Category : Fintech News

Lockdown alters crypto trading habits as consumer confidence falters and rebounds

Proprietary Revolut data shows the average amount of cryptocurrency bought by U.K users (-58%) and the per trade amounts (-52%) dropped as lockdown restrictions came into place in mid-March The end of April saw a huge rebound in consumer confiden...

Inclusive Insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions Secures US$1.3 million in the Second Tranche of its Series A Round, from Goodwell Investments, UW Ventures, and MFS Africa

Inclusivity Solutions, the company that designs, builds, operates and innovates digital insurance solutions, has secured an additional US$ 1.3 million in its second tranche of its Series A round, bringing the total Series A round to US$2.6m. Follo...

Meet The Woman Behind Okra, Africa’s First API Fintech “Super-Connector”

The idea for Okra came from the entrepreneur’s best source of inspiration; solving her own problems. As a software engineer, Fara Ashiru Jituboh had the skills to build it and now with a $1M investment, the resources to take it to scale.

Crypto Wallet BRD Sees Record Downloads Amid Pandemic

With people stuck at home, cryptocurrency is seeing renewed interest by some investors.

80% of teenagers want to be self-employed in the future and are more inclined to be freelancers

Electroneum reduces the age restriction to 14 to enable the most tech savvy generations a way to earn an income on AnyTask Remember when phones moved on from disc dial-ups to touchtone and then to those fancy wireless devices and when video ca...

Tips for Choosing the Best VPN

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are becoming a common choice to many individuals who need to conceal browsing activities and bypass geographic censorship as well as all sorts of restrictions associated with one’s actual location. The internet is no...

The strategic alliance between Minsait and Auriga will provide an innovative omnichannel platform for a superior banking experience

Minsait, an Indra company, and Auriga have reached a strategic agreement that will strengthen their position in the digital transformation of bank branches in Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The partnership integrates Auriga̵...

Trump Announces New Sanctions On Chinese Officials, But Won’t Scrap Phase One Trade Deal

“We will take action to revoke Hong Kong’s preferential treatment,” Trump said.

Covid-19 crisis calls for an agile approach for Accounts Payable

The Covid-19 crisis has caused ripple effects across all organisational operations – and Accounts Payable (AP) is no different. The global pandemic has seen offices shut down and swathes of the population adapt to a new world of working from ho...

Payments Innovator, Contis, hires Businesswoman of the Year as General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer

Spearheading growth in the fintech sector, payments innovator Contis is delighted to announce the appointment of Lara Oyesanya FRSA as its first General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer. Lara joins the Executive Team with responsibility for legal, risk...

Tech talent is flocking to smaller cities, but investors aren’t

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week’s show took a break from regularly scheduled programming. Our co-host Alex Wilhelm, who usually leads u...

Contactless Payments Gain Ground in Singapore

With more than half of Singaporeans using mobile contactless payments, the city-state is one of the market leaders globally in terms of contactless payments penetration.

ZUBR granted Gibraltar’s in-principle DLT approval

The digital assets derivatives exchange becomes one of the first such exchanges outside of the US to get to this stage ZUBR, the arbitrage hub for digital asset derivatives, has received today an in-principle decision from the Gibraltar Financial S...

European financial institutions bet big on open banking, as investment ramps up in anticipation of strong returns [REPORT]

New research from Tink shows spend rising as financial executives in Europe look to open banking to enhance customer experience and generate new revenue streams Median open banking spending lies between €50-€100 million 63% of financial institution...

Banking Circle study of online SME merchants reveals banking gaps that Payments businesses can fill

Europe-wide research commissioned by innovative financial infrastructure provider Banking Circle has found that nearly two thirds (64.6%) of online merchants have needed extra finance in the past two years (excluding borrowing due to the current COVI...