $1 billion in a pre-seed funding round led by RLC Ventures and Insurtech Gateway. The fintech company helps financial instit...

The Launch Innovation Programme of Lloyds Banking Group is opened. The group opened this program for the second time to find new fintech partners f...

BaaS – Banking-as-a-Service – has benefited from the fintech investment boom, but it’s now facing some challenges: not only the increasing competit...

People’s Bank of China and Chinese financial regulators want to encourage “controllable risks” to improve financial technology in the region. The c...

It’s no mystery that the UK wants to become a leading country in the fintech space. To further favour financial innovation, the UK is launching a n...

The fintechaverse enters the speculation mode that always follows acquisitions made by Apple: Ron Shevlin analyzes the acquisition of Credit Kudos....

Visa launches a new NFT program: the business owners that will be selected will be included in a one-year program that will allow them to expand th...

Nordic Fintech announced a €132 million offer to acquire Instabank. Instabank was founded in 2016, and so far managed to reach over 60,000 clients ...

Wei Zhou, former CFO of Binance, bought Coins.ph. The crypto exchange and wallet provider was bought by Gojek, an Indonesian tech company, for $95 ...

Even if financial institutions recognize that climate change is a serious issue, they don’t agree on solutions. The People’s Bank of China is worki...

BharatPe, the Indian fintech that facilitates payments and money lending for merchants, has already received $650 million in funding rounds. Dhanra...

After the unsuccessful listing of the first tweet ever on OpenSea, Ron Shevlin shares thoughts and data on what’s happening to the NFT (non-fungibl...

It is expected a new wave of consolidation in the UK fintech industry: financing rounds show that investors are willing to invest more in fintech, ...

Twitter accepted the bid of Elon Musk: the company announced that it accepted the offer of around $44 billion, and even if the deal should close in...

Valentina Drofa, founder of the fintech PR consultancy Drofa Comms, reflects on the current state of fintech: fintech startups, in Q3 2022, raised ...

Also Stripe joins the crypto space: the firm announced that it will give its users the possibility to pay with cryptos. The company focuses on a st...

The fintech company Qonto opened a crowd investing round that made the company raise €5 million in a few hours. The company opened the round via Cr...

According to data from CBInsights, the fintech industry received investments for over $28 billion in the first quarter of 2022. The best performer ...

In this article by Surbhi Arora, published by FinTech Weekly, the focus is BaaS – Banking as a Service. To understand BaaS, there are some key aspe...

Fidelity exploits fintech opportunities not only thanks to the metaverse, but also by expanding its financial services: Fidelity Investments will a...

The banking giant, Truist, finds it hard to appeal to the youngest generations of users. This is the reason behind its last acquisition: the financ...

After six months, the Swedish fintech Klarna has a team of 20 people in Portugal, but the company wants to increase its presence in the country by ...

But the most affected by the collapse of FTX are, of course, its customers. The bankruptcy of the exchange is one of the largest ever seen in the c...

In the meantime, the Hong Kong based fintech firm Quantifeed, backed by HSBC, has acquired Alpima, the UK based SaaS company, to offer new services...

The international banking system is struggling to maintain its relevance. With international transactions taking days and even weeks to happen, it ...

Viva Wallet, which operates in over 20 countries in Europe, is going to be partially acquired by JP Morgan Chase. JP Morgan wants to acquire 48.5% ...

2022 was a tough year for Wall Street, but of course, there are both winners and losers - and you might find losers that you didn't imagine.

Wines and spirits are becoming increasingly popular alternative assets, but not everyone has the financial resources to invest in such assets. The ...

InsurTech Superscript has completed a £45 million series B funding round, which will be used to develop Superscript’s underwriting and broking capa...

The UK and the Euro area are already in recession, and this will drive inflation to higher peaks. According to Golman Sachs’ forecasts, the UK is j...

Financial and tech stocks underperformed in 2022, maybe because of the many occasions for growth offered by the pandemic. The fintech sector was a...

Vista Equity Partners agreed to pay 2.6 billion to Duck Creek Technologies, a service that provides software to property and casualty insurers for ...

In his first speech of the year, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 20 billion worth of funding for R&D. In his speech, he also said that math...

The fintech space thrives and expands, especially in emerging markets, even if the blockchain sector is in trouble. InsurTech is making headlines: ...

In the US, Fidelity National Information Services, which acquired Worldpay in 2019, announced the spin off of the payment business. The fintech gro...

