Tag: financial technology
Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay gains $120M from Chinese investors
Africa focused fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round backed by Chinese investors.
Located in Lagos and founded by consumer internet...
Luge Capital raises $85M to invest in Canadian fintech startups
There are 831 financial technology startups headquartered in or operating in Canada, according to data collected by Fintech Growth Syndicate, yet only a handful...
Nigerian online-only bank startup Kuda raises $1.6M
Nigerian fintech startup Kuda — a digital-only retail bank — has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding. The Lagos and London-based company recently launched the...
Accion Venture Lab launches $23M inclusive fintech startup fund
Accion Venture Lab—the seed-stage investment arm of non-profit Accion—has raised $23 million for a new inclusive fintech startup fund. The Accion Venture Lab Limited Partnership,...
Elliptic banks $23M to shrink crypto risk, eyeing growth in Asia
Crypto means risk. To UK company Elliptic it also means business. The startup has just closed a $23M Series B to step up growth...
Nyca Partners raises $210M to invest in fintech startups
Nyca Partners, a firm with investments in financial technology businesses including PayRange, Trellis, Affirm and Acorns, has collected another $210 million for its third...
Flybits nabs $35M to build consumer recommendation engines for the financial...
Financial service companies like banks have seen some of their business cannibalised over the years with the rise of digital-based alternatives — often in...
PayU, Naspers’ global fintech firm, enters Southeast Asia with acquisition of...
PayU, the Naspers owned fintech firm that specializes in emerging markets, is broadening its global reach into Southeast Asia after it announced a deal...
