Payoneer appoints Assaf Ronen as its new chief platform officer
In his new role, Ronen will lead Payoneer’s newly created platform division.
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Capita to sell Pay360 to Access PaySuite in £150m deal
Capita says the deal will help lower the firm’s debt and provide additional liquidity.
Open Banking Expo comes to London on 20 October
Open Banking Expo is the largest global community of open banking, open finance and open payments execs.
Banc of California buys Deepstack Technologies for $24m
Banc of California paid $24 million for the acquisition, with 70% in cash and 30% in stock.
Could the UK PSR’s review of card fees boost B2B credit card payments?
Businesses are foggier on the cost of their credit card payments than any other payment type.
Enterprise tech provider NCR to split into separate digital commerce and ATM firms
NCR says the split will “unlock value” for the company’s shareholders.
New fintech platform Ratio emerges from stealth raising $411m
The start-up has raised $11 million in venture funding and $400 million in a credit facility.
European Central Bank picks five partners for digital euro initiative
Five front-end companies were chosen by the ECB out of 54 applicants.
The importance of card and mobile money interoperability in Africa
For the African fintech revolution to reach its true potential, interoperability needs to be completely borderless.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 16 September 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
RBank picks BPC for paytech revamp and financial inclusion drive
Philippines-based Robinsons Bank (RBank) will implement BPC’s SmartVista payments platform.
Goldman Sachs and Modern Treasury partner for embedded payments initiative
Modern Treasury and Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking aim “to accelerate the shift to embedded payments”.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kippa, Payall, Trek Health and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Western Union buys Brazilian digital wallet Te Enviei, eyes LatAm expansion
The company expects its products to go live in Brazil in the first half of 2023.
Berlin-based automated accounting platform Candis raises $16m
Candis is an accounts payable (AP) processes automation solution.
PAYA acquires card payment provider ITS
Interactive Transaction Solutions (ITS) is a business-to-business (B2B) payment gateway.
US credit card start-up Power raises $316m funding
The start-up has raised $300 million in a credit facility and $16.1 million in seed funding.
US fintech Kafene lands $18m in Series B funding
The new funding will be used to increase Kafene’s employee headcount and onboard more merchants onto its platform.
TD Bank and DailyPay team for real-time earned wage access
The partnership will allow the bank’s clients to give their employees access to earned wages before payday.
Bottomline acquires AP automation and real estate payments specialist Nexus Systems
Nexus’ procure-to-pay solution, customers and suppliers will join Bottomline’s Paymode-X B2B payments network.
Revolut launches new one-click payment solution
Revolut Pay is already being used by merchants including Shopify and WH Smith.
Software management start-up Cledara lands $20m Series A
The money raised by Cledara will go towards the US expansion.
Allied Bank Pakistan picks BPC to launch SME acquiring business
Allied Bank will support merchant and business acquisitions and enable payments in-store, online and in-app.
PayPal names John Kim as its new chief product officer
As PayPal’s EVP and CPO, Kim will lead the consumer and merchant product and engineering teams.
FinovateFall 2022: Q&A with MoneyGram chairman and CEO Alex Holmes
FinTech Futures chats with Alex Holmes about the evolution of cross-border money movement.
JP Morgan to acquire US paytech firm Renovite
Once the acquisition is complete, Renovite will become part of JP Morgan Payments.
US paytech Aurora snaps up One Payment
Aurora CEO Brian Goudie says the deal “adds significant value” to his firm.
Paytech iBanFirst names new CTO and COO amid c-level shake-up
The firm has also announced a new chief revenue officer, chief people officer and chief of staff.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 9 September 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Apple Pay edges out Mastercard with more than $6tn in ATV
Only Visa now stands in the way of Apple Pay reaching the top spot globally.
Paytech firm Cantaloupe announces executive leadership changes
Ravi Venkatesan will take over as CEO with Sean Feeney set to retire at the end of September.
White paper: Financial services marketing – how to leverage referrals
This free referral marketing guide explains how a brand can flourish by utilising customer-specific tactics.
Mesh Payments lands $60m in Series C funding
The new money will be used to expand its go-to-market efforts and accelerate product innovation.
UK’s Paysend appoints Wilhelm Rohde as group CFO
Rohde joins from Swisscard, a joint venture between American Express and Credit Suisse.
UAE’s Ajman Bank to launch Mastercard ‘touch’ card for visually impaired
The card was co-designed by Idemia, an identity technology solutions provider in the physical and digital space.
ING and CCV app turns mobile phones into payment terminals
The app will be tested by Dutch department store HEMA from mid-September in three of its stores.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 2 September 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Africa fintech funding round-up: Pezesha, Duplo, SubsBase, Grey and Anchor
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across Africa.
Webinar: Mitigating fraud and risk on the ACH network
Hear from Nacha and Modern Treasury experts how to effectively manage risk and minimise fraud in ACH payments.
