Saudi Arabia Launches Fintech Program to Foster Financial Innovation
Saudi Arabia has launched a new financial technology program called Makken to…
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Saudi Fintech Success: Tamara Secures Unicorn Status with $340 Million Funding Round
Buy now, pay later platform Tamara has become the first Saudi fintech…
Digital-Only Banks: Scaling Profitability Beyond Growth Metrics
Digital-only banks face a pivotal test: scaling profitability beyond growth metrics. Which strategies are delivering sustainable unit economics and which are running out of road.…
Saudi Fintech Firm Dnaneer Granted License for Crowdfunding Solutions
Lending platform Dnaneer Financing Co. has become the eighth fintech firm authorized…
Incumbent Banks, Fintech Start-Ups Eye Vast Opportunities in Africa's Unbanked Demographic
Africa has the most profitable banking sector in the world and its…
Neobank Trends Signal Strategic Fintech Shift in the Long Run
The conditions that came together to incubate the neobank movement are giving…
The Embedded Finance Shift: Banks at Risk of Disintermediation
Embedded finance is shifting value away from traditional banks. How platform-based distribution is creating disintermediation risks - and what incumbents can do about it.…
Third-Party Risk in the Age of Fintech Ecosystems
Fintech partnerships bring speed and innovation - but also third-party risk that most banks are not managing well. A practical assessment of ecosystem risk in 2023.…
Riding the Digital Wave: Fintech Trends Reshaping Kazakhstan's Finance Landscape
Introduction
Kazakhstan’s fintech sector is slowly positioning itself as a major…
Scalapay's $10,000 Scholarship Boosts Abbl's Startup Journey
Scalapay an Australian FinTech company, headquartered in Wollongong. Has revealed its new…
FinTech Boom in MENA: Top FinTech Investments of August 2023
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are witnessing a surge…
Strengthening Fintech Ties: Israel and Bahrain Regulators Sign Cooperation
Context of the partnership
In a noteworthy development focused on fostering innovation…