-
Payment Orchestration Fintech IXOPAY Teams Up with Latin America’s EBANX
The partners will focus on providing access to local payment solutions for global brands and to consumers.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
-
Flexiloans Set To Raise $75 Million To Grow SME Loan Book
Flexiloans.com, an online lending platform for SMEs is growing its loan book.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Global
-
Forget about Mobile Money, Invest in Insurtech Instead: The Untapped Triple Bottom Line Opportunity in Nigeria
Nigeria has one of the lowest insurance penetration rates in the world, at just 0.5%. But as Brian Yu at Shecluded explains, this low uptake means the industry is poised for disruption and growth. He explores how insurtech innovators are addressing the key problems plaguing the sector — namely, a lack of accessibility, affordability and customer trust — and calls for funders to look past their traditional focus on mobile money and invest in the insurtech businesses that are transforming the way the industry serves low-income customers.
- Categories
- Finance, Investing, Technology
-
ZestMoney Set to Lay Off Around 100 Employees After Acquisition Deal With PhonePe Falls Through
According to reports, the fintech company will trim its workforce by around 20% as part of its business continuity and survival plan.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
Kaszek Earmarks Nearly $1 Billion in New Funds for Latin American Startups
Kaszek plans to put money in 20 to 30 companies out of its early-stage fund in Latin America.
- Categories
- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
-
Fintech TerraPay Secures $100 Million via Series B to Expand Payments Infrastructure
The funding will help TerraPay’s global expansion plans, especially across the LATAM and MENA regions.
- Categories
- Finance
- Region
- Global
-
Apply for Amazon Web Services Fintech Africa Accelerator 2023
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has begun accepting applications for its first AWS Fintech Africa Accelerator.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Filipino Fintech Advance Secures $16 Million in a Pre-series A Funding
With the funding announcement, Advance also announced that it has expanded into Vietnam by acquiring BravoHr.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- employment, fintech, innovation
Subscribe to Our 'Business in Global Development' Newsletter!
Our new weekly LinkedIn newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with curated news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage of impact-focused business in emerging markets.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.