The chief economist of Europac, Peter Schiff, warns about a new Great Depression. According to the economist, the depression will be worse than th...

Despite difficulties, fintech still meets people’s needs – therefore, interesting projects manage to get significant investments. Often, funding ro...

The tech community in the UK, one of the most exciting environments for fintech development, is worried about the troubled political times witnesse...

Jeff Wilser’s article answers a few questions that metaverse-curious people ask all the time: why do people buy land in the metaverse? Not just hyp...

But the fintech space is also concerned about global issues like climate change. This is an issue that in California is made even tougher by the me...

Fintech firms are flexible enough to meet people’s needs quickly. Parents who want to save more for their children make no exception: fintech firms...

Biz Carson analyzes the current market situation: fintech companies, after the peak reached in October 2021, are now shrinking in value – and this ...

CAT Financial Products – the Swiss financial services company – and Spiros Margaris – popular venture capitalist – are working together on a new pr...

The competition in the BNPL market rises: after the announcement of Apple, which introduced its Apple Pay Later, the popular Buy Now, Pay Later fir...

Josh Brown, CNBC contributor and financial advisor, says it clearly: there are too many fintechs that are publicly traded. The point is that maybe ...

Crypto traders and investors are aware of the decline that hit the crypto market. Despite the hard market downturn, Jamie Dimon – JP Morgan CEO – s...

The mobile money service provider, M-Pesa, and the giant Visa, partnered to expand the number of countries where users can pay by using the service...

Markus Ferber, leader of the center-right party in the European Parliament, said that regulators should stop the fear spreading after the Silicon V...

Despite the market downturn, people are more interested in cryptocurrencies, a recent survey conducted by Bank of America found: people want to buy...

Thousands of traders are getting their positions liquidated. This is the result of the drop in ETH prices, which reach a 14-month low. In just 24 h...

During these chaotic times for finance and markets, Goldman Sachs launches a new derivative product. Its underlying asset? Ether (ETH).

A complete definition of FinTech is the starting point to understand what is happening in the industry, why fintech is disruptive, where regulators...

The chief economist of Europac, Peter Schiff, warns about a new Great Depression. According to the economist, the depression will be worse than th...

Ethiopia has so far been dominated by Ethio Telecom, a state-owned telecommunication company. For the first time, the National Bank issued a mobil...

Ethiopia has so far been dominated by Ethio Telecom, a state-owned telecommunication company. For the first time, the National Bank issued a mobil...

Artificial intelligence seems to play a pivotal role also in the disputes between the United States and China. According to the investment firm Wed...

Yassine Elmandjra, analyst at ARK Invest, said that the US lacks credible institutions related to the crypto space. According to the analyst, the U...

Artificial intelligence seems to play a pivotal role also in the disputes between the United States and China. According to the investment firm Wed...

Yassine Elmandjra, analyst at ARK Invest, said that the US lacks credible institutions related to the crypto space. According to the analyst, the U...

Benjamin Ensor and Gwera Kiwana are joined by Soren Aabel Hammer (Mazepay), Keshvi Radia (Allica Bank), Tim Rutten (Backbase), Richard Davies (Alli...

API companies are rising – and not only in the fintech industry. Being able to connect different services via easy-to-use interfaces, API-first com...

Misha Osipov, founder of the fintech firm Nova Credit, addresses an interesting topic: fintech-focused migrations. The country chosen by fintech en...

Despite the drop in funding witnessed in the last few years, the fintech sector in Africa is thriving. The continent managed to gather almost $1.5 ...

Fintech has been the hottest sector during the pandemic, but now that the whole global economy is volatile and uncertain, fintech firms are sufferi...

We host 3 pitches and 1 panel together with our speaker from europe and beyond. It will be all about how retail investors can access new forms of i...

Warren Buffet, the “Oracle of Omaha”, decreased his exposure in Visa and Mastercard to increase exposure in Nubank, the Brazilian fintech bank appr...

The UK-based fintech Revolut partners with another popular fintech company, Stripe. This partnership should lead to further expansion across the wo...

Artificial intelligence seems to play a pivotal role also in the disputes between the United States and China. According to the investment firm Wed...

The African technology company Cassava Technologies has raised $50 million dollars to create a network of cyber security operations centers (CSOCs)...

The renowned British auction house, Christie’s, announced the launch of a new venture fund – Christie’s Ventures – focused on Web 3.0 and “art-rela...

