Payments

Mastercard Partners With Türkiye’s Dgpays to Promote Digital Payment Innovation in EEMEA – Fintech News Europe

Collaboration focuses on expanding access to seamless, secure, and innovative payment solutions across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and Mastercard will make a minority investment in Dgpays as part of this partnership. 18 December 2024, Turkey – Mastercard has announced a strategic partnership with Dgpays, a leading financial technology provider, to advance the adoption of […]

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Bitpanda Secures In-Principle Approval from VARA, Set to Expand Operations in UAE – Fintech News Europe

Middle East expansion: Company strengthens international presence and signals commitment to Middle East by opening its first non-European office in Dubai. Dubai, UAE – Bitpanda, Europe’s leading crypto platform, is accelerating its global growth by obtaining an in-principle approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in under 8 months from submission. Once officially licensed Bitpanda will […]

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At Gulf Bitcoin Gathering, Trump family and allies to bask in crypto industry’s euphoria – Fintech News Europe

NEW YORK: Several key players in President-elect Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency venture head to Abu Dhabi on Monday for the largest bitcoin gathering in the Gulf region as the digital currency sets record highs. Speakers include the president-elect’s son Eric and billionaire Steve Witkoff, the new White House envoy for the Middle East and co-founder […]

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Bitcoin Surges Past $100,000 Cementing Role in Financial Mainstream – Fintech News Europe

Bitcoin crossed the $100,000 threshold for the first time on Thursday, marking a significant milestone in its journey from a niche libertarian experiment to a mainstream financial asset. The historic rally reflects growing investor confidence in cryptocurrencies amid expectations of a crypto-friendly U.S. administration. The total market value of cryptocurrencies has nearly doubled in 2024, […]

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Crypto.com and Mastercard Collaborate to Scale the Digital Payments Industry in GCC Region – Fintech News Europe

Bahrain, December 4, 2024 – Crypto.com has secured a principal licence with Mastercard, enabling the company to directly issue cards on Mastercard’s network. Crypto.com will launch a card in Bahrain powered by Mastercard. The new programme will leverage Mastercard’s trusted, scalable and secure payments network to enable Crypto.com customers to use their card at over 150 […]

Startup Funding

Munich-based fintech StrategyBridgeAI closes oversubscribed seven-figure pre-seed financing round – fintech News Europe

Munich, 03.12.2024 – The Munich-based B2B fintech startup StrategyBridgeAI hassuccessfully closed an oversubscribed seven-figure pre-seed financing round. The round wasled by D11Z. Ventures with participation from Bayern Kapital and renowned business angelsfrom the fintech, software and private equity sectors, including Kai Hesselmann, Co-Founderof DealCircle. With the new capital, StrategyBridgeAI plans to accelerate product developmentand further […]

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Tencent’s Weixin Palm Scan Payments System Revolutionizes Transactions in China – Fintech News Europe

A New Era of Payment TechnologyChina has witnessed a transformative leap in payment systems with the launch of Weixin Palm Payment, a cutting-edge hand-scanning technology developed by Tencent. This innovative solution simplifies daily transactions, allowing commuters to access subways and employees to enter office buildings with a quick palm scan. Introduced in May 2023 and officially launched […]

Startup Funding

UK-based Watercycle Technologies enters MENA after securing $5.6 million Series A – Fintech News Europe

UK-based Watercycle Technologies is pleased to announce the closure of a $5.6 million Series A investment round led by Par Equity as part of a syndicate with Greater Manchester Combined Authority (‘GMCA’), Aer Ventures and the University of Manchester Innovation Factory. This investment will enable Watercycle to rapidly scale up and commercially deploy its technology to deliver […]

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Bitcoin breaks $96,000 for first time in History – Fintech News Europe

SINGAPORE: Bitcoin surged past $96,000 for the first time on Thursday, fueled by investor optimism over a potentially friendlier regulatory environment under US President-elect Donald Trump. The cryptocurrency reached an intraday high of $96,898 in Asian trading, marking a significant leap in its march toward the $100,000 milestone. The digital asset has more than doubled […]

Startup Funding

Zurich-Based Calvin Risk Raises €3.8M to Strengthen AI Governance and Risk Management

Calvin Risk, a Swiss startup spun out of ETH Zurich in 2022, has raised €3.8 million in a seed funding round led by Join Capital and seed + speed Ventures, bringing its total funding to over €4.7 million. The funding will accelerate the development of its cutting-edge AI governance platform, which is designed to empower […]

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