Uber and WhatsApp team up: Another step towards Meta’s super-app
Meta has made no secret about its plans to become a super-app. Ride-hailing giant Uber may just have taken Facebook closer towards reaching that goal by enabling WhatsApp users to...
Fintech
Zuck loses cryptocurrency tsar: Where does that leave Meta’s Libra legacy?
Meta is losing its fintech boss. David Marcus is the head of Novi, Facebook's upcoming...
Super app Grab grabs largest SPAC deal ever with $40bn valuation
Singaporean tech company Grab will go public on the Nasdaq on December 2 through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)....
Fintech startups rejoice at new UK open-banking rule change
UK open banking startups are in a celebratory mood after the nation's financial markets regulator changed the 90-day rule, which...
Cryptocurrency mainstream potential hindered by India crackdown
In November 2021, the Indian government announced plans to ban most cryptocurrencies in the country under the Cryptocurrency and Regulation...
BNPL fintechs slice up India credit market: Slice becomes unicorn
Fintech startup Slice has become a unicorn after a $220m Series B funding round, demonstrating the growing power of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) companies in India. Slice was founded in 2016. It's…
‘Starling boss Anne Boden doesn’t get open banking’, startup CEO claims
The founder and CEO of fintech startup Yapily believes Starling Bank founder Anne Boden failed to understand open banking when she called it a flop a few weeks ago. "I…
One year after the cancelled IPO: China’s Ant Group restructures “to give users clarity”
After Ant Financial cancelled its initial public offering (IPO) last year, the fintech is now being restructured to appease Beijing. Details have now started to emerge about what shape the…
Verdict Magazine Issue 11: Money Talks
Verdict Magazine Issue 11 is out now, and it's packed with all the deep analysis, long reads and comment articles on the biggest topics in technology that our readers have…
“I’m not a star like Elon Musk” says Klarna CEO, damping IPO rumours
The CEO of Klarna says he shouldn't be compared to Tesla boss Elon Musk and encourages people to not hold their breath waiting for his buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) quadradecacorn to go…
Decentralised Autonomous Organisations decrypted: Venture funding’s latest love affair explained
If you've been on any tech forums recently, you've probably come across the term "decentralised autonomous organisation", more commonly shortened as "DAO". Members of these forums often argue that DAOs…
