The past 12 months have been a turning point for fintech and the wider financial services sector. As consumers, we’ve all been party to significant lifestyle changes imposed by the pandemic, with businesses forced to adapt to these new behaviours. Financial institutions across the UK have been leveraging emerging technologies […]
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Serial fintech founder raises $20M for Ant Money to make micro-investing even more accessible – TechCrunch
Serial fintech entrepreneur Walter Cruttenden founded Acorns with his son, Jeff, in 2012 with the goal of helping low- and middle-income households invest and save responsibly. The pair wanted to simplify investing for the millions that have trouble getting started or continuing to invest. Then in 2018, Walter went live […]
Enduring Planet unwraps a new fintech platform – TechCrunch
Enduring Planet, a new fintech firm that exclusively funds climate entrepreneurs, is taking the wraps of its first product after securing $5 million in debt and equity financing. The company aims to deliver fast debt capital to startups and small businesses that focus on climate, such as by mitigating emissions […]
Tiger Global leads $25M investment into Swap, which aims to be ‘LatAm’s fintech factory’ – TechCrunch
Swap, a São Paulo-based BaaS startup, announced today it has raised $25 million in a Series A led by Tiger Global Management. The financing was “heavily oversubscribed,” according to the company, which has now raised $28 million since its October 2018 inception. Endeavor, Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen, partners of DST […]
Masa Finance Partners with African Fintech Pngme to Provide DeFi Services to Emerging Markets | News
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 8, 2022– Silicon Valley DeFi protocol Masa Finance announced today it is partnering with African financial data company Pngme to drive the adoption of DeFi credit services in the region. The partnership will give DeFi lenders across Nigeria and Kenya with access to more than 250 off-chain […]
Innovation is driving fintech, Shuki Licht, Finastra CEO
What has been your career highlight prior to your current role? Over the course of my career, I have grown step by step through software engineering, emerging technologies, data areas, enterprise architecture, and now occupy the role of Chief Innovation Officer – bringing the strategy, product and technology into one […]
Fintech Front Runner – Suffolk University
Jagathi Gururajan, founder and CEO of Fintech Women, was in a hurry. After participating in a Suffolk Finance Club panel discussion a few years ago, she had a plane to catch. While racing to meet her ride to the airport, she was approached by Laura Velez, BSBA ’22. The Sawyer […]
Jay Rasik Modi Wins the Business Excellence Award for Founding the Best FinTech Online Platforms in Canada
CALGARY, AB, Jan. 10, 2022 /CNW/ – Calgary based businessman, Jay Modi has been awarded the Business Excellence Award for 2020 for the founding of some of Canada’s top online FinTech Platforms. Jay Rasik Modi Wins Business Excellence Award (CNW Group/BFC Media Corp.) “Thank you to AI Global for this […]