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Dubai Chamber of Commerce Launches FinTech Business Group 
December 27, 2022

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce has launched a new FinTech- and payments-focused business group. The aim of the group is to bring together companies in the FinTech and payments space to encourage collaboration, engage in dialogue, and advocate for policy change. Announced in a press...

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Opendoor’s 29% Plunge Leads FinTech IPO Index Lower
December 09, 2022

Macro concerns and interest rates tipped several FinTech IPO names into double digit declines. The FinTech IPO Index slipped by 4.4% through the past five trading sessions and now stands 48.6% lower year to date. Many names are down more than 90% from their IPOs,...

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FinTech IPO Index Gains 1.4% Into 2022’s Final Four Weeks 
December 01, 2022

The countdown’s on to the end of 2022, which FinTech IPO investors would rather forget. Earnings season is now all but over, with the exception of a few stragglers. The double-digit percentage gyrations — up and down — have been a hallmark of the past...

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Strengthening Relations Help Bolster Israel-UAE FinTech Collaboration
November 24, 2022

It’s been two years since a U.S.-brokered deal that normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2020, leading to the opening of embassies in Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv and launching a new era of bilateral cooperation in areas including...

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Secured Credit Cards Help FinTechs and Consumers Weather Macro Storms
November 16, 2022

For neobanks, the debit card is no longer going to be enough — not to brave the storm clouds gathering at this moment, and which will last a few years. Bond Financial Technologies Co-Founder and CEO Roy Ng told Karen Webster the reckoning will be...

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Bangladesh’s The Social Loan Company Expands to Nigeria
October 31, 2022

The Social Loan Company (TSLC), a digital-first lender founded in Bangladesh, announced Monday (Oct. 31) that it is launching its platform in Africa for the first time thanks to two partnerships in Nigeria. The African expansion will see TSLC apply its artificial intelligence (AI) and...

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FinTech IPO Index Off 3% Amid Conflicting Signals On Consumer Spending
October 20, 2022

The FinTech IPO Index was down 3.2% heading into the end of the week and is down 10.2% headed into the final days of October. The hole is a deep one if the Index is ever to make it into positive territory — the Index...

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Pound, Euro Instability Signals Stress Ahead for Europe’s FinTech Ecosystem
September 26, 2022

How a currency trades on the world stage is a form of shorthand for how traders and investors view the prospects and the perils facing various nations. And in Europe, the status of the British pound and euro signal turbulence ahead for several sectors in...

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Report: FinTech CRED to Invest in P2P Lending Platform LiquiLoans 
September 16, 2022

Credit card bill payment platform CRED is reportedly planning to invest $10 million in peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform LiquiLoans. With the investment, CRED would acquire a minority stake, LiquiLoans would be valued at $200 million and the two companies would form a strategic alliance, expanding...