FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 18 October 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes TD Bank, Barclays, Klarna and more.
Stripe
Stripe reportedly in discussions to buy stablecoin infrastructure start-up Bridge in potential $1bn deal
Stripe confirmed plans to introduce stablecoin payments at the checkout in April.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 30 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes FNZ, Stripe, Visa, and more.
August 2024: Top five movers and shakers stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top movers and shakers stories in August.
Stripe CTO David Singleton to step down after seven years to start own company
Singleton is passing the reins to deputy CTO Rahul Patil, who has been with Stripe for four years.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 2 August 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Renasant Corporation, Stripe, ING and more.
Stripe selects Newline by Fifth Third Bank to expand its embedded financial services offering
Newline enables companies to launch payment and deposit solutions directly with Fifth Third Bank.
Stripe buys US paytech start-up Lemon Squeezy
Lemon Squeezy has been processing payments on Stripe since its launch in 2021.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 19 July 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes HSBC, Stripe, the FCA and more.
Sequoia Capital reportedly offers Stripe investors share deal as fintech valuation tops $70bn
The firm is said to have made the offer through an email sent to LPs this week.
Stripe to go live with USDC stablecoin payments this summer
The service will enable customers to transact USDC stablecoins via Solana, Ethereum and Polygon.
Stripe raises $694m through share sale to provide employee liquidity
The company had previously announced the tender offer to provide employee liquidity in February.
2023: Top five funding rounds of the year
Capping off 2023, we take a look back at five of the top fundraising rounds of this year.
Stripe appoints Steffan Tomlinson as CFO
Tomlinson, who joins from Confluent, brings more than 25 years of experience to his new role.
Stripe acquires engineering analytics start-up Okay
Okay provides analytics and reporting software designed to help engineering teams streamline workflows.
Airbnb taps Stripe to enable bank payments for US customers
The feature will be available for customers with a US bank account.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 12 May 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
WhatsApp partners Stripe to enable in-app business payments in Singapore
With the new feature, Singapore customers and businesses can now buy and sell directly in WhatsApp chats.
Stripe unveils embeddable fiat-to-crypto onramp for Web3 businesses
The onramp has built-in fraud tools and identity verification to meet KYC and compliance requirements.
Uber expands Stripe partnership to give users more ways to pay
The collaboration makes Stripe the global payments partner for Uber across many of its top markets.
Microsoft taps Stripe, PayPal and GoDaddy to launch payments on Teams
North American businesses will be able to accept real-time card payments directly on the Teams platform.
Stripe funding round helps boost global fintech funding 55% in Q1 2023
Taking Stripe out of the equation, funding actually fell 12% over the same period, coming in at $8.5 billion.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 17 March 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Stripe raises $6.5bn in funding at reduced valuation of $50bn
In March 2021, the fintech landed $600 million in funding, confirming a valuation of $95 billion.
Stripe unveils Tap to Pay for Android devices
Tap to Pay allows businesses to accept contactless payments using an NFC-enabled Android device.
2022: The year of fintech job cuts
FinTech Futures takes a look back at a bruising year of job cuts in fintech.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 4 November 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Stripe lays off 14% of staff amid challenging economic climate
The cuts to its workforce will return Stripe to its February 2022 headcount of almost 7,000 people.
Payment Systems Regulator outlines card-acquiring market remedies
Focusing on 14 providers will ensure “around 95% of transactions for the merchants our remedies will protect will be regulated”.
Paytech consultancy Focused Labs joins Stripe partner ecosystem
Focused Labs builds custom software products and integrations, including core payments infrastructure.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 8 July 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Revolut partners Stripe to accelerate global expansion
Stripe and Revolut will explore opportunities to “deepen” their collaboration.
Stripe simplifies bank transfers for UK, EU and Mexican businesses
Stripe says that bank transfers, despite their popularity and ease of use, are “filled with friction”.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 22 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Stripe appoints Microsoft’s James Phillips as new president of financial services
James Phillips joins Stripe after a decade at Microsoft.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 15 April 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Apple’s iPhone to accept contactless payments with new ‘Tap to Pay’ feature
Tap to Pay will allow US merchants to accept cards, Apple Pay and digital wallet payments.
Bolt founder Ryan Breslow announces new CEO after Silicon Valley Twitter rant
Breslow has moved to a new role as executive chairman, focusing on funding and acquisitions.
2021: Top five mergers and acquisitions
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top mergers and acquisitions.
TripActions partners with Stripe for European launch
TripActions is an all-in-one travel, corporate card, and expense management solution.
