The city of Johannesburg’s authority system was hacked last Sunday, Oct. 27, by a group that demanded a Bitcoin ransom worth $136,736 or R2,000,000.
The authorities are conducting an investigation and have shut down the city’s billing systems and website....
The London-based financial and digital assistant Cleo is quietly gaining a lot of customers in the US market, expecting to replace banking apps in the near future.
Cleo is an AI assistant that helps individuals look after their money, budget,...
The Indonesia fintech industry is experiencing a surge as gigital payments, investments, pay-later services are becoming increasingly popular among Indonesians, according to Fintech Report 2019 published last Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019.
About 82.7 percent of Indonesians were aware of...
Following its announcement to enter a definitive agreement with fintech company Acima Holdings LLC, Rent-A-Center Inc.’s stocks increased to a massive 10 percent on Monday, December 21.
The deal is reportedly around $1.65 billion, with an upfront $1.273 billion in...
Visa has recently decided to team up with Bahrain FinTech Bay to help boost the financial technology sector in the country. The partnership of these two companies aims to address the technological and development sector in the nation, together...
Death is a topic that many people are uncomfortable talking about. However, it is certainly inevitable, which is why many people choose to settle their affairs even when they are young and healthy. Software company Trust & Will made...
UK-based fintech startup KogoPay announced Wednesday, Jan 8, the completion of its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube, in which it had managed to secure more than £200,000 in funding. In a release, the company disclosed that the new financing...
Global payments network giant Rapyd announced a new agreement with Visa to expand business operations. The company signed the new partnership last Tuesday, Feb. 18, offering cross-border services market solutions.
Under the new partnership, Rapyd will join Visa’s Fintech...
Silicon Valley fintech startup Neighborly, reportedly runs out of cash to pay its employees, despite reports of $25 million funding in 2017.
Chief executive officer Jase Wilson reportedly told the employees to stop working as the company ‘is not in...
Research by Ernst & Young Global (EY) predicted Thailand as a budding contender for becoming an important fintech hub among members of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Fintechnews Singapore reported that the country is a strong candidate...
