Dutch VC Finch Capital snaps up Wirecard’s APAC assets
The purchases were made through Nomu Pay.
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RTGS.global hires industry veteran Dave Sissens as new CEO
The full-service availability of the RTGS.global platform is expected later this year.
SoftBank in talks to turn Indian payments firm Zeta into a unicorn
If finalised, the investment would come through SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 16 April 2021
To stories from across the fintech world, featuring Coinbase, Pine Labs, Ozon and more.
Kiwi payments start-up Dosh selects Software Group
Dosh is the first local mobile wallet solution in New Zealand.
Pine Labs acquires digital payments start-up Fave in $45m deal
Indian payments firm snaps up Fave to introduce the latter to India.
Cuba’s only telco ETECSA granted payment provider licence
The firm can now convert customers’ balances into electronic money.
TSB taps ApTap to help customers manage bills
Deal follows trial period featuring 10,000 TSB customers, who saved an average of £150 a year using the service.
Blockchain firm ConSensys raises $65m from major banks
ConSensys raises cash following company restructure.
Dear Luc: To give my customers cards I just need an issuer – right?
Our anonymous fintech problem asks if issuers are all you need to provide cards to customers.
Extended deadline announced for PayTech Awards 2021
Recognising excellence and innovation in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry worldwide!
Railsbank reunites Currencycloud founding team with John Hammond hire
John Hammond joins former colleagues at the firm as its new CCO.
Bill payments lingo you need to know
A handy glossary of common electronic bill payment terms and why they matter to your business.
Modulr lands undisclosed investment from FIS Ventures
“Modulr lowers the barriers to bringing payments into a platform”.
Fintech funding deals globally 5-11 April 2021
Featuring CRED, OneStream Software, Loopio, Patreon, and Ramp.
Moneycorp continues exec shake-up with new ex-Vocalink vice chairman
Yates previously headed up Vocalink, the fintech Mastercard bought in 2017.
EML Payments acquires open banking brand Nuapay in €110m deal
Nuapay owner Sentenial snapped up by prepaid cards firm EML.
Keep the change: how fintech is blurring the line between transaction and payment
As payments become more frictionless, how can banks cultivate and maintain customer loyalty?
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 9 April 2021
Featuring Clubhouse, Stripe, Harlem Capital, Paymob, and WorldRemit founder.
ICYMI funding round-up: FinanZero, Hala, Spoko, Cornerstone & more
Another week and another slew of funding rounds.
Egyptian fintech Paymob lands country a record $18.5m Series A
The Series A followed a $350,000 seed raise in 2019.
Raising the curtain on embedded finance: the next wave of fintech is here
Embedded finance brings an entirely new set of players targeting specific segments into finserv.
Banking Technology April 2021 issue out now
Soaring to new heights: a record-breaking first quarter of M&A activity.
Stripe takes first step into Middle East with UAE expansion
Digital payment transactions in the UAE during 2020 reached $18.5 billion.
Clubhouse introduces tipping for content creators with Stripe
The one-year-old start-up has raised around $100 million to date.
Fintech funding deals globally 29 March – 4 April 2021
Featuring HighRadius, Next Insurance, dLocal, Pipe Dream Technologies, and Paidy.
Top 10 funding rounds in Q1 2021
The first quarter of 2021 has seen a handful of big rounds.
Triggers and obstacles to the development of the fintech sector in Poland
A deep dive on the benefits and challenges of the banking and payments landscape in Poland.
Paysafe goes public via Spac merger
Shares of Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II moved 5.77% higher Monday to $15.39.
Finch Capital acquires Wirecard’s Turkish operations
Investment firm sets up new payments brand in Turkey.
Taking charge and reducing charges
A major feature of Open Banking is relatively underused – Payment Initiation Services.
NumberX plans Mastercard for multi-account payments
New linked card service to launch in Germany.
US crypto bank Avanti raises $37m in Series A funding
The new cash goes toward capital requirements.
Fiserv acquires US processor Pineapple Payments
It is expected to close by the end of Q2 2021.
PPRO boosts unicorn round up to $270m with JP Morgan
PPRO says it doubled its transaction volumes over 2020.
Gerlionti pick Nets to underpin launch of GerliPay
Nets is providing card management and processing services for the new app.
Webinar: Getting to market faster by outsourcing PCI compliance
Cost benefits, getting more value from data, protecting card data, and managing other sensitive data.
Fintech funding deals globally 15-21 March 2021
Featuring SumUp, eToro, Plaid, SecurityScorecard, and Coalition.
US Department of Justice sets antitrust sights on Visa
Visa’s hold on the debit market in the US under investigation.
London fintech Agitate latest to unveil open banking-powered payments solution
The solution skips the card ecosystem entirely.
