Merchant payments fintech Primer raises £3.8m
The newly-launched fintech has secured investment from Balderton Capital.
The newly-launched fintech has secured investment from Balderton Capital.
“The region is super scattered,” says co-founder, Mohammed Aziz, regarding open banking regulations.
Let’s dive into the ‘HOW’ of this innovation that has made payments simpler and far more secure.
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Existing backers inlude Citi and Commerzbank.
“It will give firms what they’ve longed for – real-time understanding of the figures.”
The number one concern, unsurprisingly, is ensuring online security.
TransferGo, Penta and Money Mover were early participants in the pilot programme.
YTS said it was processing 14 million API calls on average per week.
KIB currently serves 1.2 million customers.
The fresh capital will initiate an “aggressive growth” plan to achieve pan-European coverage.
“We have migrated into the top screen time for Gen Z’s and millennial’s,” says founder.
“They must embrace Open X or risk becoming irrelevant,” says John Berry, CEO of Efma.
The fintech is headed by ex-Virgin Money CEO Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia.
We have received more requests for extensions than ever before, so we are extending the entry deadline again until the end of April.
Partnership will see both firms combine their systems.
The announcement from Revolut should be seen as a must win gamble.
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Many fintechs have used this pandemic as an opportunity to show their mettle.
Both CEOs say now is “the right time” for this deal.
The strong open source community around the database gives us confidence for the long haul.
The firm wants to cut down loan decisioning times amid coronavirus urgency.
The capital raise was led by Revolut-backer Lakestar.
For many years multinationals and others have struggled with cross-border payments.
The fintech wants to reach two million people in its first eight weeks of launch.
The paper puts a heavy emphasis on instant payments.
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The joint venture will be accessible via an API to “all interested market players”.
The bank gave fintech firms a choice: abide by data access rules or get out.
“One of the earliest forms of ‘fintech’ is a budgeting spreadsheet,” says Plaid.
The app has seen an influx of savers using its platform as of late.
These new sandboxes will be subject to lighter regulations.
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Covid Credit uses open banking data to help the self-employed get income relief.
Asia’s mega funding rounds make Europe’s look like child play.
Embracing open APIs offers plenty of benefits for financial institutions of all sizes.
The partners will offer access to real-time payment services.
TransferWise customers just need the recipient’s name and Alipay ID.
The platform has already bagged Monese and Xero as a partners.
The founder previously built French digital bank Fortuneo.