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Fintech’s Value in Australia Grows by 17,900% in Less Than a Decade

The Fintech Times

Despite its market stalling in H1’24, Australia’s economy still remains a major player globally with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of over $65,000 according to the World Bank. These include cross-border payments Airwallex , buy now pay later (BNPL) Afterpay and challenger bank Judo Capital.

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A Move Away From Oil and Gas: Fintech’s Role in a More Diversified Brunei Economy

The Fintech Times

While oil and gas remain the backbone of Brunei’s economy, since 2010, the non-oil and gas private sector has grown by 2.6 Although there are at least seven commercial banks, only two of them compete for the majority of users. For example, last year, BIBD announced its plans to be a digital-first bank.

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German FinTech N26 Eyes IPO With Hiring Of New CFO

PYMNTS

In his eight years at the startup, he helped grow market capitalization to 11 billion euros from 2010 to 2017. Backed by billionaires Peter Thiel and Li Ka-Shing, N26 launched its first products in 2015 and is among Europe’s most valuable non-listed FinTechs. Its most recent valuation was $3.5 Following the U.K.’s

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Boku Welcomes New CEO Stuart Neal After Momentous 2023

Fintech Finance

Neal takes the helm from Jon Prideaux, who announced his intention to retire in July 2023, and will remain on the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Local Payment Methods (LPMs) now represent two-thirds of all global online payments – a significant rise from 2010, when they accounted for one quarter of all online payments.

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Finovate Global Mexico: Banorte’s Digital Bank, Amazon’s BNPL Partnership with Kueski Pay

Finovate

First up is news that Grupo Financiero Banorte has launched Mexico’s first fully digital bank, bineo. The new digital bank also offers financing products for bineo account holders. The bank also pledges competitive rates and instant access to funds once loans are approved. The company noted that it hopes to add 2.8

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Finovate Global Netherlands: Investing in Digital Banking and Innovating with AI

Finovate

Netherlands-based digital banking platform Plumery secured $3.3 Founded in 2022, Plumery offers a digital banking platform that enables businesses to rapidly customize and deploy their banking operations. This week’s edition of Finovate Global features recent fintech news and headlines from the Netherlands.

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Three Small US Banks Collapse Over Past Month

PYMNTS

recorded its fourth bank failure this year — the first collapse of financial institutions since 2017, according to data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp ( FDIC ). 1 when City National Bank of New Jersey closed its three branches with assets of about $120.6 The number reached a peak of 157 in 2010.

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