The new cohort includes seven startups that are seeking to partner with financial institutions by focusing on addressing evolving problems in the fintech space and enabling established players to further their innovation capabilities.

After receiving more than 1,000 applicants, the organisers have now selected 12 startups to pitch at the event, 11 of which are raising Series A and one of which is selected in the “Seed+” category.

FCB.ai launched onto the African market over 3 years ago and has fast become the leader in the finance tech space. Mbali Ndlovu our Digital Nomad caught up with Antoine Paillusseau, CEO & Co-Founder to find out more about the …

FCB.ai, a creator of conversational AI solutions for the financial services industry, has attracted $1.6 million. It will use the funding primarily to grow its team to 50+ people and to expand into the UK, West Africa and Europe.

FCB.ai took third place for the BCX Digital Innovation Awards 2020. The announcement was made at the prestigious Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards via live stream.