eToro Raises $100 Million in Series E

In a round led by China Minsheng Financial, social trading network eToro has raised $100 million in new funding. The Series E, which featured participation from SBI Group, Korea Investment Partners, and World Wide Invest, as well, will help the company expand into new markets. The new capital will also help eToro build on its R&D Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com Privakey Launches Free Cloud Authentication Service. Ellie Mae to Power Delivery of Loan Data and Documents for Pacific Union. Australia’s Business Only Challenger Bank Tyro Launches Tap & Save. Around the web UTB highlights Endor. Pockitapp partners with Dwolla for banking integration. Singapore Business Review names Turnkey Lender and Bambu among Singapore’s hottest Read more…

Finovate Global: Fintech News from Asia, Africa, MENA, Latin America, and CEE

With our first conference in Dubai last month, FinovateAsia back on the Finovate calendar and our first trip to Africa scheduled for later this year, Finovate VP Greg Palmer’s observation that “the sun never sets on the Finovate Empire”, rings all the more true. Here’s a look at some of the latest fintech news from Read more…

The Key to Building a Successful Digital Agenda

“Banks need to ask themselves whether they are flexible and sensitive enough to adapt to the rapidly changing context.” Harrie Vollaard, Head of FinTech Ventures at Rabobank, has established several partnerships with startups, manages the Fintech investments for the Rabobank, is involved in Fintech accelerator programs around the globe, and created several spinoffs. Speaking at Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

Around the web TechCrunch talks with HackerOne CEO Marten Mickos on bug bounties and the value of white hat hackers. Cardlytics bolsters executive ranks with pair of new group presidents: Randall Beard and Shannon Johnson. American Banker interviews new SoFi CEO Anthony Neto. First Data goes live with Clover Mini and Clover Flex smart terminals Read more…

FinovateMiddleEast Best of Show Winners Announced!

  The votes have been counted and the winners of the first FinovateMiddleEast Best of Show competition have been selected. Congratulations are due to all of the companies that presented their latest fintech innovations live on stage this week. From wealth management and lending to innovative approaches to making payments faster, more efficient, and more Read more…

Dream Payments Speeds Up Insurance Payouts with Mastercard Partnership

Cloud-based payments platform Dream Payments is teaming up with Mastercard this week. The two payments players will leverage Mastercard Send to help insurance policyholders receive payments faster into any account. Mastercard Send, a global push payments platform, facilitates local and cross-border money delivery in near real-time. Integrating with the Dream Payments Hub will create a Read more…

Welcome to Day Two of FinovateMiddleEast 2018

Pictured: Raja Al Mazrouei, Executive Vice President, Fintech Hive, Dubai International Financial Centre Day One of FinovateMiddleEast is in the books – which means there is one more day of our fintech conference left to go. And while Day Two will also feature fintech insiders and thought leaders discussing issues like financial inclusion, artificial intelligence, Read more…

From AI to Wealth Management: FinovateMiddleEast Arrives in Dubai

Image designed by Freepik In just two days, Finovate will make its Middle East debut. The conference begins on Monday, 26 February and continues through Tuesday, 27 February, and will feature both our signature 7-minute, live demo format as well as an exciting array of fintech visionaries and thought leaders to provide insight and context into Read more…