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Fintech & Ecommerce

Sandbox Banking Secures $4.3 Million in Seed Financing

Sandbox Banking, a fintech company creating a low-coding banking integration platform, has announced the completion of strategic investments led by Horizon Ventures.

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Apexx Global to Offer Trustly’s Recurring Payments Method to Merchants

APEXX Global, a platform for organizing payments, announced the beginning of cooperation with Trustly, a global payment platform for digital transactions between accounts (A2A).

Blockchain & Crypto

Abu Dhabi Launches $2 Billion Program for Web3 and Blockchain Development

The Hub71+ Digital Assets will be an ecosystem promoting the success of blockchain and Web3 startups.

Fintech & Ecommerce

EziPay Joins MFS Africa to Support Remittances Across the Continent

A newly-formed partnership between African digital wallet company EziPay and digital payments gateway MFS Africa will bring last-mile connectivity for remittances across the continent

Science & Technology

UK Fintech Investment Declines 56% in 2022

UK, which had managed to maintain robust levels of fintech investments longer than its European counterparts, saw investment numbers sharply fall last year

Finance & Economics

Starling Launches Saving Product for Business Customers

Starling Bank launches its first savings product for small businesses.

Finance & Economics

Taurus Raises $65 Million to Grow Digital Asset Platform

Taurus, a Swiss-based company, has attracted $65 million in investments following a Series B funding round.

Finance & Economics

NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Cuts 22 Jobs

The NFT marketplace Magic Eden, which is based in the Philippines, has decided to lay off 22 employees.

Finance & Economics

Laos Central Bank Launches CBDC Pilot

The Central Bank of Laos has launched testing of the central bank’s digital currency (CBDC), known as DLak or digital Lao kip.

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PhonePe Raises $100 Million

The Indian digital payments platform PhonePe attracted investments for $100 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Partners With Tingo Mobile to Expand Digital Payment Channels Across Africa

Visa partnered with local agri-fintech Tingo Mobile to improve access to digital payments and financial services and drive financial inclusion across Africa

Finance & Economics

Westpac Adds BNPL Functionality to Credit Cards

Westpac is giving credit card owners the opportunity to pay off their bills in four monthly BNPL instalments

Fintech & Ecommerce

Little Wallet Collaborates With Visa to Enhance Financial Literacy Among Kids in Southeast Asia

Singaporean financial literacy startup Little Wallet creating fintech products of educational nature for kids and teens, has signed a partnership with Visa, under the Visa Fintech Fast Track Program

Fintech & Ecommerce

Emirates Islamic Partners with Plug and Play Abu Dhabi for Fintech Accelerator

Dubai-based bank Emirates Islamic has launched a global fintech accelerator campaign in collaboration with Plug and Play Abu Dhabi

Finance & Economics

Visa Partners With Wirex to Issue Crypto Debit Cards

The partnership will expand to the U.K. and the APAC.

Fintech & Ecommerce

SC Ventures Partners Yabx to Expand Credit Access in Africa

The partnership between SC Ventures and Yabx is leveraging rapid digitization in the financial sector of Africa to increase access to credit for the underbanked across the continent