Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com InComm Makes Third Acquisition this Year with Purchase of Meridian Loyalty. Email Security Specialist GreatHorn Locks in $13 Million Investment. Around the web Monzo partners with Xero and Free Agent. Temenos to power digital transformation for Rwanda’s Bank of Kigali. BuiltIn features HooYu in its look at how AI is changing the banking Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com RISQ Teams Up with Aion Digital to Boost SME Lending in MENA. More Than $1.8 Billion Raised by 29 Alums in Q2 2019. Around the web Blockchain startup up Saga to deploy treasury management tech from FIS. Deutsche Bank partners with Finantix to enhance its Wealth Management division’s onboarding and KYC processes. Xignite Read more…

DriveWealth Democratizes Investing in Nigeria; Meniga Sets Up Shop in Singapore

As Finovate goes increasingly global, so does our coverage of financial technology. Finovate Global: Fintech News from Around the World is our weekly look at fintech innovation in developing economies in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe. Central and Eastern Europe VTB Factoring and Venture Engineering Lab introduces end-to-end multifactor digital supply Read more…

How Facebook’s Libra Looks from Latin America; Indian Neobank Raises $30 Million

As Finovate goes increasingly global, so does our coverage of financial technology. Finovate Global: Fintech News from Around the World is our weekly look at fintech innovation in developing economies in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe. Sub-Saharan Africa Capetown, South Africa-based digital lender Lulalend raises $6.5 million in Series A. Techpoint Read more…

‘Tis the Season for Product Launches!

Fall has become synonymous with product launches, and this year’s demoing companies will deliver. This September at FinovateFall, see dozens of new fintech services and solutions, including: retirement tools for wealth management advisors, data breach response plans for businesses of all shapes and sizes, API libraries for digital banking, portfolio aggregators to help investors, colleague Read more…

CallVU Boosts Mobile Banking in Romania; Fintech Adoption in Colombia Surges

As Finovate goes increasingly global, so does our coverage of financial technology. Finovate Global: Fintech News from Around the World is our weekly look at fintech innovation in developing economies in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe. Asia-Pacific CIMB Niaga and Liquid Group forge strategic partnership to drive cross-border QR payments between Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com CallVU Teams Up with Banca Transilvania to Boost Mobile Banking. Finovate Global: Fintechs Merge and Rebrand in Vietnam; Tinkoff Launches New Voice Assistant Oleg. Hi Oleg! Tinkoff Launches Virtual Assistant. Around the web Jscrambler introduces self-healing JavaScript to fight code tampering. AlphaPoint sets up shop in Switzerland to access the growing market for Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com M&A is the New IPO. Bento Unveils Venmo Style Digital Payments Solution for SMEs. Crypterium Launches Prepaid Card. Cybercrime Fighter ThetaRay Announces Strategic Investment from ABN AMRO. Around the web Identitii wins award for Best Workplace Diversity at The Finnies 2019. InComm launches barcode payment solutions at DFS Duty-Free stores in Japan. Ripple Read more…

BanQu Closes Extension on Series A Round

Blockchain-based identity startup BanQu announced it closed an extension of its Series A round today. The funds come from Anheuser-Busch InBev’s venture arm ZX Ventures. The amount of the funding was undisclosed but adds to the company’s previous funding total of $2.6 million. “After BanQu’s outstanding pilot performance in our 100+ Accelerator, we are pleased Read more…

FinovateAsia is Heading Back to Singapore!

600+ attendees. 35+ firms demoing. 100+ expert speakers. Insights and connections to the Asian fintech community you will only find at Finovate. Save the date for FinovateAsia 2019! We’re moving back to Singapore this October 14 through 16, with a show that will feature demos of new fintech solutions, key insights from thought-leaders and influencers, Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com Finovate Global: Brazil-Mexico Fintech Bromance Continues; Iran to Build Blockchain Network Around the web TSYS agrees to merge with Global Payments in all-stock deal valued at more than $21.5 billion. Onfido to provide ID document verification and facial biometric technology for new background check solution from Checkr, Connect IDV. PayNearMe celebrates 10th birthday. Read more…