Pleo lands $150m Series C funding round
The firm says the investment brings its valuation to around $1.7 billion.
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Kakao Pay files for IPO with $1.4bn target
The firm is scheduled to debut on KOSPI on 12 August.
Grow revenues with access to meaningful payments data
A deep-dive into the world of payments data to show what’s needed for best-in-class payments performance.
Moneycorp announces new head of payment solutions
Francesco Giovanni Ghizzardi previously held senior roles at Ebury and Cambridge Global Payments.
Rapyd to acquire Valitor in $100m deal
The payments fintech is looking to expand its reach across Europe.
A digital blindspot – corporate banking
Challenger banks continue to leave corporate customers behind at their peril.
Tribe Payments partners ClearBank to provide banking access for fintechs
The partnership will allow clients to add banking services to their payment products.
Klarna signs merchant financing partnership with Liberis
Liberis will roll out its revenue-based solution in the coming months.
Danske Bank to merge MobilePay with Nordic payment apps Vipps and Pivo
The parties say they have joined forces to “strengthen product development and innovation”.
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Cover story: breaking with tradition – how Minna Bank is disrupting the Japanese system.
UK fintech Chippingin provides crowdfunding for kids
New collaborative payments firm claims to be the first of its kind.
Maroo launches in US to spread the cost of weddings
New fintech offers wedding payment plans for up to 24 months.
Deutsche Börse acquires Swiss digital assets firm Crypto Finance
German group paid “a modest three-digit million” sum for the firm.
Orum lands $56m in Series B funding round
The firm claims it has now raised over $82 million in total.
Retirement platform Smart raises $165m in Series D funding
Chrysalis Investments led the round with a £75 million equity investment.
Viva Wallet picks Fraudio to support anti-money laundering operations
The Greek fintech is looking to bolster its transaction monitoring.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 14 | The hidden value of remittances
Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder of Sokin, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.
Analyst report: Expectation versus reality for payments data monetisation
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Dutch fintech Mollie raises $800m in Series C round
The investment takes the company’s total valuation to $6.5 billion.
Deutsche Bank signs payments joint venture with Fiserv
The two firms plan to create new acceptance and banking solutions.
Payshop goes live on BHMI’s Concourse for back-office payments
Portuguese payments firm aims for “seamless support”.
Open banking – supporting businesses during a critical phase
84% of UK SMEs are frustrated with their current banking experience.
PostFinance Switzerland picks FICO’s Falcon for fraud protection
One-third of all Swiss debit card transactions are made using PostFinance cards.
Volt raises $23.5m to build global instant payments network
The round is the largest Series A on record for the open banking industry.
ICYMI funding round-up: Upflow, TRM Labs, Booste, Crediverso & more
A heaping helpful of funding rounds from this week to get your teeth into.
Fintech Week London welcomes international industry event to UK this summer
Fintech Week London is taking place at a number of select venues in London and online on 12-16 July 2021.
Indian fintech start-up FamPay lands $38m in Series A round
The Bengaluru-based firm is aiming to build India’s first neobank for teenagers.
Wise confirms direct listing on London Stock Exchange at estimated £9bn value
The listing is expected to be one of the largest in 2021.
AI-powered shopping app nate raises $38m in Series A round
The company has now raised $51 million in total.
Fiserv lands payments deal with Pentagon Federal Credit Union
The credit union is the second largest in the US.
Checkout.com acquires Estonian software development firm Icefire
The acquisition is the firm’s largest to date.
PayCargo lands $125m in Series B investment from Insight Partners
Freight payments firm plans product development with new windfall.
Alchemy Partners invests £100m in DNA Payments
DNA will use its new cash to expand in the UK and Europe.
Stripe launches AI-based identity verification tool
Stripe Identity aims to help online businesses prevent fraud when accepting payments.
Real-time payments have real-time benefits especially for small businesses
In addition to money, faster payments are also about instant connectivity, precision, transparency and certainty.
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Mastercard and Visa pick new partnerships to drive biometric payments
Mastercard partners with FinGo following Visa’s deal with ADIB.
Mexican fintech Clip raises $250m in SoftBank-led investment
The investment is the largest ever for a payments company in Mexico.
