Challenging the Challengers: The Second Wave of Digital Challenger Banks
The number of digital challenger banks has been growing rapidly across the world in the last decade. In 2019, challenger…
The Penser Fintech News Roundup: June 01-15
Every fortnight we compile the most important and interesting headlines in the fintech industry covering digital banking, payments, open banking,…
Let’s Talk About the Challenges with Widespread Crypto Adoption
The global presence of cryptocurrency has been steadily growing in the last decade. 19% of the world’s population has purchased…
The Penser Fintech News Roundup: May 16-31
Each fortnight we compile the most important headlines and news updates in the fintech industry covering digital banking, online payments,…
Fintech in Latin America: Brazil’s Biggest Fintechs
The largest country in Latin America and one of the world’s fastest emerging economies, Brazil is home to more than…
The Penser Fintech News Roundup: May 01-15
Every fortnight we compile some of the most important news updates and headlines in the fintech industry spanning payments, digital…
Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Invests in Australian Fintech Afterpay
On May 01, 2020, Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay announced that Tencent had invested A$390 million (nearly…
The Impact of Covid-19 on International Remittances
The ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic has already claimed several thousand lives and infected millions of people in the last four…
Exploring P2P Payment Apps in Southeast Asia
This is the second article in our series exploring the growth of peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps across the globe. Check…
Facebook, Silver Lake invest in Reliance Jio
On April 22nd, Facebook invested $5.7 billion in India telecom giant, Reliance Jio. This investment allows Reliance to leverage WhatsApp’s…