September 05, 2022
Tech Makes Health Insurance Affordable, More Accessible in Emerging Markets

While Africa’s FinTech sector may have steamed ahead in the creation of unicorns, the region’s HealthTech sector has proven to be every bit as innovative and of increasing interest to...

September 02, 2022
ByteDance CFO: No Plans to Take Company Public

ByteDance, the Chinese unicorn that owns the popular social media platform TikTok, has no plans to go public, the company’s chief financial officer said this week. As the South China...

September 01, 2022
Carta Acquires UK Equity Management Firm Capdesk

Silicon Valley tech firm Carta is acquiring London equity management company Capdesk for undisclosed terms. “We founded Capdesk with a vision of changing finance for good by leveraging the power...

September 01, 2022
Fleet InsurTech Firm Fairmatic Emerges From Stealth With $42M

Fleet InsurTech startup Fairmatic has emerged from stealth with a $42 million Series A funding round led by Foundation Capital and Aquiline Technology Growth.  The startup is also backed by...

August 30, 2022
Flutterwave Moving Ahead With IPO Despite Woes in Kenya 

African FinTech Flutterwave is moving ahead with preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq despite claims of financial impropriety by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and...

August 29, 2022
Ahead Of MiCA, Cyprus Emerging As Preferred EU Crypto License...

Earlier this month, U.K.-based digital bank Revolut was granted authorization by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CYSEC) to offer crypto services across the European Economic Area (EEA) which includes...

August 26, 2022
Ahead of MiCA, Cyprus Emerging as Preferred EU Crypto License...

Earlier this month, U.K.-based digital bank Revolut was granted authorization by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CYSEC) to offer crypto services across the European Economic Area (EEA) which includes...

August 22, 2022
AI Turns SCA Into Opportunity for eCommerce Checkout Improvement

In the context of eCommerce, strong customer authentication (SCA) refers to the steps merchants need to put in place to confirm that the person making a purchase is indeed the...

August 22, 2022
FinTech Banks Fill SME Funding Gap Created by Russia-Ukraine Conflict

In the post-Brexit scramble to maintain their European footholds and take advantage of European passporting rules, a slew of U.K. businesses turned to FinTech-friendly Lithuania, catapulting the small Baltic state...