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Plus: Crypto enthusiasts eager for Bitcoin’s ‘halving.’

Bitcoin coders at popup hackathon prepared for big launches on blockchain after the halving, and a cryptocurrency market now valued at over $2.4 trillion.

Fintech attracted investor attention in the country though marked by smaller deal sizes with key transactions such as KreditBee ($209 million), SK Finance ($160 million), and Perfios ($80 million).

Gender-neutral fintech isn’t working for women

When Ali Niknam decided to launch a digital bank, he took a concious decision to self-fund. So why then did he ultimately choose to take on external investment?

'We were terrified': Block co-founder explains how the fintech giant avoided 'death by Amazon' : Rashtra News #terrified #Block #cofounder #explains #fintech #giant #avoided #death #Amazon Block co-founder Jim McKelvey.CNBC | NBC Universal | Getty ImagesBARCELONA — In 2014, Amazon launched a product that sounded strikingly similar to something already on offer from Twitter co-founder

Bitcoin mining firms diversify their revenue streams to brace for halving.

With an estimated 50 trillion yuan digital market just across the border, Hong Kong must be ready to unleash its potential and gain a big slice of that economic pie.

Cred has received in-principle approval from the RBI for the payment aggregation business. Once the final approval is granted, Cred can expand its merchant payments business. Read more about this development in the fintech industry.

Only Google has established a strong foothold, while Facebook, WhatsApp and Amazon have been unable to grow their market share substantively.