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DLocal bags $150 million in funding and recruits JPMorgan executive as COO
Latin American cross-border payments platform dLocal has bagged $150 million in funding and recruited JPMorgan’s global head of fintech as chief operating officer. Alkeon Capital led the round alongside BOND, D1 Capital Partners, and Tiger Global. It follows a $200 million round in September and puts a valuation on the Uruguayan-based ccompany of $5 billion. […]…
Events
Blockchain Africa Conference 2021 Post Event Report
Bitcoin Events 7th annual Blockchain Africa Conference was hosted virtually for the first time, on the 18 and 19 March 2021. The conference is the definitive blockchain and cryptocurrency event on the African continent, and introduced attendees to some of the most influential figures in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. These experts analysed and debated […]…
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New Partnership Allows Eidoo To Issue Crypto Debit Cards
Swiss DeFi platform Eidoo has partnered with a principal member of Visa Europe to issue a crypto debit card directly connected to the platform’s wallet, the Finance Magnates reported on 25 May. According to the report, the Eidoo Card’s approval by Visa comes as part of the company’s partnership with Contis, a principal member of […]…
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UK fintech Lendable reaches unicorn status
Lendable, the London-based personal loans fintech, has achieved unicorn status. The dynamic startup which launched in 2014 offers competitive, fast loans that are assessed using a soft credit search system so that users requesting a loan quote will not have their credit score affected. The platform has proven popular with customers, who, according to the […]…
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Spiral raises $14m for charitable giving banking app
Spiral, an “ethical banking app” that makes it easy for users to give to charities, has raised $14 million in a funding round led by Team8. Communitas Capital, Phoenix, Nidoco AB and MTVO joined the round for New York-based Spiral, which says it want to make it easier for Americans “to do good”. The startup […]…
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Lithuania, EU’s Fastest Growing Fintech Hub Sees ‘Evolutionary’ Shift Away From Banks
Lithuania, the European Union’s fastest-growing fintech hub, is seeing an “evolutionary” shift away from traditional banks with surging transactions for e-money and payment companies. The Baltic country, whose financial industry is dominated by Nordic lenders like SEB Bankas AB and Swedbank AB, joined the global push to shakeup traditional banking four years ago by offering simplified, fast licensing […]…
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BUNA continues to grow its diversified set of innovative solutions and announces plans to launch instant payments and trade finance
Abu Dhabi and London, March 30, 2021 – Buna, the cross-border and multi-currency payment system owned by the Arab Monetary Fund, has announced that it has plans to launch instant payments, in addition to trade finance solutions, securities settlement and ATM/ POS processing service, at a later stage. This growing list of innovative solutions will […]…
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IXOPAY Partners with Vyne
Vienna/London, March 30, 2021: The industry leading payment orchestration platform, IXOPAY has partnered with Vyne, the go-to payment provider for Open Banking. The strategic partnership will see IXOPAY and Vyne provide clients with a payment solution that enables them to connect to the most relevant payment methods for the markets they sell in. Clients will […]…
Events
ePay Summit Europe – Interview with iSpiral
Interviewee Name: Christos Ttiniozou Job Title: Director Company: iSPIRAL Tell us about i-Spiral and your role. iSPIRAL was the outcome of envisioning a financial-crime free business world. Our story spans over 14 years in which we positioned ourselves as a leading regulatory technology provider. To achieve the goals set, we adopted an open innovation approach, […]…
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