Atlanta-based fintech unicorn Kabbage Inc. is enabling an effort by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to offer credit to U.S. buyers on its original platform. Alibaba.com, a digital marketplace that grew […]
Category: Fintech
Posted inBusiness, Fintech
Cardlytics to Open First Asia Office in India
Atlanta-based Cardlytics plans to open its first Asia office next year in Visakhapatnam, an eastern Indian city making its case as a financial technology hub. The office will open in […]
Posted inFintech, Payments
Former British PM David Cameron to Headline Atlanta Payments Summit This Week
As if there needed to be an exclamation point to a high-level payments forum between Atlanta and the United Kingdom this week, the event will be headlined by former British […]
Posted inBriefs, Business, Fintech
Portuguese-born Fraud Protection Company to Double Local Headcount to 60
Fraud protection company Feedzai, which was founded in Portugal and set up an office in Atlanta in 2016, is set to double its headcount locally to 60 by early next […]
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South African Fintech Firm Picks Atlanta for North American Headquarters
Entersekt, a financial technology firm based in South Africa, has opened a new North American headquarters in Sandy Springs following its success landing major customers in the metro Atlanta area. The company […]
Posted inEducation, Fintech
Agnes Scott President Lays Out Atlanta’s Strengths and Challenges Before Departing for Oxford
Twelve years ago just after arriving in Atlanta to begin her tenure as president of Agnes Scott College, Dr. Elizabeth Kiss read a New York Times article about the Fugees’ […]
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Atlanta Enjoys Perfect Storm for British Tech Investment
For the last two years, a perfect storm has been brewing across the Atlantic, whipping up ideal conditions for new British technology investment in Atlanta. Just as the Georgia capital got […]