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Argentem Creek Partners leads $20 million venture-loan round in Salmon

Consumer fintech Salmon today announces it has secured a USD20MM venture loan from U.S. emerging-markets specialist investment firm Argentem Creek Partners, enabling Salmon to further scale its lending operations across the Philippines.

24 July 2023

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ISS launches mobile voting tool

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a leading provider of corporate governance and sustainable investment solutions to financial market participants, today launched ISS Exchange, a streamlined, mobile-friendly voting solution, to augment its Global Proxy Distribution (GPD) offering.

21 July 2023

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BaaS firm BKN301 Group lands in Egypt

The internationalization of BKN301 – a fintech company offering Banking-as-a-Service solutions with a focus on high-growth markets – continues with the opening a new office and landing in Egypt.

10 July 2023

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CBA to keep all regional Australian branches open until 2026

Commonwealth Bank is maintaining banking services and employment in regional Australia by keeping all CBA regional branches open until at least the end of 2026, a three year extension on its current commitment.

07 July 2023

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ScotPac selects Dancerace for backoffice overhaul

ScotPac – the largest non-bank business lender in Australia and New Zealand – has partnered with Dancerace to deliver the next step in its ambitious technology transformation program.

19 June 2023

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GMEX ZERO13 and Zumo partner for carbon credit offering

ZERO13 and Zumo, the B2B digital assets infrastructure, have announced a collaborative solution targeted at banks and their corporate and institutional clients who are looking to account for the carbon footprint of their digital assets and any aspect of their value chain.

19 June 2023

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Discover launches fund to support firms working on financial health in Delaware

Discover Bank has launched a new mission-driven investment fund, the Discover Financial Health Improvement Fund, to support startups and early stage technology companies who are developing solutions to improve the financial health of low- and moderate-income people, communities, and small businesses.

13 June 2023

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FCA bans referral fees for debt packagers to help struggling consumers

The FCA is banning certain providers of debt advice from receiving referral fees from debt solution providers.

02 June 2023

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Securities Commission Malaysis seeks to boost agri sector via fintech

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is encouraging wider adoption of financial technology (fintech) in agriculture in order to help in achieving the country’s food security agenda.

31 May 2023

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TransUnion, Monevo and Incuto collaborate on credit access for community banks

Global information and insights company TransUnion is working with personal credit platform Monevo and incuto – a fintech for social good – to offer UK consumers improved access to credit and a broader range of affordable credit products.

30 May 2023

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British Business Bank seeks proposals for Government's Tech and Science initiative

The British Business Bank today announced a Call for Proposals as part of the launch of the government’s Long-term Investment for Technology and Science (LIFTS) initiative. It seeks proposals from industry for the establishment of new funds or investment structures to crowd in UK institutional investment, particularly Defined Contribution (DC) pension schemes, to support the growth and ambitions of the UK’s most innovative science and technology companies.

26 May 2023

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SC Ventures launches Tawi to improve financial access for smallholder farmers in Kenya

SC Ventures, the fintech, investment and ventures arm of Standard Chartered, has launched Kenya-based Tawi, a B2B agritech marketplace for secure e-commerce transactions for smallholder farmers in Kenya.

16 May 2023

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