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Lerato Motloung is a mother of two who works in a supermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa. After her phone was stolen, Motloung had to go without a mobile phone for nine months because she could not afford a new one. Then, in February 2024, she saw...
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Phishing attacks continue to plague businesses, with as much as 94 per cent of companies falling victim to this type of cybercrime in the past year alone, according to the latest Egress ‘Email Threat Landscape 2024’ report.
The Egress rep...
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With open banking, consumers can manage their finances across multiple accounts and providers, while fintech companies can develop innovative products and services tailored to individual needs, ultimately driving financial inclusion and fostering a m...
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Highlighting the EU’s efforts to combat greenwashing and enforce the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), many are calling for clearer regulatory guidance to help investors and startups effectively integrate ESG principles.
As a...
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Consumers want seamless transactions, and failing to ensure this can have a drastic impact on a company reveals ClearSale, the global risk tech solution provider in its latest report.
Uncovering consumer habits, ClearSale has published its latest rep...
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During PAY360, the dedicated payments-focused event, its organisers, The Payments Association conducted a survey of its attendees to understand the fraud landscape and what organisations are most fearful of.
The Payments Association asked three quest...
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Research from CB Insights, the business analytics platform, has revealed that global fintech funding in Q1’24 shows worrying trends for the rest of the year. Nonetheless, the industry has shown resilience and many still believe this to be the c...
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Live flood forecasting Insurtech Previsico has hired Tractable AI’s Aleksander Surowiak as Head of Sales to bolster Previsico’s growth and nurture pivotal partnerships across the insurance industry.
Surowiak brings a vast degree of startup scal...
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Organisations within the crypto sector must all play a part in ensuring that the sector is able to grow from a regulatory standpoint. Mercuryo, the global payments infrastructure platform is achieving this as it partners with CryptoUK, the self-regul...
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Insurance management system provider Novidea has confirmed raising an extra $30m (£23.6m) from HarbourVest Partners, taking its Series C funding round to $80m.
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On this week’s episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about what we should expect to see from embedded finance this year, Curve launching a new referral programme to enable consumers to double-dip on cashback and Fino...
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Global insurtech Novidea has raised an additional $30 million from HarbourVest Partners, bringing its total Series C round to $80 million, joining existing investors Battery Ventures, Cross Creek, Israel Growth Partners (IGP), KT Squared, and JAL Ven...
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The Fintech Awards London 2024 Shortlist has been revealed, unveiling the brightest stars in the dynamic world of financial technology.
With an impressive array of nominees representing innovation, creativity and resilience, this year’s shortl...
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TransferGo, the U.K.-based fintech best known as a consumer platform for global remittances, has raised a $10 million growth funding round from Taiwan-based investor Taiwania Capital, with a view to expanding in the Asia-Pacific region. It last raise...
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With the goal of improving financial inclusion across Africa and Asia, SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, has partnered with NEXT176, the venture-building and investment arm of Old Mutual, a Pan-African...