Funding & Investment
Investment fuels the fintech sector’s rapid growth, from seed-stage startups to public market debuts. Fintech Review tracks funding rounds, venture capital trends, M&A activity, and the strategic investments shaping the future of fintech companies worldwide.
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Binance Review: Inside the Crypto Exchange
Binance is a name that has become almost synonymous with cryptocurrency exchange trading. Since its launch in 2017, it has grown into the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume. It was helped by the collapse of FTX but Binance is more than just a platform for buying and selling digital assets. It is a…
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Impact of Green Bonds on Sustainable Investment Portfolios
Green Bonds have rapidly become a crucial financial tool for promoting environmental sustainability. They allow investors to achieve financial returns while supporting eco-friendly initiatives. Organisations and governments use these bonds to raise capital specifically for environmentally sustainable projects. We look into the rapid growth of the Green Bond market and its role in encouraging sustainable…
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Israel Fintech Industry in 2024: A Year of Resilience
By Nir Netzer, a Venture Partner at Tenity and the Chairman of the Israeli Fintech Association – FinTech-Aviv. The global fintech sector is set for tremendous growth in 2024, driven by expanding market opportunities and new innovations. One major development is the integration of Generative AI into the fintech landscape. This will revolutionise financial services…
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FDI and Fintech in Uzbekistan: Interview with Minister Laziz Kudratov
In this exclusive interview, Fintech Review sits down with Laziz Kudratov, the Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Minister Kudratov highlights Uzbekistan’s evolving investment scene, focusing on increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). He emphasises progress, especially in the fintech sector. Read more about the ambitious reforms and strategic initiatives positioning…
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Building the Future: An Interview with Alex Savin of Chrome Capital
Fintech Review sat down with Alex Savin, Founder of Chrome Capital, to delve into the transformative impact of international tech investments on global markets. We discuss the strategic role of digital technology in enhancing societal benefits, address concerns about the sustainability of such investments, and examine significant trends shaping the future of fintech. From leveraging…
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Company Valuation 101 in Fintech
In the dynamic world of business, understanding the worth of an enterprise is essential for a myriad of reasons, from fundraising and mergers to sales and internal reviews. For industries that are rapidly evolving, such as the fintech sector, determining this worth can be challenging. Company valuation, therefore, plays a pivotal role. Let’s dive deep…
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The views of an International Investor: Interview with Donatella Callegaris
An international investor recognises fintech as a transformative force in the global financial industry. After all, it is reshaping sectors from banking to insurance with digital innovations. An international investor also emphasises the importance of regulatory compliance in fintech. Differing financial regulations across countries can pose challenges to fintech scalability and adoption. Fintech Review asked…
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Best practices for Fintech Founders: Time to Get Your Strategy Right
It is tough out there. Funding for fintech is falling across the globe. Effective strategy execution can prove to be a hard task. Especially in challenging environments where unpredictability and rapid change are the norms. Did you know that according to a recent survey by OKRmentors and Quantive, nearly half of companies believe that they…
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ESG Stocks Investing Is Recession Proof: Interview with Victor Basta
We live in a tumultuous world. You could even say that we live in a twilight world, for all the Tenet’s fans out there. After years of relative calm in the investment realm, across virtually all asset classes, things are changing. By calm we mean steady growth and small bumps on the road. Even the…
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Worried If It Is The Right Time To Invest?
You’ve probably wondered about it at some point in your life. Probably even just now. Who has not asked themselves: “Why should I invest?”. It’s not a philosophical question but rather a very logical one. Everybody should think about it, a bit seriously, or not when considering what to do with earnings or savings that…
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The Current State of Crypto within the U.S. Hispanics Community
Guest post by Ola, which is enabling Hispanics to grow their wealth by investing, saving, and learning. 2021 was the year of crypto adoption globally with 41% of current crypto owners purchased crypto for the first time. But, does this trend hold across all population segments? While crypto has been affected by the recent market…
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Do Fintechs Have to Be Profitable?
Do fintechs have to be profitable? Yes and no. That’s it, end of the article. Thank you very much and see you later. If only. It would be easy in life if it was just about saying “yes but no“, wouldn’t it? Or answering every question with “maybe“. However, as most things, it is not…
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Mobile Device Financing: Interview with Clint Fayling
Smartphones and other mobile devices are becoming ever more expensive. Even if Tim Cook says that Apple products are not just rich people. Maybe we just have a different understanding of what it means to be rich… If a smartphone is worth two thirds of the average monthly income, or even half, that’s not affordable.…
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Predicting Cashflow Needs: Interview with Simon Draper, Co-Founder of Monspire
Cash is king. Actually, for businesses, cashflow is king. This is what defines the success or the demise of a company. You can sell all the products or services in the world… What really matters is how much cash there is left at the end of the week or month. What happens if you do…
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2021 Retrospective
Before making any wild predictions for the new year, because obviously one has to make predictions about the fintech industry in 2022, one has to reckon with his past predictions. It is a healthy process that most people do not want to go through. Even though it is quite necessary. Firstly, because most predictions tend…
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Why Financial Education Matters Now More Than Ever…
In very simple terms, financial education can make the difference between making a good and a bad financial decision. Why does it matter now more than ever? Because we are in a relatively good business and economic environment. That’s a good thing, right? Yes, of course. And that is relatively surprising given that we are…
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Wealth Management: Why is JP Morgan Acquiring Nutmeg?
Big news in UK wealth management: JP Morgan is acquiring the digital wealth manager Nutmeg. It seems that the U.S. banking giant has big plans for the UK, as it has been slowly but surely working on a digital bank for a few years already. It is due to launch later this year, and the…
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The UK Fintech Landscape
The UK fintech scene is truly thriving. There are a few big fintech hubs around the world… and obviously London is on the list. It has been a major financial centre for quite some time now. That actually predates the modern financial system. And you could very much argue that it even predates the United…
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What’s Going On With Fintech Startup Exits?
All the SPAC activity around fintechs is kind of normal. If you have not followed this new craze, here is a good recap from CB Insights. The huge amount of money going into fintechs needed an exit of some sort. When VCs give you some cash to build a business, they expect a return. As…
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Venture Capital in Blockchain: Interview with Baptiste Cota
There has been a lot of hype around blockchain technology for years now. Notably because of bitcoin, ever since Satoshi Nakamoto published his white paper in 2008. What the technology could do that would completely change the world. It was hailed as potentially truly transformative for the financial services industry. Maybe it will in time…
