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Lanistar’s New Card Supports Personalized Security, A First In Fintech
Bottom Line: Lanistar’s new payment card provides an innovative solution to the paradox holding FinTech back from growing faster, which are the conflicting needs of providing tighter transaction security while giving customers more freedom to customize services. Fintech startups bring much-needed innovation to the Financial Services industry by concentrating on the two main problems holding back […]…
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Railsbank raises $37m
Banking-as-a-Service platform Railsbank has raised $37 million in a funding round led by MiddleGame Ventures and Ventura Capital. Anthos Capital, Global Brains, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Moneta VC, Mitsui Fudosan and Firestartr joined the round, the proceeds of which will be used to fuel London-based Railsbank’s geographic and product expansion. The most immediate target is the […]…
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British AI fintech startup ilumoni raises €380K to make it easy for people to borrow well
ilumoni, the British fintech startup helping people to borrow better, save on unnecessary interest and time in paying off debts has raised more than €380K pre-seed investment backed by Move Ventures (formed by the founders of Market Gravity, acquired by Deloitte in 2017), and angel investors including Simon Moran, former CMO and now Non-Executive Director, Premium […]…
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6 Recruitment Trends To Watch For In 2021
At such a volatile time, trying to predict what the world of recruitment will look like in 2021 might seem an impossible task. But there are trends already starting to form, and trends that have even weathered the storm of the recent pandemic, that point towards what companies, candidates and recruiters will all be looking […]…
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How Fintech Is Tackling Access, Infrastructure: ‘You Have To Keep Innovating’
The financial services industry needs to address the 1.6 billion people without stable access to the sector, Basil Moftah, general partner at Global Ventures, said Tuesday at the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards. “How do you bring them into the digital world with all the benefits that many of us have gotten used to?” he said during a discussion […]…
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New Report Finds Common “Blockchain for Good” Would Help Humanitarian Sector Build More Trust and Efficiency
A new report has found that a new, cross-sector blockchain could help aid agencies respond to increasingly frequent and complex crises, and provide significant cost savings. The technology would allow humanitarian groups to reach more people at a time when aid spending is under pressure from shrinking government budgets and priority is given to the […]…
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Alternative financing is a lifeline for SMEs under lockdown
As the UK enters another lockdown, businesses around the country – especially small companies – are fighting for their survival. While COVID-19 rages, SME lending in the UK has tanked and liquidity has plummeted by 80% since the pandemic began. Government-led schemes including tax deferrals and government-backed loans have helped SMEs stay alive (some continuing […]…
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Fintech Unicorns Flywire And AvidXchange Are Planning To Go Public In 2021
As more people and businesses move transactions online during the pandemic, financial technology companies are reaping the benefits. On top of other expected IPOs in 2021 like Robinhood, Affirm and Marqeta, two more fintech unicorns are planning to go public, according to people familiar with the matter. AvidXchange, a Charlotte company that lets businesses pay their bills […]…
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The race to be China’s top fintech platform: Ant vs Tencent
As Ant Group seizes the world’s attention with its record initial public offering, which was abruptly called off by Beijing, investors and analysts are revisiting the fintech interests of Tencent, Ant’s arch rival in China. It’s somewhat complicated to do this, not least because they are sprawled across a number of Tencent properties and, unlike Ant, don’t go by a […]…
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