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Chaos Labs Secures $55M Series A Funding to Bolster Defi Risk Management Solutions

Chaos Labs has raised $55 million in a Series A funding round, led by Haun Ventures, to advance its onchain risk management platform for decentralized finance (defi). The company plans…

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Ripple and SBI Digital Community Partner to Advance Web3 With XRP Ledger

SBI Digital Community Co. Ltd. has partnered with Ripple Labs Inc. to promote the use of the XRP Ledger in the Web3 space. The partnership will also involve issuing non-fungible…

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Xapo Bank Enters UK Market, Offers Interest-Bearing USD and Bitcoin Account

Xapo Bank has entered the UK market, becoming the only licensed banking group to offer a combined interest-bearing USD and bitcoin account. “We’re proud to announce we have successfully passported…

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Fintech Company Tecban Pilots Tokenization Platform for Brazil’s Drex CBDC

Tecban, a fintech that provides interconnection technology for banks, has launched a tokenization and associated services platform called Nexchain. This platform facilitates the process of placing assets on the blockchain…

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Egyptian Fintech Unicorn Secures $157.5 Million In Latest Funding Round

The Egyptian fintech giant MNT Halan has raised $157.5 million to fund its regional expansion. Mounir Nakhla stated that MNT Halan’s planned international expansion will happen through mergers, acquisitions, and…

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Mercury Bank Blocks Fintech Founders From Nigeria, Ukraine, and a Dozen More Countries

The U.S.-based fintech company, Mercury, will offboard startups whose founders reside in or whose businesses are headquartered in 14 African countries and six non-African states. Mercury CEO Immad Akhund stated…

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South African Travel Fintech Turnstay Secures Funding for Regional Expansion from DCG, DFS Lab

Venture capital firms DFS Lab and Digital Currency Group (DCG) recently invested $300,000 in Turnstay, a South African travel-focused fintech startup. Turnstay aims to simplify payment procedures for international travelers…

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Tanzania Fintech Startup Nala Secures $40 Million via Series A Round 

Tanzanian fintech startup Nala recently secured $40 million in a Series A funding round led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm Acrew Capital. The funds will be used to bolster…

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Egyptian Fintech Startup Connect Money Secures $8 Million Seed Funding

Connect Money, an Egyptian fintech startup, recently secured $8 million in seed funding. The company plans to launch new business verticals using this investment. Connect Money aims to become the…

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Tencent Tests Use Cases for Trading Settlements Using Digital Yuan and Mbridge

Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, was revealed to be participating in the tests that the Chinese institutions have completed using Mbridge, a CBDC-enabled cross-borders settlement platform. Tencent participated through its…

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