Igugu Global, the African climate fintech, launched the Green Finance Marketplace to share businesses’ climate-related data, in order to facilitate...

Despite the economic downturn, some fintech companies found a way to become stable, different from many unicorns that couldn’t rise sustainably. Fo...

Lami Technologies, the Kenyan insurtech, has raised $3.7 million investments for its insurance products. Thanks to its digital insurance platform a...

Lami Technologies, the Kenyan insurtech, has raised $3.7 million investments for its insurance products. Thanks to its digital insurance platform a...

Lami Technologies, the Kenyan insurtech, has raised $3.7 million investments for its insurance products. Thanks to its digital insurance platform a...

Lami Technologies, the Kenyan insurtech, has raised $3.7 million investments for its insurance products. Thanks to its digital insurance platform a...

Ukrainian fintech companies proved to be extremely resilient. With a tradition of valuable fintech products and firms, the industry didn’t stop wor...

Even if institutional investments in cryptos have always been a complex and long discussed topic, it seems that in the near future institutions may...

The Lagos-based fintech company TeamApt enables basically anyone to become a local bank branch: its business model was able to support micro and sm...

The African vibrant fintech sector attracts even more overseas investments. Among the latest more significant investments, the US-based UMBA Inc. i...

In this CNBC interview James Faucette, a Morgan Stanley analyst, discusses the fintech sectors that are attracting more investments. The payments s...

After the comments of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell about higher interest rates to address inflation, the US dollar continued to appreciate. Higher in...

It seems that the number of crypto billionaires – that is, those who built their wealth by investing in cryptocurrencies or crypto-related companie...

According to McKinsey analysis, between 2020 and 2021 African fintech thrived despite the pandemic and social and economic issues faced by the cont...

As proof of the fintech success in Africa, investments in the country are still increasing despite hard economic times. The Nigerian fintech Grey h...

In 2020, interest rates reached historically low levels, and the pandemic led more people to think about different living solutions and enter the r...

While the financial market and businesses are changing very rapidly after the most severe phases of the pandemic – and while they face more challen...

Insurtech is in trouble. Fewer investments flowing in, and more employees flowing out: according to Ben Carey-Evans, an analyst at GlobalData, the ...

The UAE fintech company Optasia plans to expand across Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. The company, backed by major investors, focuses o...

A fintech company that doesn’t suffer the effects of fewer investments is Solid: the fintech company, which offers fintech-as-a-service products to...

African fintech is a thriving market, no doubt about this. The founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, knows that very well. During his pan-African ...

It’s no mystery that the fintech market is going through a difficult period: economic crisis, more aggressive regulatory frameworks, and higher inf...

The types of services offered by banks still can’t compete with fintech companies. Even if banks started focusing more on digitalization, it’s also...

Qonto is a well-known fintech startup in Europe: its focus on small and medium companies and freelancers rewarded the company, so that it raised $5...

Ross Gallagher and Deepa Anikhindi are joined by Kiaan Pillay - co-founder and CEO of Stitch - and Catherine Birkett - CFO at GoCardless. Fintech I...

The Canadian fintech firm, Koho Financial, has raised $210 million in the last funding round. The company focused on the creation of a new financ...

Despite the various deals that seem to ease concerns about the banking crisis, in reality investors are still nervous. As Kate Marino points out, t...

Rosalia Mazza for FinTech Weekly. The current crisis mostly depends on the rising interest rates set by regulators as a tool against inflation. Wha...

Yassine Elmandjra, analyst at ARK Invest, said that the US lacks credible institutions related to the crypto space. According to the analyst, the U...

Beijing has released a Web3 whitepaper. The government wants to turn the Chinese capital city into a global hub for what concerns Web3 development ...

An interesting analogy between the dot-com boom and artificial intelligence (AI). If the two markets are really similar, it means that AI is just b...

Special edition of Forbes Talks: the Global Head at Citi Private Bank, Ida Liu, discusses why investors should embrace artificial intelligence.

The fintech platform Trezy, focused on helping SMEs with their financial management thanks to generative AI, has secured €3 million in a seed fundi...

The DIFC – Dubai International Financial Centre – wants to increase investments in AI and Web3, and it will do that with the “Dubai AI & Web 3....

Despite the drop in fintech funding, there are some economies that perform better than others. The UK is one of them: the country ranked second glo...

Despite the drop in fintech funding, there are some economies that perform better than others. The UK is one of them: the country ranked second glo...

