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Consumers aren’t clicking the PayPal button. It's a big problem for California’s fintech pioneer
PayPal, once the cutting-edge trailblazer of digital payments, is struggling to cash in on consumer clicks like it used to. The San José…
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French fintech Pennylane raises €175M
Paris-based fintech Pennylane has just pulled off one of Europe’s most noteworthy funding rounds of the year, announcing €175 million in…
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Why fintech firm Bilt is funding its own original series 'Roomies'
At the Angelika Film Center in New York earlier this month, 115 people gathered around the theater’s big screen. But it wasn’t to watch a…
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Barclays joins bank rivals in buying stake in United Fintech
It has bought two fintechs this year, bringing its total to seven and giving it more than 200 employees across 11 locations globally…
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What if fintech worked for the people who don’t download fintech?
I’ve spent much of my career in fintech, but some of the most inspiring innovations I’ve seen came from a town most people have never…
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Nasdaq profit tops estimates on higher trading volume, fintech demand
Nasdaq also saw broad-based growth across its financial technology and software divisions Exchange operator Nasdaq beat Wall Street…
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Temasek-backed US fintech firm iCapital to expand Singapore, Hong Kong operations
It also plans to open its first office in Australia to ride the wave of rising demand for alternative assets iCapital, a Temasek-backed…
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GIC, SoftBank are said to weigh selling stake in fintech VNLife
The Vietnamese fintech firm has a presence in Vietnam, Singapore, Myanmar and Cambodia GIC and SoftBank Vision Fund are considering…
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Opinion: Europe can regulate its way to a better fintech future
Crypto crashes, money laundering, and digital fraud — the EU’s financial watchdogs have had enough. Regulatory bodies need to keep up by…
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Why embedded fintech will help small businesses grow
In today’s unpredictable economy, more small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are feeling tight on time, resources, and bandwidth. Having…
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New Zealand-based Xero forks out over US$2.5 billion to buy US fintech firm Melio
The deal will be funded through a placement to raise US$1.2 billion, a US$400 million unsecured credit facility, among others Xero, New…
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Statista, TIA to award Singapore’s Top Fintech Companies for 2026
FOR the first time, Tech in Asia and global market research firm Statista will recognise Singapore’s top fintech companies. The list will…
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The year African fintech gets real
The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share…
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GXS acquires fintech Validus’ Singapore business to boost business banking offerings
GXS Bank announced on Monday (Apr 14) that it has acquired digital lending platform Validus Investment’s Singapore business. The all-cash…
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French Fintech Grace Raises 5.9 Million Euros for Its Luxury Good Theft and Loss Coverage Solution
PARIS — Grace, a French fintech start-up offering coverage solutions for theft or loss of luxury goods, announced Thursday it had raised…
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MAS tells fintech platforms to communicate underlying products in investment accounts clearly: sources
Consumers should be clear that a fintech platform that offers underlying banking products does not equate to it being a bank [Singapore]…
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Initial MAS review group incentives could pull in regional biotech, fintech players: observers
High-growth companies in the technology, healthcare and sustainability-linked industries are potential entrants, too MARKET watchers…
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MAS review group incentives could pull in regional biotech, fintech players: observers
High-growth companies in the technology, healthcare and sustainability-linked industries are potential entrants, too MARKET watchers…
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HSBC sent fintech Stenn into administration over fears about client list
HSBC Holdings triggered the shuttering of trade-finance firm Stenn Technologies after uncovering transactions that were supposed to be…
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HSBC raised fraud alarm that sparked collapse of fintech Stenn
A FINANCE firm backed by several influential Wall Street investors collapsed last week after HSBC Holdings discovered some of the…
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MUFG offers to buy WealthNavi for 99.7b yen in fintech push
Japan’s biggest bank is seeking to purchase robo-adviser through a tender offer at 1,950 yen a share and make it a wholly owned unit…
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Social platforms, crypto exchanges can help fight money laundering and fraud, say Fintech Festival panellists
They add that the transboundary nature of financial crimes make data sharing between jurisdictions tricky A CALL went out on Thursday (Nov…