#fintech-startups

What Is a Robo-Advisor? A Simple Guide for First-Time Investors

How AI-powered investing tools are changing the way people manage their money

The Day Cash Disappeared: A Fintech Story About Trust, Speed, and Survival

Three years ago, Ravi used to stand outside a crowded bank every Friday afternoon.

Best Forex CRM for Dubai Brokers in 2026

Dubai has established itself as one of the world’s leading forex trading hubs, with hundreds of licensed forex brokers operating under DFSA…

Technical Due Diligence: What We Actually Find in Every Deal

Every investor writing a check, and every acquirer signing an LOI, runs the same test before they commit: does the product work. Demo the…

Safety Isn’t a Setting: Why We Patented Accountability Instead of Intelligence

The black box has a receipt now — and it lives in ours, not just in airplanes.

✦ React.js & the Modern Web: Why Teams Like Evrone Still Choose It

Web development keeps evolving, moving from static pages to dynamic, user-driven interfaces. React.js became one of the key tools of this…

Why Users Decide to Trust a Financial App Before They Sign Up

Users are judging your app long before they create an account. They just don't tell you how.

Why Your 9.9 RMB Latte Is Winning China’s Coffee War

China’s coffee obsession didn’t come from nowhere. For five thousand years, this country ran on tea — plain, simple, centuries-deep tea…

Reduce Fintech Onboarding Drop-Off: 7 Fixes for Startups

Fintech onboarding drop-off costs you users and revenue. Here are 7 practical copy fixes to help your startup convert more sign-ups.

SixPoint Spotlight (Week 24)

Latin America

Why Smart Merchant Onboarding Matters for Business Growth

Introduction

The MSME Market Everyone Wants, But Few Truly Understand

For years, I worked in lending and fintech businesses that served MSMEs. Like many others in the industry, I often heard the same statement…

বাংলাদেশের ফিনটেক বিপ্লব এবং BanglaQR

ধরুন, আপনি বাজারে গেছেন। মাছ কিনলেন, সবজি কিনলেন। ক্যাশ দিতে গিয়ে দেখলেন পকেট খালি। আগে হলে এইটাই ছিল মহা বিপদ। এখন? ফোন বের করুন, QR…

Prepaid Card Market Size: Industry Analysis, Trends, Growth Drivers, and Future Outlook

According to Dimension Market Research, The Global Prepaid Card Market has emerged as one of the fastest-growing segments within the…

The Paradox of the 50k USD MVP: How the Agentic Stack Changed Startup Economics Forever

A decade ago, launching a tech startup followed a strict, capital-intensive playbook. If you had an idea, you needed to raise a pre-seed…

What If You Could Trade Real Businesses Like Crypto? Here Is the Idea I Am Putting Out There

A proposal for a regulated platform where any UK business gets a token created on its behalf, the world can trade it, and no one loses…

How Startups Actually Use A/B Testing to Make Decisions

A startup changes the colour of a signup button from blue to green.

How Much Does It Cost to Build a FinTech App in South Africa?

If you’re planning to launch a FinTech product, one of the first questions you’ll ask is simple:

A Scalable GRC Framework for Fintech Startups (2026)

How to build compliance from seed stage to Series B — with real examples from Paystack and Kenya’s CBK

The Day a Frozen IBAN Nearly Killed My Startup

Three years ago, I thought building a global business would be the hard part.

🚀 How Businesses Can Increase Revenue with Faster Payment Systems in 2026

In today’s highly competitive digital economy, businesses are constantly searching for smarter ways to improve customer experience…

Whose brain did you just put inside your system?

You didn’t automate your company. You automated whoever was loudest in the room.

No Child Should Stop Learning Because Money Ran Out

Introducing Storra, a gamified learning platform, a financial ecosystem for education, and a long bet on Africa’s next generation.

We Built a Learning App That Pays Students to Study. Here’s Why That’s Not Crazy.

