Indian state chooses KNOLSKAPE as knowledge partner for fintech initiative
Jan 11, 2017 10:40 am UTC| Fintech
A Modern Workplace Learning company KNOLSKAPE announced that it has been selected as a knowledge partner for the Indian state Andhra Pradesh governments new fintech initiative. KNOLSKAPE will develop a fintech...
UK fintech CompareEuropeGroup raises €20M in Series A
Jan 11, 2017 06:59 am UTC| Fintech
CompareEuropeGroup, a London fintech company, announced that it has closed 20 million in Series A funding round that saw investors including ACE Company, Pacific Century Group, Nova Founders Capital and SBI Holdings, as...
Swiss fintech Advanon closes second funding round, raises 13.5M CHF
Jan 11, 2017 05:13 am UTC| Fintech
Switzerland-based fintech company Advanon announced that it has closed the second round of funding and has raised 13.5 million CHF, Finextra reported. The funding round saw investors including one of the biggest telecom...
DIFC and Accenture launch regions first fintech accelerator
Jan 10, 2017 10:14 am UTC| Fintech
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), afinancial institution for the Middle East, Africa, and South Asian region, and global professional service company Accenture have announced the regions first Fintech...
InvestCloud acquires UK fintech Babel for $20M
Jan 10, 2017 06:21 am UTC| Fintech
Californian fintech firm InvestCloudhas announced a strategic acquisition of London fintech company Babel Systems for $20 million in a deal. The strategic acquisition connects InvestClouds digital platform with Babels...
American fintech firm NovoPayment launches bot services for Messenger
Jan 10, 2017 05:11 am UTC| Fintech
Latin Americas leading fintech company NovoPayment announced the launch of bot enablement services for Messenger, offering its users to quickly integrate and deploy bots for Facebook Messenger for their own digital...
Japan FCA allows JPX to adopt fintech
Jan 09, 2017 13:01 pm UTC| Fintech
Japans Financial Services Agency has permitted Japan Exchange Group (JPX) to use fintech such as blockchain as atrading platformsince, it could make trading more efficient, Nikkei reported. The Financial Services Agency...
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