Weekly Wrap: Canadian fintech gets funding injection, as BMO tackles gender identity
Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly wrap video series, for the week ending Friday,...
Portag3 Ventures closes $320m fund for consumer and infrastructure plays
Canadian venture capital firm Portag3 is continuing its global push with the close of a C$427...
Canadian neobank Koho to launch credit and savings products in 2020
Koho, a Toronto-based digital banking startup, is on track to expand its product suite to include...
Ant Financial to raise a $1 billion startup investment fund
Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial is planning to raise about $1 billion for a fund that...
Paytm raises $1 billion at $16 billion valuation
India’s digital payments pioneer Paytm announced new funding from existing shareholders like SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision...
Thai bank targets $1 billion spinoff among Its fintech units
Siam Commercial Bank Pcl plans to spin off some of its fintech divisions as it tries...
With Honey, PayPal focuses on the path to purchase
On Wednesday, PayPal agreed to acquire digital coupon platform Honey for $4 billion. Despite the hefty...
INV Fintech’s pivot to bank enablement evident in new accelerator class
INV Fintech’s new class, announced today, solidifies the accelerator’s pivot to greater bank enablement. INV has...
Weekly Wrap: Luge Capital courts early-stage fintechs, as payment providers rustle with UX and data privacy
Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly wrap video series, for the week ending Friday,...
Ping An’s $22b push to shed old-school insurance skin
Ping An Insurance wants to be valued more like a technology company. Its executives have yet...