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05.08.25 - 22:01
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JPMorgan Renews Fight With Fintechs Over Data (Bloomberg)
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to charge tech firms for access to customers' data, a move that could total hundreds of millions of dollars and has sparked opposition from tech firms and consumer advocates. SaverLife CEO Leigh Phillips has more on the story. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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05.08.25 - 09:45
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AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA (TechCrunch)
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When Parthi Duraisamy was a consultant at McKinsey's Dubai office, he discovered that the American Express cards his company relied on for corporate expenses were rarely accepted in the Middle East. This forced Duraisamy to cover significant travel expenses out of pocket and file endless expense reports. “It was a constant pain,” Duraisamy explained on […]...
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29.07.25 - 15:42
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Second Serve, First Principles: Shilpi Kapoor′s quiet rebellion in FinTech (Times of India)
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In a CXO Connect interview with The Times of India, Airtel Payments Bank CMO Shilpi Kapoor explains why positioning the bank as a “safe second account” is its biggest strength. Focused on trust, inclusion, and ease, the bank caters to both rural first-time users and urban customers wary of digital fraud. Innovations like one-touch Fraud Alarm and instant CKYC onboarding underscore its safety-first strategy. Kapoor challenges vanity metrics, favouring lifetime value and personalised engagement. With 40% of accounts now opened by women, and a sharp focus on purposeful marketing, she champions agility, empathy, and consumer insight over noise and speed....
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28.07.25 - 20:18
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Shareholders of UK fintech Wise vote to move main stock market listing to US (The Guardian)
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Co-founder Kristo Käärmann gains enhanced voting rights in controversial moveThe UK online payments company Wise is to move its main share listing to the US after shareholders approved the move on Monday.Investors in Wise, one of the biggest financial technology businesses in the UK with a market value of around £11bn, voted in favour of a dual listing in the US in an attempt to attract more investors and boost its value. Continue reading......
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