Venture capital and the blockchain will be the talk at Startup Battlefield Africa

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield returns to Africa next month, and we have an...


Singtel launches cross-border mobile payment service in Thailand; other Asia markets to follow

The service is called VIA and it was developed via a collaboration with overseas...


Is the unbanked sector a real problem, or just a bubble created by fintechs?

Fintech companies are realising that the topic of the unbanked is a legit issue,...


CowryWise micro-savings service opens high yield government bonds to everyday Nigerians

In emerging market countries where economic volatility is a way of life, there...


WorkFusion adds $50 million from strategic investors as it bulks up for acquisitions

WorkFusion, a business process automation software developer, has raised $50...


BRD crowdraises $32 million to build financial services into a mobile crypto wallet

Crypto wallets can’t remain crypto wallets for long. There is so much...


S&P Global snares Kensho for $550 million

 S&P Global announced today that it will acquire Kensho, a Cambridge,...


Financial technology startups emerged as serious challengers to financial services in 2017

 While cryptocurrencies stole the spotlight in 2017, a clutch of companies...


e27 predicts the Fintech Awards winners for 2017

We decided to have some fun and the award winners at this year’s Fintech...


MioTech gets $7M to build artificial intelligence based tools for wealth managers in Asia

 MioTech, a financial tech startup with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai,...