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Wise Shareholders Approve US Primary Listing and Extend CEO Käärmann's Supervoting Rights for Ten Years
Wise shareholders voted on 28 July 2025 to shift its primary stock listing from London to New York and extend CEO Kristo Käärmann's Class B supervoting rights for a further ten years.
PayPal Reports $8.29 Billion Q2 2025 Revenue and Raises Full-Year Earnings Guidance
PayPal beat second-quarter expectations with $8.29 billion in revenue and lifted its full-year non-GAAP EPS guidance to $5.15–$5.30 , with total payment volume up 6%.
SoFi Technologies Posts $858 Million Adjusted Net Revenue in Q2 2025 as Membership Surpasses 11.7 Million
SoFi Technologies delivered its highest revenue growth in over two years, posting Q2 2025 adjusted net revenue of $858 million, up 44% year-on-year.
M-KOPA secures term sheet for about $160 million Series F led by Sumitomo
Kenya- and UK-based consumer finance company M-KOPA was nearing the close of a roughly $160m Series F equity round led by longtime investor Sumitomo Corporation, with about half set aside for secondary sales.
Paytm returns to profit in Q1 FY2026 with net profit of INR 122.5 crore
Paytm parent One97 Communications swung to a net profit of INR 122.5 crore in the April–June 2025 quarter from a loss of INR 838.9 crore a year earlier, as revenue from operations rose 28%.
Razorpay Named Among World's Top Fintech Innovators 2025 by CNBC and Statista
Razorpay has been ranked among the world's top fintech innovators for 2025 by CNBC and Statista, processing over $180 billion in annualised payments volume across India.
Wise Q1 FY2026 Cross-Border Volume Grows 24% to £41.2 Billion with 9.8 Million Active Customers
Wise reported Q1 FY2026 cross-border volume of £41.2bn, up 24% year-on-year, as active customers grew 17% to 9.8 million and customer holdings rose 31% to £22.9bn.
Kuda Technologies Posts ₦14.3 Trillion in Q1 2025 Transactions as Paid Transfers Overtake Free Transfers
Nigerian neobank Kuda processed over 300 million transactions worth ₦14.3 trillion in Q1 2025, with paid transfers exceeding free transfers by value.
Wave Secures USD 137 Million Debt Financing Led by Rand Merchant Bank to Expand West African Mobile Money Network
Wave raised USD 137 million in debt led by Rand Merchant Bank, with BII, Finnfund and Norfund participating, to scale its mobile money platform, which operates in eight African countries.
Tyme Group named to TIME100 companies list with 17.5 million customers across two markets
TIME's 2025 list of the most influential companies included Tyme Group, parent of TymeBank and GoTyme Bank, which it said adds about 450,000 customers a month as it plans to enter Indonesia.
UAE Fintech Sector Raised $265 Million in 2024, Accounting for One-Third of National Startup Funding
UAE fintech startups raised $265 million in 2024 — about one-third of total national startup funding — with the market forecast to grow from $3.16 billion to $5.71 billion by 2029.
Thailand Approves Ascend Money Virtual Bank Application
CP Group's Ascend Money, parent of fintech unicorn TrueMoney, has won approval to establish one of Thailand's first virtual banks after Thailand's finance minister, on the Bank of Thailand's advice, approved three of five applicants.