TransferWise goes global with Mastercard partnership
The two firms extend a deal signed in 2018.
PayTech
Mastercard partners with AlRaedah Finance on Saudi SME payments
The “SME in a Box” will offer SMEs direct access to fast funds.
National Savings Bank picks ACI Worldwide risk technology
Sri Lankan bank opts to extend partnership with ACI.
White paper: Enhancing trust with AI-driven biometrics
Learn how to improve every aspect of the identity lifecycle with intelligent ID.
FXPress agrees acquisition of Avila House
The deal enables FXPress customers access to multi-currency IBAN accounts.
The payments superhighway
Why everyone’s talking about cloud-based platform architecture.
Form3 gains investment from major UK banks
Payments firm raises $33 million and welcomes Lloyds and Nationwide as shareholders.
PayActiv raises $100m Series C funding round led by Eldridge
The round comes less than a year after it became a Public Benefit Corporation.
Live webinar: The role of digital identity in a physically distanced world
Novel approaches to digital identity verification to securely onboard and engage with consumers – and at a distance.
BaFin employees increasingly traded Wirecard shares
2.4% of all reported private financial transactions by its staff were transactions with Wirecard in H1.
China expands digital currency experiment across major cities
More than 400 million people are able to trial the digital system.
Buyer’s guide to modern web-scale backup & recovery
Providing guidance and assistance for IT professionals looking to re-evaluate their current data protection practices.
Mastercard signs debit card deal with First Direct
First Direct becomes fourth UK bank to offer Mastercard debit cards.
Payments fintech Vitesse raises £6.6m in Series A funding
Vitesse brings total raised to £7.3 million with fresh injection.
Payments group Stripe snatches General Motors’ CFO
The payments company has been building out its senior team in recent months.
Containers and PCI DSS: 10 requirements financial services must follow
These requirements can present a challenge to financial services now leveraging containers.
Five predictions for the future of payments
From moving away from cash to points of sale and self-checkout on mobile.
Wirecard business partner reported dead in Philippines
Bauer’s company made up €291.4m of Wirecard’s 2018 profits.
Payroll firm CloudPay raises $35m in Series D funding
Firm plans to use new funding to build out infrastructure.
Cambodia payments fintech Clik lands $3.7m
The capital will also underpin its launch in Cambodia later this year.
Indonesian fintech Ayoconnect raises $5m in Pre-Series B funding
Firm reaches total funding of more than $10m with new round.
Automated accounting firm Candis raises €12m in Series B funding
Candis plans to use its new funds to expand within Europe.
Global Payments signs cloud deal with AWS
The multi-year deal moves Global Payments systems into the cloud.
Greek fintech Viva Wallet officially becomes a bank
The Attica-based start-up acquired Praxia Bank’s banking licence on 3 August.
TD Bank extends 15-year partnership with TSYS
TSYS adds a few years to ongoing payments deal with TD Bank.
EPA critiques FCA approach to Wirecard suspension
The EPA says the FCA should have reached out to it.
Chinese regulators consider AliPay and WeChat antitrust probe
The People’s Bank of China is serious about curbing the giants’ dominance.
Bank of Baroda credit card subsidiary picks Fiserv’s FirstVision
FirstVision will be deployed on an outsourced basis.
Apple acquires payments firm Mobeewave in $100m deal
Apple buys start-up to turn iPhones into payment terminals.
Volante lands $35m, its first capital raise in two decades
The firm wants to turbocharge its offering, customer base and geographical presence.
Bank of England picks Accenture as RTGS renewal partner
Accenture comes out on top of a public procurement process.
US remittance start-up Remitly lands $85m
The remittance market is set to suffer from the pandemic.
UAE’s Network International to buy Nairobi fintech DPO Group
DPO is the largest online commerce platform operating across Africa.
Catering to China’s small-time exporters
Bill Deng, CEO of XTransfer, unpacks how banks have snubbed a large number of long-tail customers.
Sezzle signs partnership deal with Plaid
Buy now, pay later fintech joins Plaid network.
ACI Worldwide partners with Arvato Financial Solutions
ACI set to offer Arvato solutions to its merchant customers.
Paysafe acquires US payments firm Openbucks
Paysafe looks to grow its core offering across the US.
Mastercard extends cross-border services in China with Bank of Shanghai
Businesses can use Mastercard to transfer to “any local bank” in China.
Exclusive: Money20/20 Europe sponsors join forces to assess Amsterdam event options
Money20/20 Europe assures the physical event in Amsterdam is safe and ready to go ahead.
Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun arrested again
Jan Marsalek, the former COO, is wanted under an international arrest warrant.
