Search Results for: financial system

Fintech Funding News

EMQ Announces Close of $20M Series B Funding Round

Fintech News Desk
EMQ, Asia’s leading financial settlement network, announced the close of a $20 million Series B funding round. The latest round of funding is led by WI Harper Group, with participation from new and existing investors including Abu Dhabi Capital, AppWorks, DG Ventures, Hard Yaka, Intudo Ventures, January Capital, Quest Venture......
Banking News

Ozow – Paving the Way for Open Banking in Africa

Fintech News Desk
Adding over 100,000 new users a month in South Africa and Namibia alone, Ozow is now taking steps to bring its payments platform to the rest of Africa and the world. “In a constantly changing global economy, traditionally dominated by large banks since 1472, (something which is unlikely to change......
One Touch Video Banking Launches New Release 5.0
Blockchain Fintech InsurTech News

Asia’s Virtual Fintech Fair: Top Indian Fintech leaders including NPCI to participate

Fintech News Desk
The Virtual Fintech Fair, co-hosted by FinStep Asia and Novsphere Media will witness debate and discussion on the Asian financial ecosystem from over 70 renowned speakers on 4th and 5th August 2020. Among Asian leaders Praveena Rai, Chief Operating Officer, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will speak at the......
Katapult Removes Late Fees as Part of a Consumer-Centric Focus
Fintech Investment Services News

Africa’s fintech sector bucks global downturn with landmark sale of digital payments provider Beyonic to MFS Africa

Fintech News Desk
Africa’s fintech sector is key to the region’s economic growth as technology enables remittance inflows of money from its diaspora to boost disposable income and balance of payments. So says ICON Corporate Finance, the tech-focused investment bank, which recently advised on one of the sector’s most significant transactions in recent......
Blockchain Cryptocurrency Investment Services News

12 Peers Invests in ShareRing (SHR), Marking the Firm’s First Investment Into the Digital Asset Space

Fintech News Desk
The ShareRing management team has successfully executed gig-economy applications for mobility rentals and travel. Their latest venture, the ShareRing app is focused on the fragmented $7 Trillion travel economy and integrates travel documents and itineraries into an all-in-one travel platform. 12 Peers Capital, the Cayman Islands based broker-dealer and capital......
Uncategorized

Western Union Expands in the Philippines with Cebuana Lhuillier

Fintech News Desk
2,500+ Locations of the Philippines Largest Microfinancial Services Company, Cebuana Lhuillier, To Offer Western Union Money Transfer Services Western Union (NYSE:WU), a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Cebuana Lhuillier, the largest and long-tenured microfinancial service provider in the Philippines, have come together to enable customers in the......
News Risk Management

Jacques Bonneau Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of PartnerRe

Fintech News Desk
Highly experienced industry executive who joined the PartnerRe Board in February 2019 PartnerRe Ltd. (“PartnerRe”, “the Company” or “the Group”) announces the appointment of Jacques Bonneau as its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective today. Mr. Bonneau has been a member of the PartnerRe Board of Directors since February......
Business News

DWS Expands Access to ESG Funds with Growth of Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF and Xtrackers ESG ETF Suite

Fintech News Desk
Xtrackers award-winning ESG ETF Suite exceeds $2.7B, with investors increasing allocations to ESG funds; lowers expense ratio for Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF with increased scale, growth DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers, announced today that its Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (NYSE Arca: SNPE) has surpassed $230......
Banking News

Blackstone Announces Appointment of Gene Lockhart, Former CEO and President of Mastercard, as Senior Advisor

Fintech News Desk
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced the appointment of Gene Lockhart, former CEO and President of Mastercard and former President of the Global Retail Bank at Bank of America, as a Senior Advisor. Mr. Lockhart will bring his deep expertise in the financial services and financial technology sectors to advise across the......
1