Sub-Saharan Africa is Africa’s Fintech Hotbed

Servicing the underbanked and migrant workforce has also created unique pain points for innovative financial solutions…

Equity Bank to buy Spire Bank

The deal will see Mwalimu Sacco, which owns Spire Bank, pay Equity an additional Sh1.7 billion…

Carbon Finance has Become a Full-Service Bank

Carbon has been working with Mambu for a decade, having started life as a lender under…

APAC FinTech Investment Doubles

In many parts of the region, particularly outside of China, the aged infrastructure underpinning existing financial…

DBS, First Bank in Singapore to Enter Metaverse

DBS announced a partnership with The Sandbox, a virtual world where players can build, own, and…

CASHIN Partners with Saudi National Bank

CASHIN, signed a partnership with the Saudi National Bank to support small and medium enterprises. The…

Optasia to Expand in Africa and Latin America

Optasia plans to grow its financial-services business in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America in the next…

CLIP to Improve Financial Access for Mexican Businesses and Consumers

Founded in 2012, the start-up says it intends to drive financial inclusion in Mexico by providing…

Plurall to Bolster Financial Inclusion of Micro-Businesses in Colombia

The fintech start-up is the first in South America to receive funding from UK-based Fasanara. The…

Jupiter Fund Management to Sell its Stake in Starling Bank

K-based asset manager owns a stake of approximately 10% in the challenger. According to the report,…