Top fintech stories this week – 22 March 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
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Infographic: the evolution of international money transfers
From the barter system to Bitcoin.
Infographic: the better half of remittances
Debunking some common myths about women and remittances.
Payments round-up: 29 November 2017
No quiet days, and no respite from the action. Our latest paytech round-up stars Instarem, Form3, Starling Bank, Optile and Worldpay. Singapore-headquartered start-up Instarem has expanded into Malaysia, “solidifying its presence” in Asia Pacific (APAC). The firm already has individual and corporate customers in Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong. Instarem says it has licences in […]
Infographic: demystifying the cross-border remittances ecosystem
With a large chunk of the global workforce migrating to foreign countries in search of lucrative career opportunities or better living, the World Bank estimates that migrants will send up to $636 billion home in 2017, with three-quarters of that being remitted to developing countries. In 2015, $440 billion in remittances was sent back to […]
Fintech funding round-up: 4 July 2017
There’s no lacking of backing. Our latest fintech funding round-up features Tide, Instarem and IntellectEU. UK-based mobile banking firm Tide, which launched in January, has raised $14 million in its Series A investment round. The round has been led by specialist fintech investor Anthemis, alongside Creandum, the Scandinavian fund that has backed companies including Spotify […]
#Digital wallet start-up @eco lands $60m investment The round also included participation from @a16z,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@LBGplc to acquire savings firm @embark_group Group in £390m deal Lloyds says Embark will improve its ability to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Analysis: Mobile first, second and third! It is imperative to understand user behaviour around mobile devices… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
1 week left! The #BankingTechAwards nomination deadline is fast approaching Submit your nominations here 👉… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
New #banking software deals for @OracleFS in Africa and India Makarand Padalkar, executive director and chief fina… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Singapore fintech @ThunesPayments acquires payments platform @limonetik The Singaporean firm says the deal will ac… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Major Indian #banks join trade finance blockchain project IBBIC The IBBIC was formed by a group of 15 Indian lende… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@NymbusCore signs Plaid partnership deal to boost client onboarding Through the deal, Nymbus #bank and credit uni… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…