Gen Z financial assistant app Cleo has raised $80 million, pegging its valuation at $500 million, five times that of its December 2020 valuation.
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While there is plenty of opportunity for companies considering embedded finance, there are a host of factors to consider before the leap.
The crypto industry has given birth to hundreds of DAOs centered around various projects.
London-based ethical lender Plend released its first Financial Inclusion Report, created in collaboration with Nationwide Building Society, Nationwide Incubator, Responsible Finance and StepChange, to highlight the UK’s financial exclusion crisis and those most at risk in society.
London-based neolender Proportunity has announced that it will be adding a zero deposit offering later this year to help people buy homes.
The UK government has announced plans to strengthen regulation around interest-free buy now, pay later credit agreements to protect “millions of people”.
Bitpanda, a crypto startup based in Austria, has registered in Spain as a virtual currency exchange and digital asset custody service provider.
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) has granted a key licence to TF Bank's Swedish subsidiary TFB Service.
Here is a multi-track podcast player of the 16 sessions from the track Data, Fraud and the Future of Identity at Fintech Nexus USA 2022.
Here is a multi-track podcast player of the seven sessions from the track Regulation for the Next Phase of Fintech at Fintech Nexus USA 2022.