Ripple chooses Dubai International Financial Centre for Regional Headquarters
DIFC, on Saturday, announced that Ripple, the enterprise blockchain solution for global payments, has established its regional headquarters in the Centre.
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Gurugram’s BASIC Home Loan raises $500K seed funding from Germany’s Picus Capital
Gurugram, Haryana-based BASIC Home Loan, on Monday raised a $500,000 in a seed funding round from Picus Capital, Germany.
CredAble, Mumbai-based fintech startup raises $2.5 Mn funding
Mumbai, Maharashtra-based fintech startup CredAbale on Saturday raised INR 18.14 crore (around $2.5 million) from a group of angel investors.
PayPal to venture into cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping
PayPal Holdings Inc. on Wednesday announced that it is set to allow customers to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies.
Ex-Paytm Shankar Nath launches Junio, a kids-focused fintech startup
Ex-Paytm senior vice president, Shankar Nath after a two-year sabbatical has launched Junio, a kids-focused fintech startup.
India’s fintech startup Razorpay raises $100 Mn, enters unicorn club
Bangalore, Karnataka-based Razorpay, on Monday, 12 October 2020, raised $100 million to enter the unicorn club.
Egypt’s fintech startup NowPay secures $2.1 Mn Seed funding
Cairo-based Fintech startup NowPay, on Sunday, 11 October 2020, told LAFFAZ that the company has raised a $2.1 million seed funding.
Paytm launches Mini App Store for Indian developers, a proprietary take on Google
India's fintech unicorn Paytm, on Monday, 5 October 2020, launched its 'Android Mini App Store' to help Indian developers market their apps.
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Weekly Roundup – Top startup news you ought not to miss [Sep 28 – Oct 04]
Weekly roundup, featuring the top startup news and stories from MENA and India published on LAFFAZ from September 28 to 04 October, 2020.
Flick, Egypt’s fintech startup secures $1 Mn Pre-Seed funding
Egypt-based fintech startup Flick, that offers peer-to-peer app that digitizes the cross-border money transfer, raises $1 million pre-seed.
India’s Financepeer raises $3 Mn from MS Fincap, UAE’s Danube and more
Mumbai, India-based Financepeer on Tuesday, 29 September 2020, raised $3 million from Jaipur's MS Fincap, UAE's Danube, and more.
Egypt’s fintech startup Kashier Payments raises seed funding from Glint Ventures
Egypt's fintech startup Kashier Payments on Sunday (20 September 2020) has raised an undisclosed amount of seed capital from Glint Ventures.