DPO Group launches Africa’s first B2B virtual and prepaid payment card
DumaCard gives businesses in Africa access to new markets by enabling cross-border online payments.
Mastercard
Step receives $22.5m Series A funding
Challenger for teens’ waiting list has surpassed half a million people.
Yoyo and Mastercard’s Pay by Bank team up
Bringing “an omnichannel payment and loyalty experience that is unrivalled in the market”.
Form3 partners with Pockit
The UK-based payments system is also opening new offices in Amsterdam.
Mastercard unveils new Open Banking Solutions
Several partners in the UK and Poland intend to activate the suite.
Mastercard announces next generation fintech accelerator
Accelerate 2.0 includes Global Reach service.
Regtech Konsentus closes multi-million-pound pre-Series A round
The financing round was led by Mastercard.
Top fintech stories this week – 31 May 2019
The first Amadeus event on payments, a new Indonesian payment standard, and more!
Amadeus Future of Payments – payments integration in the travel industry
Round-up of the first Amadeus customer event in Madrid.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 09 May 2019
This week, Mastercard, Facebook and many more!
Mastercard acquires Transactis to boost Bill Pay Exchange
Transactis makes digital payment services available to small businesses.
TagNitecrest prints biometric payment cards in the UK
Fingerprint card payments can be made at existing point of sale terminals.
First real-time payments launched in Saudi Arabia
Vocalink partners with Saudi Payments for market-first development.
Mastercard acquires Vyze for point-of-sale financing
The ai Corporation has also implemented Mastercard’s Pay by Bank feature.
Mastercard joins investment round for Singapore AI start-up AIDA
The company plans expansion into Japan and the Philippines.
Bill.com raises $88m for business payments push
Led by Franklin Templeton with participation from Mastercard, Fidelity Investments Canada, among others.
Network International’s LSE float attracts £300m Mastercard investment
Partnership aims to penetrate MEA region.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 March 2019
More open banking news, fintechs in LatAm, an a MasterCard acquisition.
Mastercard acquires Ethoca for e-commerce fraud protection
Follows on from Mastercard’s recent acquisition of Transfast.
Mastercard drops Earthport bid for Transfast acquisition
The firm will now get this cross-border account-to-account money transfer network instead.
NatWest prepares biometric card pilot
The bank will trial fingerprint technology-enabled cards with Gemalto.
Mastercard and Angaza shine for payments in emerging markets
Will offer digital solution that “increases access to affordable necessities”.
Mastercard and AWS grow payments for supply chain
Firms use digital identity, payments and blockchain for improved capabilities.
Mastercard taken by Token’s charms for open banking hub
Californian company will power the paytech’s connectivity layer.
Visa fights back against Mastercard with £247m Earthport offer
Payments firm Earthport is being fought over by two well-heeled lovers.
Mastercard trumps Visa with £233m offer for Earthport
Visa had made a £198 million offer earlier.
Top fintech stories this week – 25 January 2019
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Age of Konsentus for Mastercard’s open banking
Firm selected by paytech titan to deliver TPP identity and regulatory checking solutions.
EC fines Mastercard €570m for anti-competitive antics
Commission says firm obstructed merchants’ access to cross-border card payment services.
New Mastercard logo enters icon era
Who knew 2019 would be known as “The Year #Priceless Went Nameless”?
Mastercard and Elavon elevate bank apps for retail payments
Aiming to allow consumers to pay for goods and services through their bank’s app.
Mastercard picks paytech pal in Polish Payment Standard
Digital, mobile, cards, e-commerce – it’s all happening.
B-Social raises £3m to build a social bank
As it applies for a UK banking licence from the FCA and PRA.
Mastercard acting up for smartphone payment terminals
Unveils pilot implementation of LitePOS solution with eService.
Obopay launches prepaid cards with Mastercard in India
For both consumers and businesses across the nation.
Mastercard invests $3m in African financial inclusion
The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity goes to Malawi, Burundi and Rwanda.
Top fintech stories this week – 7 December 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Mastercard and Microsoft in digital identity drive
They dream of a “universally-recognised” system.
The Heart beats faster in Poland with Mastercard investment
The loving duo unveils the Heart Ventures for start-up action.
Visa making a stand in India with BillDesk investment
As it faces fierce local competition.
