FinTech Nows
LoanSnap introduces Cloud-based portal for Mortgage business using AI
San Francisco-based mortgage company that employs artificial intelligence (AI) technology to originate loans more efficiently and faster, LoanSnap, has unveiled a cloud-based portal, LoanFLow, which enables licensed brokers and loan officers in the U.S. to …
Airtel Africa’s Smartcash PSB Launches in Select Cities in Nigeria
SmartCash Payment Service Bank (SmartCash PSB), a unit of Airtel Africa, brings digital financial services to Nigeria. Airtel Africa’s subsidiary, SmartCash PSB, is bringing its digital financial services to selected cities in Nigeria to further …
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issues guidelines for Open Banking
The Central Bank of Nigeria, in exercising its mandate to ensure the stability of the financial system and pursuant to its role in deepening the financial system, developed a regulatory framework on open banking to …
Emerging Tech
LoanSnap introduces Cloud-based portal for Mortgage business using AI
San Francisco-based mortgage company that employs artificial intelligence (AI) technology to originate loans more efficiently and faster, LoanSnap, has unveiled a cloud-based portal, LoanFLow, which enables licensed brokers and loan officers in the U.S. to …
MooveBeta Merges with ImpalaPay to Provide a Connected Economy for Africa
Adanian Labs Africa incubated fintech startup MooveBeta to merge with ImpalaPay, a fintech blockchain company to provide a payment platform that will enable the Pan African and Diaspora communities to transact via e-commerce, social commerce, …
“…VCs are pretty unstable and there is some element of crowd mentality.” Revolut CEO
Cofounder of Revolut, one of Europe’s most valuable startups, Nik Storonsky, to launch a venture fund, powered by artificial intelligence, to compete with “legacy” venture capital investors by investing along with other investors, around $200 …
Opportunities and Events
BaaS’ drive of Innovation in the Digital Payments space
Modernization has introduced new innovations to transform the transactional space. Traditional banks have realized the need for additional revenue opportunities going beyond interest rates. Customers nowadays are willing to move to alternate providers in search …
The Consensus 2022 Experience
World’s longest-running crypto and blockchain conference, Concensus, hosted by CoinDesk, again this year will celebrate and showcase all of cryptocurrency offerings – all sides of blockchain, crypto, Web 3 and the metaverse. Concensus 2022 will …
Insights
HyperPay, Mastercard partner to grow digital payment rails across MENA
Mastercard and Saudi Arabia-based HyperPay teams up to offer advanced new technologies to enhance cash-based payments for businesses, governments and SMEs across Middle East and North Africa (MENA). HyperPay is a ecommerce payments services provider …
IMF head says stablecoins not backed by assets are a ‘pyramid,’ hinting at UST debacle that crashed markets
Stablecoins that are not backed by assets to support them are a pyramid scheme, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Monday, hinting at the collapse of terraUSD and luna that sent shockwaves through …
IMF’s Georgieva Urges Against Abandoning All Crypto After Terra’s Crash
(Bloomberg) — People shouldn’t completely shun the crypto world after the recent collapse of a popular stablecoin, an official at the International Monetary Fund said Monday. TerraUSD, or UST, imploded earlier this month, setting off a …
Learning
EMERGING TECH TRENDS – ETT May 21, 2022 : Insights into technologies shaping the future
Curated by www.knowledgeinnovations.com – Your authoritative knowledge source mapping FinTech, Innovations, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Big Data, Machine Learning Subscribe to ETT May 21, 2022 Welcome to Emerging Tech Trends (ETT), focusing on technologies shaping the …
Four Things You Should Know About Fintech
Fintech is taking the banking world by storm thanks to its innovative and cutting-edge technologies. But with new tech comes new responsibilities and risks, so it’s important to know what you’re getting yourself into. Here …