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Creator of App for Remittances to Africa and Asia Raises $65 Million in Series B Round

26.12.2021
Tap Send, the creator of a remittances app of the same name, revealed it has raised $65 million in a Series B funding round. The fintech firm plans to use the funds to build a cheaper and faster cross-border money transfer platform. Remittances to Overlooked Countries The fintech startup behind...

Laos to Study Digital Currency With Help From Japanese Fintech, Report Reveals

3.10.2021
The central bank of Laos intends to explore issuing its own digital currency, according to a media report that provided details on the plan. A study on the matter will commence soon and will be conducted with the support of a fintech startup based in Japan. Central Bank of Laos Joins Race...

Fintech Firm Centbee Graduates From South African Regulatory Sandbox

24.9.2021
Fintech firm Centbee recently announced it has successfully completed the testing of its cross-border remittance application, Minit Money. The testing of the application was carried out within the framework of the South African Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG)’s regulatory...

Fintech Firm Revolut Pays for Dallas-Based Wework Workspace With Bitcoin

18.9.2021
The cryptocurrency-infused financial tech company Revolut has announced it has purchased a Wework office with bitcoin. Revolut detailed that the office space in Dallas, Texas will house 300 employees to prepare for the company’s U.S. expansion. Revolut Pays Bitcoin for Wework Property...

NYDIG Partners With MVB Bank to Offer White Label Bitcoin Solutions

10.9.2021
NYDIG, a Bitcoin-based fintech firm, has announced it will partner with MVB bank to integrate its Bitcoin services into MVB’s banking as a service solution. The joint effort will allow the development of a white label solution, allowing third parties to complete their financial services with...

Central Bank of Nigeria Selects Barbados-Based Fintech Firm as Technical Partner for CBDC Project

1.9.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has named the fintech firm Bitt Inc. as a technical partner for its digital currency project, the e-naira. As a technical partner, Bitt is expected to use its “technological competence and implementation experience” to help the CBN successfully launch...

Nigeria's central bank partners with fintech firm Bitt Inc for CBDC rollout

31.8.2021
The CBN considered Bitt Inc’s experience in the development of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s DCash, launched in April

Switzerland’s Leonteq Offers Crypto Assets to Investors in Germany and Austria

13.8.2021
Swiss fintech firm Leonteq has introduced its digital asset products in two neighboring jurisdictions, Germany and Austria. The company is launching its crypto offering with the help of a Frankfurt-based bank and in response to interest from institutional and private investors. Leonteq Provides...

Bank of Uganda Launches Regulatory Sandbox Framework — One Fintech Firm Already Approved

20.6.2021
The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has announced the launch of a regulatory sandbox that will allow fintech start-ups to test their innovative financial solutions in a controlled environment. Already, one firm, M/S Wave Transfer Limited, has received approval to test its quick response (QR) technology under...

African Fintech Start-up Chipper Cash Raises $100 Million — CEO Says No Crypto Services for Nigeria

6.6.2021
Chipper Cash, an African fintech firm that specializes in facilitating cross-border payments, recently closed a $100 million Series C funding round. Taking the lead in what is now Chipper Cash‘s third fundraising round in the past twelve months is the venture capital (VC) firm, SVB Capital....

Kenya Based Technology Firm Switches to Pancakeswap, Cites High Gas Fees on Uniswap

17.5.2021
In its bid to help users avoid high gas fees on Uniswap, a Kenya-based fintech firm, UTU, recently launched a liquidity pool on the decentralized exchange (dex), Pancakeswap. This launch enables prospective UTU coin buyers to acquire the token “with low fees and fast confirmation...

Ripple to Dispose Stake in Moneygram Shortly After Announcing End of a Business Relationship

14.3.2021
Just a few days after announcing the end of its partnership with Moneygram, the fintech firm Ripple Labs is now moving to dispose of its stake in the listed company. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ripple says it has entered into an agreement with Jefferies...

NYDIG Taps Fintech Firm Moven to Bring Bitcoin to Your Bank

12.1.2021
“If PayPal and Square can do it, then community banks should be able to do it too,” said Moven founder Brett King

Swiss Bank Sygnum Begins Storing Crypto With Taurus Group, Launches Staking Service

6.11.2020
The Switzerland-based bank Sygnum has announced this week that the fintech firm is now storing digital assets with the company Taurus Group. On Friday, the bank also revealed that the FINMA-approved firm’s clientele can purchase and stake XTZ by leveraging the Tezos network. Earlier this...