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21.09.2020Admin Adminich

Lending and Trends

FinovateFall 2020: Why Banking-as-a-Service is fintech’s newest trend
Fintech Futures, Posted September 16, 2020

 #BaaS

Launching A Fintech Platform For Growing Unicorns
Forbes, Posted September 15, 2020

 #unicorns

Americas

Chime is now worth $14.5 billion, surging past Robinhood as the most valuable U.S. consumer fintech
CNBC, Posted September 18, 2020

 #fundraise #neobank

Why Mexico’s SMBs Need A FinTech Operating System And Not Another Bank
PYMNTS, Posted September 15, 2020

 #open banking 

Affirm raises $500m
Finextra, Posted September 17, 2020

 #fundraise #POS lending #BNPL 

dLocal becomes Latin America’s latest fintech unicorn
Fintech Magazine, Posted September 17, 2020

Copper, an app-based banking startup targeting teens, has raised $4.3 million in a seed funding round led by PSL Ventures.

 #paytech

US blocks WeChat transactions
Finextra, Posted September 18, 2020

 #regulation #payment

Asia

A Booming Fintech Investment and Exit Landscape in South East Asia
Fintechnews Singapore Posted September 16, 2020

 #investments

Alibaba may invest in Grab to use its delivery capabilities and services to bolster its business in Southeast Asia
Business Insider, Posted September 15, 2020

 #investments

Merchantrade acquires Valyou from Telenor to further penetrate into Malaysia’s migrant population
E27, Posted September 18, 2020

 #M&A #remittances

Ethis Group Launches First Fully Shariah-Compliant Equity Crowdfunding Platform in Malaysia
Crowdfund Insider, Posted September 19, 2020

 #fundraise

Gojek acquires WePay to expand its e-wallet business into Vietnam: Report
E27, Posted September 14, 2020

 #M&A #paytech 

Philippine Central Bank Warms Up to Digital Money to Aid Fintech
Bloomberg Quint, Posted September 18, 2020

 #regulation #digital currency  

India’s Consumer Lending Platform ZestMoney CEO Reveals Country’s Severe Lockdowns led to “Almost Complete Cessation” of Economic Activity
Crowdfund Insider, Posted September 18, 2020

 #pandemic #lending technology

Europe

A third of the UK’s financial institutions spend over £90m on open banking, says Tink
AltFi, Posted September 16, 2020

 #open banking 

Pleo integrates with Apple Pay across Europe
AltFi, Posted September 16, 2020

 #business services

Klarna becomes Europe’s biggest fintech unicorn at over $10 billion valuation after mega-round
CNBC, Posted September 15, 2020

 #spaytech #BNPL

Metro Bank completes RateSetter acquisition
FinTech Futures, Posted September 15, 2020

 #M&A #P2P lending

One in five Moneyfarm transfers now using open banking
AltFi, Posted September 16, 2020

 #open banking 

“You absolutely can’t ignore” the fintech industry, says new CEO of the British Business Bank
AltFi, Posted September 17, 2020

 #pandemic

ClearBank Introduces Multi-Currency Bank Accounts
PYMNTS, Posted September 17, 2020

 #clearing bank 

Tesco Bank implements Pay by Bank tech for credit card debt repayments
Finextra, Posted September 15, 2020

 #paytech

Bank-as-a-service startup Swan helps other companies issue cards, accounts and IBANs
TechCrunch, Posted September 15, 2020

 #fundraise #BaaS

EU could force Apple to open up iPhone NFC functionality
Finextra, Posted September 21, 2020

 #payments

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