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Imagination is Fundamental: A Conversation with First Internet Bank President Nicole Lorch
This summer, as part of our Finovate Fintech Halftime Review, we helped make the case for the U.S. midwest as an under-recognized...
Canada’s Latest Fintech Unicorn FreshBooks Scores $130 Million
From the snap election called by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the country’s recently expressed eagerness to accept refugees in the...
Fintech Innovation Key to Improving Financial Awareness and Accessibility in Vietnam
A recent study of 2,000 global consumers by Mambu, a banking and financial services platform, revealed that both banked and unbanked individuals feel...
Chilean Fintechs Secure Millions; EBANX and Amazon Forge Payments Partnership
Fintech companies from Chile made headlines this week, taking their rightful place alongside the innovators in neighboring countries like Brazil, Colombia, and...
India and Nigeria Consider CBDCs as Study Shows Strong Consumer Enthusiasm and Trust
Two of their respective regions’ most powerful economies are moving closer to the issuance of Central Bank Digital Currencies or CBDCs. In...
Painproofing Mortgages, Engaging Customers, and Seizing the Opportunity of Crypto
This week, Finovate Podcast host Greg Palmer talked about the ways that fintechs can help homebuyers – and lenders – deal with...
Kyrgyzstan Wakes up to Fintech Potential
Kyrgyzstan’s nascent fintech is getting a boost as the government begins setting the foundations for further development, launching reform plans and key initiatives...
Cathie Wood-led ARK Invest Purchases Another $54M Shares in Square
Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management has purchased 225,937 shares, estimated to be about $53.7 million in Square last Friday, the American financial services and...
Revolut Reigns as UK’s Most Valuable Fintech; Indian Payments Innovators Go Public
Financial superapp Revolut secured $800 million in funding this week. Softbank Vision Fund 2 and Tiger Global were the investors in the...
Japan’s FSA says regulations for DeFi space might come soon
The Financial Services Agency (FSA), Japan’s top financial and cryptocurrency regulator, recently published a report pertaining to decentralized finance (DeFi), blockchain and digital assets. The authors of the report concluded that there may be a need for the country to come up and eventually establish regulations for the DeFi space. According to Coin Post, the […]
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Pleo is Europe’s Latest Fintech Unicorn; Nigeria-based Lidya Scores $8 Million
Six years after its launch, Danish fintech Pleo has become Europe’s latest fintech unicorn. The smart company card provider announced early...
How Banks Can Beat Big Tech
From Big Tech to Big Retail, banks and other traditional financial services providers are facing a unique and potentially existential challenge These...