Skyro links digital credit with QR payments in nationwide rollout
Skyro has rolled out its reusable digital credit line, SkyroCredit, across the Philippines, expanding its consumer finance offering…
Firm Launches SME Grant Programme, Digital Rewards Initiative
All 12 member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have begun implementing the regional…
Nilekani-backed Fundamentum launches third fund of ₹2,200 crore | Start Ups
The Fundamentum Partnership, the venture capital firm cofounded by Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani and veteran investor Sanjeev…
Goldman and MIT-founded LinqAlpha bags $22M: Can it compete with AlphaSense’s $1.74B head start? — TFN
LinqAlpha, an AI research platform for hedge funds and asset managers, has raised $22 million in a Series…
Prague’s EquiLibre raises Series A at $500M valuation to scale AI trading agents — TFN
EquiLibre Technologies, based in Prague and started by three former DeepMind researchers, has completed a Series A funding…
Slow advisor transitions are costing RIA firms money and talent, and the industry is starting to act
Operational drag between an advisor signing and accounts going live is emerging as a competitive liability for wealth…
Indian payments chief thinks AI will be heavily involved in next era of digital payment growth
India’s digital payment share has increased over the years, with the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) growing to over…
Rise of Digital Payments in Indian MSMEs: 80% Report Growth, ETBFSI
~Yashi BhatiaDigital adoption among semi-urban and rural MSMEs continues to strengthen, with 80% of retailers reporting an increase…
Take part: Mapping the future of digital payments in Africa
Take part in the survey and help shape an industry report on the future of digital payments in…
PayPal Ventures folds: how $1.5B in cuts wiped out a 24-year bet on 14 unicorns — TFN
PayPal is closing PayPal Ventures, its corporate venture capital arm, which began in 2002. New CEO Enrique Lores…
Banks, e-wallets face new BSP rules on digital payment fees » YugaTech
TL;DR: The BSP has lifted the moratorium on fee increases for InstaPay and PESONet transactions and introduced new…
Google launches fake call detection for Android users
Google has launched a fake call detection feature for Android that warns users about suspected spoofed calls from…