Egypt’s MNT-Halan raises $157.5 million, plots regional expansion
Key Points:Funding Sources:International Finance Corporation (IFC): $40 million
Other Investors: Development Partners International (DPI), Lorax Capital Partners, funds managed by Apis Partners...
Boku names former NatWest exec Rob Whittick as new CFO
Key Points:Company Background:Headquarters: London and San Francisco
Founded: 2008
Services: Localized payment solutions, direct carrier billing, A2A/real-time payments, digital wallet services
Clientele:...
Boost Bank officially launches its digital banking app in Malaysia
Boost Bank Launches Digital Banking App:Partnership and Establishment:Partners: Axiata Group’s fintech firm Boost and RHB Banking Group
Approval: Obtained from Bank Negara...
India’s Reliance Group launches financial services super-app JioFinance
Jio Financial Services Launches JioFinance App:Company Overview:Division of Reliance Group, founded by Mukesh Ambani.
Competing with Tata Group, PhonePe, and Paytm in...
Turkey’s Papara taps DriveWealth for fractional investing solution
Partnership Announcement:Turkish banking challenger Papara has partnered with US-based financial tech firm DriveWealth.
The partnership aims to launch a new US stock...
US fintech Solutions by Text lands $110m in growth financing
Funding Announcement:Solutions by Text (SBT) secured $110 million in growth financing.
The round was co-led by StepStone Group and Edison Partners.
Stifel...

