Turkey
Emirates NBD Group Makes Strategic Equity Investment in Climate Fintech Startup Erguvan
Emirates NBD has made an investment in Erguvan, a climate and financial technology venture aimed at providing financial institutions and corporations with digital infrastructure, enabling them to manage the impacts and risks of climate change. The investment was made via
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First Digital Bank Launched in Turkey
Anglo-Turkish fintech venture Colendi is launching Turkey’s first digital deposit bank after approval from the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA). “We are thrilled to obtain authorisation for the establishment of a digital deposit bank, ushering in a new era
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Turkey Fintech Sector Poised for Growth Amid Conducive Regulatory Environment
2022 was a record-breaking year for the Turkish fintech industry, which recorded increased innovation, rising fintech investments and continued effort from the government to foster the development of the sector. Moving forward, more initiatives will be hitting the market, paving
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Quick Finans Selects Provenir for AI Data and Decisions
Provenir, a data and AI-powered risk decisioning software, announced that Quick Finans, a consumer finance company located in Turkey, has selected Provenir’s AI-Powered Data and Decisioning Platform to quickly approve and onboard new customers. Quick Finans, a wholly owned subsidiary
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Digital Turkish Lira: Turkey Completes First CBDC Pilot Transactions
In the scope of the first-phase studies of the Digital Turkish Lira Project, conducted under the leadership of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT), the first payment transactions on the Digital Turkish Lira Network were executed successfully.
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Fintech Continues to Gain Momentum in the Middle East and Turkey
In the Middle East and Turkey, young and tech-savvy consumers are driving demand for fintech products and services. Mastercard researches show that not only usage of fintech solutions is raising in the region, but digital tools are also becoming a
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Watch Out for These 7 Homegrown Robo-Advisory Platforms in the Middle East
Robo-advisory platforms in the Middle East are quickly taking off, with a number of local players having recently joined the onrush. Robo-advisory platforms provide users with financial advice and portfolio management solutions through algorithms. These algorithms churn user data and
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Turkish Microlender Colendi Raises US$30M
Colendi, a Turkey-based micro lending and credit scoring fintech company, has picked up US$30 million in a Series A round of funding, according to local news reports. The Series A round was led by Re-Pie Asset Management Company, a Turkish
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Digital Transformation Spending in META to Reach $40 Billion by 2022
The Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region will see annual spending on digital transformation (DX) initiatives cross the $20 billion mark by the end of this year, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation. The global technology
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10 Fintech Startups in Turkey to Watch Closely
Fintech is growing rapidly in Turkey. Investment in Turkish fintech companies grew 175% from US$4.6 million in 2012 to US$29 million in 2016, and the overall Turkish fintech industry, which counts more than 200 companies, according to the Fintech Ecosystem in
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