The demand for Islam-compliant finance is on the rise. The Nigerian fintech company, Enricher, specializes in this area and is now looking to expan...

The demand for Islam-compliant finance is on the rise. The Nigerian fintech company, Enricher, specializes in this area and is now looking to expan...

Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management sold its stakes in Chinese tech giants Alibaba and JD.com, which previously made up 20% of its portfolio. Th...

Businesses within the same sector can have varying performances, but what drives these differences? In this story, TechCrunch examines the performa...

The macroeconomic environment, the general slowdown in funding and the uncertain regulatory developments are impacting crypto and blockchain startu...

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region can become the epicenter of fintech innovation and investments: in an interview preceding the Global Fintech Fest, Y...

Despite the significant impact of fintech startups in Latin America—a region that is notably underbanked—venture capital volumes have decreased by ...

Dubai South has become the first free zone in Dubai to fully integrate blockchain. This system aims to enhance the zone's ecommerce strategy and at...

Momnt's latest funding round was a success, with the fintech company raising $15 million. With support from both returning and new investors, inclu...

Sangu Delle is a prominent investor in the thriving fintech scene in Africa. After backing several business successes, he’s conscious of the fact t...

The German fintech company Tilta announced €30 million worth of debt facility from Fasanara Capital. This facility will be used to address the work...

Lakestar, the European VC giant that backed Revolut in its initial phase, invested in the French fintech startup Swan. The startup will use the cap...

Singapore currently attracts the highest level of fintech investments, especially thanks to the regulatory stability it offers. The Savills 2023 Te...

The difficulties experienced by Solaris might be a sign of the current troubles faced by the fintech industry in Europe. The German fintech startup...

Edinburgh is set to house a next-generation exascale computer, significantly enhancing research in AI safety, clean energy, and pharmaceuticals. Lo...

Symbotic, an AI-driven warehouse technology firm, has garnered attention from giants like Walmart and Softbank. The company provides an AI-powered ...

Copenhagen-based startup, Responsibly, has successfully raised $2.4 million in seed funding, with notable investments from Hambro Perks, Pi Labs, a...

Singapore's fintech startup, CrossFund, has secured an additional $1.5 million in funding, reaching a valuation of $47 million. This marks the comp...

The children's FinTech sector is experiencing significant growth as parents increasingly seek tools to equip their kids for a financially secure fu...

BDC has committed an additional $50 million to its Seed Venture Fund, aiming to bolster emerging Canadian startups, particularly in pre-seed and se...

Despite Warren Buffett's widely recognized reservations about digital currencies, he has realized substantial returns from his stake in Nubank, a m...

The Italian fintech company Qomodo has secured €34.5 million during an initial funding phase spearheaded by Fasanara Capital. Qomodo is rolling out...

Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT, is embroiled in a legal battle at London's High Court over a $1 billion deposit with Bri...

Bitcoin options trading reached a new peak with $15 billion in open interest on the crypto exchange Deribit. This surge reflects a growing interest...

Fnality International, a fintech firm, has raised €89 million in a Series B funding round, led by notable investors like Goldman Sachs and BNP Pari...

BlackRock's 2024 thematic outlook identifies three key themes for investors: the evolving macroeconomic regime, the rise of artificial intelligence...

Phare Health, a London-based startup, has raised £2.5 million in seed funding to develop AI tools for hospitals in the UK and Europe. The company's...

Arab Finance for Information Technology has launched GuROW, an AI-based app targeting young investors and entrepreneurs. The app offers news, finan...

Brazil's largest lender, Itau Unibanco, makes a significant entry into the cryptocurrency market, launching Bitcoin and Ether trading on its invest...

Despite stock market fluctuations, the fintech sector has experienced explosive growth, with the number of fintech unicorns reaching 272, cumulativ...

British fintech SumUp, competing with Jack Dorsey's Block, announced a significant funding boost of €285 million ($306.6 million), pushing its valu...

Saudi Arabia has introduced 'Makken,' a new fintech program, to foster financial innovation in the Kingdom. Launched by Saudi Central Bank Governor...

Phalanx Impact Partners, focused on environmental and community betterment, invests in Dallas-based FinTech firm CollateralEdge. The innovative sol...

Grant Thornton's Rohan Lakhaiyar highlights a new era for fintech: prioritizing governance and profitability over 'vanity business models.' Accordi...

