Paytech Sezzle sizzles with $100m line of credit
Alternative e-commerce payment system is so hot right now.
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Southeast Asian consumer finance firm Akulaku gets $70m funding
Round includes support from Sequoia India and BlueSky Venture Capital.
Invisible payments: finding success in a convenience-driven market
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Mash and Nets partner for pay later solution across Nordics
Will be first available in Finland and Sweden.
Ahli United Bank signs up for retail payments with AFS
Utilising Android as PoS.
Braintree adds Samsung Pay option for US merchants
PayPal-owned Braintree will integrate with Samsung Pay.
State Bank of India and Hitachi join forces for cards and paytech venture
JV to create a “state-of-the-art card acceptance and future ready digital payments platform” in India.
Swych powers WeChat’s Travelex Pay for US shopping
Swych’s blockchain-based gift card technology will power Travelex Pay, offered by Travelex and WeChat.
Yoyo Wallet lands $30m deal with Hard Yaka
UK payment and loyalty app Yoyo Wallet entered into a major partnership agreement.
Is PayPal working in the gambling industry?
The international gaming industry is one of the great success stories of modern commerce.
Visa step closer to B2B Connect launch, onboards new partners
IBM, Hyperledger and Bottomline are among Visa’s new partners for B2B Connect.
US SMBs retail innovate to compete and grow sales – Pymnts and AEVI research
More than 400 retailers across nine different sectors were surveyed.
American Express and Ethoca partner for card dispute resolution
Ethoca Eliminator will enable Amex card holders to get more detailed transaction information in real time.
US paytech CardFlight launches SwipeSimple Customers for card data management
Merchants can build customer databases and manage card data with CardFlight’s SwipeSimple Customers.
The dos and don’ts of invoice factoring
A few tips on how to implement invoice factoring properly.
Larky lands three new credit unions
Oh what larks! Loyalty and engagement platform provider makes new friends.
Alibaba enters Banking Circle for shapely payments
Tech titan will use infrastructure and network.
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Fraud detector Ravelin reels in £8m funding
Series B round led by BlackFin Capital Partners.
Sberbank and 500 Startups unleash Russian fintech accelerator
Each start-up will receive seed investment of up to $145,000.
Ebix acquires wealthtech Miles Software for $19m
Mumbai-based firm snapped up by e-commerce service provider.
Elavon expanding merchant payment line with ETS acquisition
US Bank subsidiary buys Virginia-based Electronic Transaction Systems.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway invests $300m in Paytm
Berkshire joins Ant Financial, SoftBank and Alibaba as investors.
Rakuten acquires crypto exchange Everybody’s Bitcoin for $2.4m
Japanese e-commerce firm might get everybody talking.
Terra firmly raises $32m funding for digital money ambitions
Plans to copy models of payment platforms like AliPay and PayPal.
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Flipkart vies for voice-powered shopping with Liv.ai acquisition
Indian e-commerce firm thinks voice will become a preferred interface.
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Indian fintech is a top five market globally by value of capital funding and investments.
Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary bags $270m funding
Chinese private equity firm GSR Capital sees a hero in tZero.
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Bangkok Port to go digital with e-payment system
New system set to launch on 1 September.
Italy to spark an e-invoicing revolution?
Ushering in one of the biggest tax reforms Italy has ever undertaken.
Business Payments Directory Association teams with Discover for blockchain PoC
Will develop a platform for its B2B directory built on blockchain technology.
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Fintech infrastructure firm C88 gets $28m funding
Funding round led by Experian, alongside many other investors.
Feedzai to help Credorax fight merchant fraud
Feedzai uses big data technology to stop payment fraud in real-time.
FinAccel’s payment app Kredivo raises $30m
Jakarta-based firm plans expansion in Southeast Asia.
eBay sellers to get access to Square Capital
Sellers in the US could get access to funding up to the value of $100,000.
UK payments firm SP Group fights for survival
Jobs will be lost as the company calls in the administrators.
