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Goldman Gets Green Light To Operate Bank In South Africa

Goldman Gets Green Light To Operate Bank In South Africa
Goldman Gets Green Light To Operate Bank In South Africa
January 20, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

As Goldman Sachs seeks further expansion in the South African economy, the financial services company joined the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s interest-rate and currency-derivatives market, Bloomberg...

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UK SMB Lending Challenger B-North Raises $2.6M
UK SMB Lending Challenger B-North Raises $2.6M
January 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

U.K. startup B-North has raised £2 million (€2.34 million or $2.6 million USD) from existing and new investors through equity crowdfunding platforms Crowdcube and GrowthFunders, according to...

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South Korea FinTech Gets Initial Approval For Online Bank
South Korea FinTech Gets Initial Approval For Online Bank
December 16, 2019  |  Banking

South Korean FinTech startup Viva Republica, creator of the financial services platform Toss, was granted preliminary approval for a digital banking license from the Financial...

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Zopa P2P Lender To Land 12th-Hour Investment To Become Bank
Zopa P2P Lender To Land 12th-Hour Investment To Become Bank
December 01, 2019  |  Investments

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa will secure a £130 million ($1.67 million USD) investment that it needs to become a challenger bank. The news comes days...

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Neobank Northmill Gets Swedish Banking License
Neobank Northmill Gets Swedish Banking License
September 13, 2019  |  Banking

The FinTech Northmill, which offers cloud-based financial services, was awarded a banking license from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (SFSA) on Friday (Sept. 13), according...

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Digital Banking, With Millennial, Mobile – And Governmental – Tailwinds
Digital Banking, With Millennial, Mobile – And Governmental – Tailwinds
September 11, 2019  |  Banking

Kill the check. Shutter the branch. Make that leather wallet a mobile one, wielded on smartphones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Nigerian FinTech Kuda Raises $1.6M For Digital Banking Tech
Nigerian FinTech Kuda Raises $1.6M For Digital Banking Tech
September 11, 2019  |  Investments

Kuda, Nigeria’s first digital-only bank with a standalone license, has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding led by Haresh Aswani, as reported on Wednesday (Sept....

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Banking/FinTech Collaboration Grows In China
Banking/FinTech Collaboration Grows In China
May 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In China, digital financial services gain ground among collaborative efforts between tech-savvy upstarts and traditional players. Elsewhere, Monetary Authority of Singapore is eyeing digital-only banking...

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