In collaboration with M-PESA Africa and Sumitomo Corporation, Safaricom introduces the Spark Accelerator program to foster early-stage tech startup...

Since 2016, Shamba Pride has been revolutionizing farm input distribution in Kenya, combating price exploitation and quality issues through its 'di...

Last week, the European tech sector saw over 70 funding deals surpassing €745 million, with fintech claiming more than one-third of this investment...

Last week, the European tech sector saw over 70 funding deals surpassing €745 million, with fintech claiming more than one-third of this investment...

Last week, the European tech sector saw over 70 funding deals surpassing €745 million, with fintech claiming more than one-third of this investment...

During the 2024 bull run, AI is surpassing cryptocurrency in growth prospects, with leading companies such as Nvidia, Microsoft, and AMD spearheadi...

Following PayPal's modest revenue forecast, some investors hastily sold their shares, but a detailed analysis suggests this downturn is an excellen...

In February, ten newly minted global unicorns added over $18 billion in value to The Crunchbase Unicorn Board, showcasing the dynamic nature of the...

Over the last decade, fintech—the array of online financial products and services—has become integral to the economic and societal fabric of many A...

The Montgomery Summit: the community discusses pivotal themes including geopolitical developments, the interest rate landscape, the merging realms ...

African financial institutions are known for scaling their solutions through a blend of local and international technology, with Appzone emerging a...

The United Kingdom's flagship international communications program, the GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland Campaign (GREAT), has unveiled The Ever-...

After a $37 billion IPO halt by Chinese regulators in 2020 and a significant restructuring mandated by Beijing, Jack Ma's Ant Group saw its value d...

Scayl, launched by former venture capital, fintech, and senior financial services executives, has raised €100 million to support European fintech l...

The European Blockchain Services Infrastructure Consortium (EBSI), an EU fintech initiative that spent €60 million with little result, received sup...

Venture capital investment in the UK's AI sector rebounded in early 2024, stabilizing after a global slump. The fintech industry led with $1.4 bill...

IA Engine, the Investment Association's FinTech hub, has released a new whitepaper focused on empowering the investment management industry. This g...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered four fintech companies, OPay, Kuda Bank, Moniepoint, and PalmPay, to halt the onboarding of new custo...

Artificial intelligence (AI) companies have been heavily investing in large language models for generative AI products, but a new trend is emerging...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved US stock exchanges to list ether ETFs, following the earlier approval of spot bitcoin ETF...

The SEC approved a rule change allowing ETFs to buy and hold ether, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies. This decision comes less than six ...

Boosted by a $4 billion investment from Microsoft announced on May 14, France has emerged as a leading FinTech hub, thanks to public-private partne...

The UAE aims to strengthen its AI relationship with the United States. Omar Sultan Al Olama, the UAE’s AI minister, told the Financial Times that M...

The pan-African Ecobank Group has opened applications for the seventh edition of its Fintech Challenge, offering $50,000 in prize money. Serving ov...

Ant Group invested 21.2 billion yuan (US$2.9 billion) in technology last year, focusing on artificial intelligence to spur innovation for consumers...

The venture capital and incubation arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange is advancing AI technology-focused integration with blockchain in its...

Iana Dimitrova, CEO of OpenPayd, noted the market has "recalibrated," now valuing businesses with proven use cases and solid models, unlike three t...

Adam Coons of Winthrop Capital Management is shifting his portfolio strategy, opting for a more defensive approach and moving investments away from...

New data reveals that fintech startups in Nigeria have outperformed their African counterparts in funding raised during the first half of 2024. Acc...

NALA, an African payments company and money transfer app, allows users to make secure and reliable payments from Europe, the UK, and the US to Tanz...

Stride Ventures, a premier global venture debt firm from India, has announced Maalexi as its first venture debt investment of USD 1 million as part...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation have launched a state-of-the-art Fintech timbuktoo H...

Some of Silicon Valley's wealthiest and most influential investors are publicly backing Donald Trump's campaign, representing powerful firms covete...

Despite being wounded in an assassination attempt, Donald Trump entered this week with improved betting odds of becoming the next U.S. president, a...

UK-based fintech company Aveni has raised £11 million ($14.1 million) in a Series A funding round, led by Puma Private Equity with participation fr...

UK-based fintech company Aveni has raised £11 million ($14.1 million) in a Series A funding round, led by Puma Private Equity with participation fr...