Introducing Storra, and the science behind why games work better than lectures.

Coming up at Tech Weekend June 2026 | VC Office hours with: Henry Pham, Managing Partner at Octant…

VC Office hours with: Henry Pham, Managing Partner at Octant Ventures

FinTech App Development Services: How to Build Scalable Financial Apps

The fintech landscape has evolved far beyond launching standalone applications. Today, success depends on building scalable, secure, and…

The BiTo Story — Bringing Institutional Trading to Everyone

BiTo Fintech was founded on a single conviction: the tools that make institutional traders successful shouldn’t be exclusive to…

Do You Need a PSD2 Licence?

Scope, Exemptions, and How to Decide

Garage Just Turned Your Affiliate Commissions Into a Fully Spendable In-Platform Currency.

Introducing Affiliate Wallet payments — the feature that eliminates the gap between earning money and spending it.

Why Testing Matters in Spring Boot And How to Think About It

SpringBoot Testing Series · Article #1

The Unbundling and Rebundling of Financial Services

Introduction: Structural Shifts in Markets

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 & 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 $1.44

South and Southeast Asia combined represent one of the largest and fastest-growing fintech markets on earth.

Los costos ocultos de los plugins “gratuitos” de copy trading: lo que los proveedores no te dicen

Por qué la licencia más barata de tu lista podría ser la decisión más cara que tomes este año.

Gosearch.loans Launches with Phased Rollout Targeting Australian Non-Bank Lending Market

A new digital lending platform, gosearch.loans, is being rolled out through a joint venture between Baylor Ventures and Neuvo WebTech, with…

KYB in West Africa: What Startups Need to Know in 2026

West Africa continues to attract growing interest from fintech startups, payment providers, and digital marketplaces. Markets such as…

Nigerian Carta & Pulley Alternative

Nigeria’s Pioneering Equity and Cap Table Management Platform

Why Traditional T&E Is Quietly Draining CFO Budgets — And How AI-Driven Infrastructure Is Reversing

#T&E Looks Operational, but It’s A Strategic Financial Surface

Top 100 Startups in Europe for 2026 Edition

Europe’s startup ecosystem has exploded in the past few years. From fintech hubs in the UK and Germany to AI innovators in France and…

My Cofounders and I Built Cube Because We Got Tired of Watching People Pay a “Rush Fee” for Life

I've learned something that's hard to unsee once you notice it.

Building Reliable Payments in a Fragile Ecosystem

A pragmatic look at how Paystack scaled payments infrastructure in Africa

Fintech Can’t “Move Fast and Break Things” With Engagement

Fintech can’t “experiment freely” like consumer apps: tests can trigger harm, leaks, fraud habits. Use trust guardrails + core actions.

PaysGator — Pan African Payment Gateway

A developer-first payment gateway enabling cross-border payments in under-served African markets.

Behind the Term Sheet: Range’s $60M Series C

Founder Q&A with Fahad Hassan & David Cusatis

Top 10 Fintech Software Development Companies to Watch in 2026

Curated list of 10 vetted fintech software development companies.

ZinChat: The All-in-One Messaging App Blending Privacy, Social Expression, and Digital Payments

In today’s world, our digital lives are scattered across dozens of apps one for messaging, another for payments, another for airtime and…

HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON OPAY

Smart ways to grow your money using one of Nigeria’s most convenient financial apps.

How Marketing Automation Is Transforming Customer Engagement in Financial Services

Enterprise financial services companies have a problem: it’s not finding customers; it’s keeping them. A recent study showed that nearly…

Google I/O Connect Berlin 2025: Key Takeaways for Flutter & AI from Cino 🚀

Earlier this summer, the Cino team had the privilege of attending Google I/O Connect Berlin 2025 for the second consecutive year and once…

What Are the Latest Trends Driving the Fintech Market in 2025?

The fintech market in 2025 is experiencing rapid evolution, driven by technological innovation, regulatory advancements, and changing…

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