An after after-dark round-up
FinTech Futures unravels the hot topics covered at 11:FS’ live podcast.
E-commerce
What will Brexit mean for the payments industry?
A European take on a very British dilemma.
Ask the expert: your questions on growing the business answered
How can I better understand and navigate the complexity of the financial services market?
Amazon brings money management to Prime for businesses in the UK
It also offers tailored advice when buying.
Linio Colombia and Ingenico ePayments partner up
Ecommerce is booming in Colombia.
Top fintech stories this week – 21 June 2019
From JP Morgan’s secret UK digital bank project to MoneyGram and Ripple’s partnership.
CIMB Niaga and Liquid Group spearhead Singapore-Indonesia payments
Partnership follows successful trial at Changi Airport.
JP Morgan’s secretive UK digital bank plans revealed
The new offering is rumoured to rival Monzo and Goldman Sachs’ Marcus.
Celero acquires Elmhurst and Tandem
The acquisitions add distribution and tech-focused organisations to its financial institution partners and merchants.
Landmark Group and HSBC debut dual-platform blockchain deal
A major step forward in the Middle East’s retail industry adopting blockchain
PPRO acquires LatAm paytech, Allpago
The deal is part of PPRO’s global expansion strategy.
Yoyo and Mastercard’s Pay by Bank team up
Bringing “an omnichannel payment and loyalty experience that is unrivalled in the market”.
Money20/20 Europe 2019 – Day 2, a fragmented consumer-centric world
Everybody wants customer data, but that’s not always customer-centric.
Isbank partners Yandex.Checkout to support trade between Turkey and Russia
Turkish bank will reach more than 150 million extra clients.
White paper: How to drive business impact with payments
Download this free white paper to learn about how payments can improve your business.
Global Payments and TSYS agree mega-merger
The third major payments industry deal so far this year.
Trustly and Collector Bank team for instant payments to Nordic merchants
The partnership seeks to take advantage of the popularity of online bank payments in the region.
Modulr completes scale-up investment round of £14m
Taking the total amount raised by Modulr to £24 million.
Instalment payment option added to lastminute.com via Divido
This provides instant access to credit by connecting shoppers to multiple lenders at the moment of purchase.
Tapping into new source markets to drive loyalty
Tapping into new source markets is an exciting way forward. But where to start?
UK is fintech world leader with £4.5bn investment in three years
The country is also fourth in the world for overall scaleup investment.
Niche areas that fintech is yet to exploit
Superyachts, with turnovers of millions, should be viewed as floating multi-million-pound businesses.
Visa signs up to support fintech innovation in Bahrain
Partnership will focus on innovation, education and payments trends.
Bank of America ponders scrapping paytech venture with First Data
The joint venture, Bank of America Merchant Services, accounts for 10-12% of First Data’s revenue.
B2B payments revolution on Russian e-commerce soil
A new solution from Yandex.Money and Sberbank has every chance to make Russian B2B payment market similar to B2C or even better.
Checkout.com rings up Europe’s largest ever fintech Series A round
The London-based company now eyes further global expansion.
Klarna brings its alt payment options to retail shops
Bringing pay later to consumers in stores.
PSD2: how new EU regulations will change the e-commerce game from September 2019
Winning combination: balancing security and compliance with scale and user experience.
Indian lendtech ZestMoney raises $20m
The firm is already looking to expand in Singapore.
QR payment firm Citcon raises $5m
Catering for the Chinese market.
Returnly raises $19m Series B round to help retailers take on Amazon
Former PayPal stars David Sacks and Max Levchin’s companies are on board.
Mastercard acquires Vyze for point-of-sale financing
The ai Corporation has also implemented Mastercard’s Pay by Bank feature.
Russia’s first new bank in four years is for internet firms
Approach will combine the payment gateway and payout model.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 March 2019
More open banking news, fintechs in LatAm, an a MasterCard acquisition.
FIS acquires Worldpay for $34bn
The resulting merger will have an enterprise value of approximately $43bn.
PayPal pumps $750m into e-commerce firm MercadoLibre
The Argentine company is planning to raise $1.85bn in equity offerings.
Mastercard acquires Ethoca for e-commerce fraud protection
Follows on from Mastercard’s recent acquisition of Transfast.
Spanish fintech Pagantis closes €65m for e-commerce financing
It aims to expand its services to Portugal, Italy and France.
Signifyd unveils chargeback solution for merchants
“Friendly fraud” meets a feisty foe.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 4 March 2019
Featuring N26, South Korea, Brex and TymeBank.