UK-based fintech company Aveni has raised £11 million ($14.1 million) in a Series A funding round, led by Puma Private Equity with participation fr...

UK-based fintech company Aveni has raised £11 million ($14.1 million) in a Series A funding round, led by Puma Private Equity with participation fr...

Jeff Bezos' family office, established in 2005, has heavily invested in technology, now shifting towards artificial intelligence. This focus reflec...

Fintech Insider reports that Zopa's Fintech Pledge industry coalition has reached a significant milestone, demonstrating strong industry collaborat...

Fintech is driving significant changes and innovations in finance, transforming mobile payments, online banking, crowdfunding, robo-advisors, and b...

FinTech has revolutionized the financial services industry, especially in wealth preservation and estate planning. Traditionally reliant on manual ...

Revolut is reportedly planning to sell up to $500 million worth of existing shares, aiming for a valuation of $45 billion, according to the Financi...

The Nuvei and Plusgrade acquisitions drove investment in Canada’s FinTech sector to an unprecedented level in the first half of the year, as highli...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. intends to expand its operations in India, where investor confidence remains robust, according to top executives during th...

Israeli regulator ISA has approved AI startup Bridgewise to launch a stock-picking chatbot in partnership with Israel Discount Bank, despite global...

The Investment Association (IA) has opened applications for the eighth cohort of its annual Engine Innovator Programme, a FinTech accelerator aimed...

As the global landscape of cryptocurrency regulation evolves rapidly, Australia's cautious approach is increasingly out of step. Observers suggest ...

Hosts Laura Watkins and Dave Morris, alongside industry experts, dissect this week's significant developments in fintech and financial services. Th...

FTX has obtained court approval for its bankruptcy plan, allowing the cryptocurrency exchange to repay up to $16.5 billion to customers. The plan s...

Host Benjamin Ensor and a panel of expert guests discuss key developments in fintech and financial services this week. Topics include the alarming ...

SoFi Technologies, Inc., a digital financial services platform focused on helping members manage their finances, has announced a $2 billion agreeme...

MetaWealth, a prominent tokenized real estate investment platform, has announced its role as a founding partner in The Square, London’s first token...

The New York Times reported tensions rising between OpenAI and its investor and partner Microsoft, as their once-close collaboration has begun to s...

In Silicon Valley, the excitement surrounding generative AI is evident, with many early-stage startup pitches heavily incorporating the technology....

Stripe Inc., led by Patrick and John Collison, is in advanced talks to acquire fintech platform Bridge, according to a Bloomberg report. This move ...

The Hierophant. As Trump’s victory reverberates through financial services, industry insiders, including Laura Watkins and Benjamin Ensor, weigh in...

From Revolut’s milestone of 50 million users to Chase UK launching its first credit card, fintech continues reshaping financial services. Meanwhile...

Benjamin Ensor and guests dive into pivotal fintech updates: UK regulators face scrutiny, UniCredit eyes a major acquisition, Checkout.com expands ...

Laura Watkins and her guests discuss key global financial stories. Highlights include Australia’s new social media ban for under-16s, Meta’s anti-s...

This week in fintech: Norway’s Vipps MobilePay challenges Apple Pay, marking a milestone for payment competition. Goldman Sachs withdraws from the ...

Warwick Business School has launched a cutting-edge Fintech Innovation Lab with £4.2m of investment. Designed to drive fintech and AI research, the...

As the year draws to a close, the fintech sector reflects on a transformative 2024. Crypto made a roaring comeback, slow exit environments persiste...

Benjamin Ensor and guests recap the year’s final stories, including Current’s fundraise, Tyme's $250M unicorn status, and Visa and Mastercard's glo...

After years of setbacks, including market downturns and increased regulatory oversight post-SVB collapse, fintech firms may finally be seeing a tur...

Optimism surrounds the IPO market as a new administration’s pro-business stance, including regulatory easing and support for crypto and AI, encoura...

The European Union launches InvestAI, a €200 billion plan to boost its AI sector and reduce reliance on foreign technology, aiming to bridge the ga...

At the AI Action Summit in Paris, the EU commits €200 billion to develop AI gigafactories, positioning Europe as a major player in global AI infras...

xAI's Grok 3 chatbot launches, aiming to surpass OpenAI and Google with superior reasoning and problem-solving capabilities.

Kate Moody and Benjamin Ensor discuss the more relevant fintech news with professionals – the digital bank Vexi case, the financial inequality that...