Indian fintech firm Indifi Technologies raises $10M in Series B funding
Dec 13, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Fintech
Data-driven Indian fintech startup Indifi Technologies announced that it has raised $10 million in a funding round that was led by Omidyar Network, which is a self-styled philanthropic investment firm, as reported by...
Banks should embrace digitization to stay viable and relevant – Report
Dec 12, 2016 11:42 am UTC| Fintech
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global management consulting firm, has released a new report that urges corporate banks to reinvent themselves to adapt to a new era where digitally enabled business models are...
Canadian fintech delegation announces new investments in UK
Dec 12, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Fintech
A delegation of 12 Canadian fintech companies that visited the UK recently announced new investments in theUK and revealed that the country tops in investment destinations for fintech. According to the official release,...
Blockchain startup Coinify becomes member of Emerging Payments Association
Dec 12, 2016 04:30 am UTC| Fintech
Coinify, a blockchain payment service provider, has announced its collaboration with theEmerging Payments Association (EPA) a community of payments professionals that aims to strengthen and expand the payments industry to...
Scotiabank, QED Investors partner to boost Latin American fintech companies
Dec 09, 2016 10:09 am UTC| Fintech
Scotiabank, the Canadian international bank, and QED Investors, a VC firm based in Alexandria, VA, have partnered to build capital and industry expertise into select Latin American fintech companies. According to the...
UK names David Ferguson and Louise Smith as FinTech envoys for Scotland
Dec 09, 2016 06:23 am UTC| Fintech
The UK government has announced the appointment of new fintech envoys in Scotland to build regional and national fintech networks and leverage the UK fintech boom. Simon Kirby, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury,...
Ministry of Finance Abu Dhabi and Arab Monetary Fund organizes fintech workshop
Dec 09, 2016 06:17 am UTC| Fintech
Abu Dhabis Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) together organized a workshop on the modern fintechs, its impact on the banking sector, and the challenges faced by Arab regulatory authorities. The...
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