Credit card player Petal picks up $30m funding
Series B round led by Valar Ventures.
Cards
TrueLayer unveils payments API
UK firm launches it in the name of open banking and PSD2.
Mastercard trumps Visa with £233m offer for Earthport
Visa had made a £198 million offer earlier.
UK payments regulator back with card-acquiring services review
PSR sets the final terms of reference for the final stage.
RIP Microsoft Wallet
Of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end.
EC fines Mastercard €570m for anti-competitive antics
Commission says firm obstructed merchants’ access to cross-border card payment services.
SBI fuels $15m funding in Tangem’s blockchain smart cards
Swiss firm plans to “bring blockchain to people’s everyday life”.
Australia prepares payments for digital age
It’s consultation time as the Australian Payments Council wants your input.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 21 January 2019
Featuring JAJA, South Korea, Sberbank and R3.
PayTech Awards 2019 now open for entries
Be a part of the celebrations!
Fiserv to acquire First Data for $22bn
Job cuts on the way as a fintech titan is born.
UK challenger bank Tandem eyes IPO
Digital bank also reveals major recruitment plans in 2019.
ANZ customers lose out in post office banking fallout
Anger in Australia as users lose access to banking services at local post offices.
SafeCharge payments engine sends Kiwi.com flying
Designed to accept payments from travellers anywhere in the world.
New investment for LendUp spurs credit card spin off
The US company will spin off its credit card business, Mission Lane, as a separate, stand-alone entity.
Moorwand releases first UnionPay card in UK
UnionPay moves West with a multi-currency pre-paid card.
New Mastercard logo enters icon era
Who knew 2019 would be known as “The Year #Priceless Went Nameless”?
Wirecard releases Visa card for Chinese tourists
A multi-currency card for the most frequented destinations.
RBS secures 25% stake in digital current account Loot
Invests £2 million via its new digital Bó bank.
Zwipe seeks $14m funding for Merkur Market move
Norwegian firm looks for multilateral trading facility action.
PaySend powers Vietcombank payments
Allowing remittances to any account or Napas cards.
Put your SEPA cards on the table
European Cards Stakeholders Group calls for feedback.
Isracard plots banking action with Temenos T24 core system
Credit card company gets ambitious and wants to simplify its systems architecture.
Mastercard picks paytech pal in Polish Payment Standard
Digital, mobile, cards, e-commerce – it’s all happening.
Infographic: cashless payments now reign supreme
Merchant Machine is on the scene to reveal the true value in the world we live in.
Obopay launches prepaid cards with Mastercard in India
For both consumers and businesses across the nation.
Robinhood tucks into Galileo for US checking and savings launch
Payments processor powers trading app’s banking move.
Contis and Visa unleash fast-track fintech programme
Will give firms access to payment cards and banking capabilities.
StanChart first in Hong Kong for digital savings account on-boarding
HKID security features validation and facial recognition.
Lastminute.com launches travel Visa card
Online travel agency teams with Wirecard for multi-currency offering.
It’s on for paytech Switch’s $2m funding
Gets its largest round of funding to-date.
IndusInd Bank buttons up with interactive credit card
Indian bank gets pushy with three payment options on one card.
Plastiq gets $27m funding to its credit
US firm offers way to pay bills and business expenses by credit card.
Gohenry crowdfunds £6.2m for US expansion
To teach American kids about money.
SuperMoney launches student loan refinancing marketplace
Financial services comparison site is venturing into new territory.
Ingenico and Sberbank enable MIR cards for online purchases
Allowing Russian consumers to make international online purchases.
ANNA Money, a business account that meows
The card makes the “purrfect” sound.
Fingerprints all over Intesa Sanpaolo’s biometric contactless card trial
The card is provided by Gemalto through the bank, with technology from Zwipe.
Build-a-card workshop with Gemalto’s Mini Kiosk
On-the-spot card issuance.
NY subway to accept contactless cards in 2019
US plays catch up in retail payments.
