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Wise considers rare direct listing on London Stock Exchange
This would see Wise circumvent the conventional IPO process.
ICYMI funding round: Fondeadora, SEON, Lendo, Nomanini & more
Plenty of funding rounds may have slipped you by this week.
Lithuanian fintech SH Payments picks Nano as new core system
Baltic Amber Systems beat “several” competitors to the deal.
OCBC launches facial recognition at ATMs, region’s first
The biometric tool will be first used for account balance enquiries – piloted by eight ATMs.
PayFit raises €90m to automate payroll and HR for European SMEs
The previous funding round closed in 2019, with €70 million.
Rush Gold launches mobile card to pay with gold in real-time
The Mastercard offering is powered by EML Payments.
Nest Bank picks Fiserv for card issuance revamp
Fiserv’s First Data brand is handling the implementation.
Indonesian fintech Alami acquires rural bank in $10m deal
Alami is helping the bank keep up with capital requirements.
Dwolla hires Dave Glaser as new COO
Glaser has worked at Mastercard, Visa, and Worldpay.
Fintech funding deals globally 8-14 March 2021
Featuring Stripe, Starling, BlockFi, Cedar, and Flutterwave.
State of play: account-to-account (A2A) payments
In-depth analysis and understanding of the market landscape by our resident fintech analyst.
Stripe reaches $95bn valuation on back of fresh $600m injection
This year, Stripe will continue to pursue enterprise clients.
Russian Big Tech Yandex launches payment service
The local internet giant plans to rival Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay.
Banking Technology March 2021 issue out now
Creating communities: celebrating women in fintech this Women’s History Month
Goldman-backed Flywire files paperwork for IPO which could reach $3bn
Flywire has listed itself as profitable since its Series B funding round in 2013.
South African fintech Adumo lands $15m from World Bank member
Adumo helps businesses move from cash transactions to digital payments.
Digital payments: why they are here to stay
It is not just individuals who are adapting to the shift.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winner: Yolt – Best Mobile Initiative
Yolt’s new mobile app: nudge techniques, open banking and smarter personal finance.
PayTech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
Open to financial and payment institutions worldwide, technology and service providers, individuals and teams.
Crédit du Maroc in core banking and payments tech overhaul with Temenos
Crédit du Maroc will implement Temenos Transact and Temenos Payments.
Amazon expands pay-with-hand tech, pushes on with digital currency
Amazon hopes to contract out the pay-with-hand technology to third parties.
MoneyGram and Ripple end partnership deal two years early
The two firms wind down their deal amid regulatory issues.
Chase Pay merchant integration officially winds down this month
The Chase Pay button was used by retailers such as Walmart.
Santander picks Planixs tech to power liquidity management
Spanish multinational to deploy Planixs’ Realti system.
Minu raises $14m to provide on-demand salary payments in Mexico
Minu has raised $20 million since 2019, and plans an expansion in its home country.
Looking after the health of your ATM fleet in a futuristic way
Setting a new standard for banking self-service solution performance.
Fintech funding deals globally 1-7 March 2021
Featuring Klarna, Papaya Global, TaxBit, Beam Technologies, and Xendit.
FinTech Futures Industry Survey & Report 2021
A deep-dive into the trends defining 2021 and beyond, based on a comprehensive survey of the industry.
Payments Canada picks Interac for real-time infrastructure
Interac will use its e-Transfer service in the design, construction and maintenance of the system.
Why the BNPL sector is growing like crazy
There is plenty of room for experiments in BNPL, and many customer segments are yet to be addressed.
Budget 2021: What does it mean for UK fintech?
FinTech Futures scrolls through the UK chancellor’s new budget to pick out the fintech impact.
South African paytech Nomanini obtains debt funding
It raised a convertible loan from the MASSIF fund, which is run by FMO.
ImaliPay raises undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding
The undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding came from Australian venture capital firm TEN13.
Cameroon-based fintech Diool secures $3.5m funding
The funding round was led by Lundin Group and other existing investors.
Former international footballer Rio Ferdinand invests in Sokin
Ferdinand joins as a shareholder in the cross-border currency firm.
Pension builder Vantik signs card partnership with Mastercard
German fintech to issue new debit card for users in 2021.
US Federal Reserve’s payment system down for more than three hours
Both Fedwire and FedDACH went down this week, and remained so for a few hours.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 5 | Rising to the top
Featuring Alexandra Boyle, head of strategic client group for Europe at OpenFin.
Subway standardises its payments over all 42,500 restaurants globally
Subway claims it is one of the first in North America to standardise payments on this scale.
