BitPesa is an online payment platform that leverages Blockchain settlement to significantly lower the cost and increase the speed of business payments to, from and within sub-Saharan Africa. BitPesa's clients range from African businesses and multinational companies paying suppliers as far as China and Dubai to international remittance companies using our API services for white-label payments to dozens of bank networks and mobile money operators across Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal
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3 months
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-identity-startu...
Identity Startup Notabene Launches Exchange Tool for FATF Travel Rule Compliance - CoinDesk
A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting this week is proving to be a popular time for industry players to launch compliance-minded tech solutions.
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3 months, 1 week
https://www.businessinsider.com/fintech-compani...
These are the top fintech companies and startups in 2020
The most innovative financial services providers with the BI list of top fintech startups and financial technology companies. Stay on top of the future of financial technology.
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3 months, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-may-be-t...
Bitcoin May Be the Solution to Africa’s Broken Financial System
According to a recent report, Africa’s lack of traditional financial infrastructure makes the region fertile ground for cryptocurrency adoption
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3 months, 4 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/here-are-four-citie...
Here Are Four Cities in Africa Emerging As FinTech Hubs | The Fintech Times
Africa is an emerging continent with a growing population and economy. This includes the wider tech community and fintech. In many rankings where emerging and upcoming cities in the emerging market, including Africa, are starting to appear and make its presence known. Growing Africa’s fintech ecosystem is important, as it not only will bring new innovations to the continent, but, also foster home-grown talent and intellectual property.
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3 months, 4 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/here-are-four-citie...
Here Are Four Cities in Africa Emerging As FinTech Hubs | The Fintech Times
Africa is an emerging continent with a growing population and economy. This includes the wider tech community and fintech. In many rankings where emerging and upcoming cities in the emerging market, including Africa, are starting to appear and make its presence known. Growing Africa’s fintech ecosystem is important, as it not only will bring new innovations to the continent, but, also foster home-grown talent and intellectual property.
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5 months
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Binance-Backed Crypto Payments App Launches as Race for Africa Heats Up - CoinDesk
A Binance-backed crypto payments app, designed to provide feeless transactions across Africa, launches today with support for Nigeria's naira.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 3 weeks
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Fintech Founders book hits the top of the financial technology chart
"Fintech Founders is the reference guide for starting up a financial technology startup, and it has hit best-selling ranking in four different Amazon categories."Over 70 in-depth interviews of Fintech Founders provide lessons from some of the most successful fintech entrepreneurs that will help you understand the challenges and opportunities of applying technology and collaboration to solve some key problems of the financial services industry.Fintech Founders, the reference guide for starting up a financial technology startup, has hit best-selling ranking in four different Amazon categories.
Fintastico Team
8 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/01/156751...
World Economic Forum Establishes Consortium Focused on Creating Governance Framework for Virtual Currencies
World Economic Forum establishes consortium focused on creating Governance Framework for virtual currencies.
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8 months
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WEF Unveils Global Governance Consortium for Digital Currencies
The World Economic Forum has created what it claims is the first ever global consortium dedicated to designing a framework for the global governance of digital currencies.
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8 months
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Notes From the WEF: Cash Is Dead, Long Live Digital Cash - CoinDesk
Consensus is building on one issue at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland: Cash is dead.
Fintastico Team
9 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/whenever-bitcoin...
Whenever Bitcoin Prices Go Up or Down, Google Searches Soar
Data clearly suggests a link between Bitcoin’s price volatility and global Google searches for the top crypto.
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1 year, 3 months
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Fintech glossary of terms: A - O
Accelerators A venture or scheme that promotes and aids the rapid growth of selected new small businesses.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 3 months
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/05/founders-ba...
Founders Bank anticipates EU license in Q3
The bank is raising the regulatory capital to obtain its banking license.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 3 months
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/05/founders-ba...
Founders Bank anticipates EU license in Q3
The bank is raising the regulatory capital to obtain its banking license.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/world-economic-f...
World Economic Forum Forms Tech Policy Councils for Blockchain, AI, IoT
The World Economic Forum announced the formation of six different “fourth industrial revolution councils.”
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1 year, 4 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/05/147279...
Digital Challenger Bank Founders Bank Hires Former Senior Deutsche Bank Exec as CEO
The Founders Bank has appointed Kenan Altunis as Chief Executive Officer. Altunis was most recently Global Co-Head of the Institutional Client Group within Deutsche Bank's Corporate and Investment Bank where he was responsible for a multibillion-dollar revenue operation and a team of over 1000 people.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/young-africa-loo...
Young Africa Looks to Crypto for Payment
Lagos has an interest in crypto, but adoption is slow, with many only considering Bitcoin as an alternative means of receiving foreign payments.
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1 year, 5 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/celo-raises-30-m...
Celo Raises $30 Million for Stablecoin-Based Smartphone Payment Plans
Celo plans to use a dedicated USD-backed stablecoin to provide unbanked consumers with payment options.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 6 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/community-led-pa...
Community-Led Pan-African Blockchain Standards Org Publishes Draft ICO Guidelines
ADAF is a project that aims to establish compliance-focused, cross-border blockchain standards for the African continent.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 7 months
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MasterCard, Ripple, Barclays Fund US XRP Remittance Firm in $1.7 Million Seed
Global remittance startup SendFriend has raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding by 13 participants including Barclays, Ripple and the Mastercard Foundation
Fintastico Team
1 year, 7 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-dlts-...
Blockchain, DLTs, and a Lot of Crypto-Bashing: Main Takeaways From Davos WEF
Recap of this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 8 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/wef-appoints-bit...
WEF Appoints BitPesa Founder as Co-Chair of Global Council on Blockchain
The World Economic Forum has appointed the CEO and founder of BitPesa, Elizabeth Rossiello, to serve as one of two co-chairs of the Global Blockchain Council.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 8 months
https://www.coindesk.com/im-as-certain-as-ever-...
I'm As Certain As Ever – Bitcoin's Revolution Is Only Just Beginning - CoinDesk
I’ve been through the ups and downs with bitcoin, and I am as certain as ever that the bitcoin revolution is coming, says Tim Draper.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 8 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/pakistan-telenor...
Pakistan Telenor Subsidiary Launches Remittance Service Using Alipay’s Blockchain Tech
A new blockchain-powered platform, backed by Alipay’s blockchain technology, will deliver cross-border remittance service between Pakistan Malaysia.