Zepz reportedly axing 420 jobs as firm looks to streamline operations
The cuts will fall largely on Zepz’s customer care and engineering teams, CNBC reports.
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Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 11 June 2019
This week, news about JP Morgan’s Chase, Visa, and more!
Top fintech stories this week – 7 June 2019
The FCA introduces new rules for P2P platforms, while Tink secures investment from PayPal, and more!
WorldRemit drives growth with $175m funding
Diversification and a new SME product are on the cards.
WorldRemit launches international transfers to UnionPay cards
It has been enabled by a partnership with Merchantrade.
WorldRemit and Brac on track for Bangladesh payments
New partnership allows bank and mobile money transfers to the country.
Five considerations for a successful rebrand
Rebranding is a self-discovery and reflection process, and as much about the journey as the destination.
WorldRemit keeps customers updated via WhatsApp
First in the UK for digital money transfer firm.
First Bank teams with WorldRemit for digital money transfers to Nigeria
In 2017, Nigeria received over $22bn in remittances, making it the largest recipient in Africa.
Lebara and WorldRemit partner for digital remittances
MoneyGram out, WorldRemit in, as Lebara’s exclusive partner for digital money transfer service.
Payments round-up: 6 February 2018
Stars SafeCharge, WorldRemit, Wing Cambodia Limited Specialised Bank, PaymentComponents and Amazon India.
Fintech funding round-up: 11 December 2017
This round-up features WorldRemit, PAIR Finance and an update on Sophia the AI robot and SingularityNET.
WorldRemit targets migrant market with US mobile money move
Digital money transfer service WorldRemit is now available in the US and it is targeting the nation’s migrant market with its mobile money services. The firm wants to tap into the $135 billion US remittance market (the global market is $600 billion) – and says mobile money lets people in emerging market economies send and […]
Mobile money: the state of play
With mobile money technology widely available, and so many citizens having access to a mobile phone, how many are actually banking in this way? What are the benefits available to them when using mobile money? And what does the future hold for this fintech innovation?
WorldRemit brings instant money transfers to CIS markets
Digital money transfer service WorldRemit is now available in Ukraine, Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, expanding its partnership with the Russian “Contact” payment system. The development follows WorldRemit’s recent service launch across Russia in collaboration with Contact. The firm’s users can now send money to be collected as cash pick up at more than 3,000 locations […]
WorldRemit and Xpress Money launch instant money transfers to Pakistan
Money transfer firms WorldRemit and Xpress Money have partnered to unveil a remittance service to Pakistan. Through Xpress Money’s agent partner network, WorldRemit customers will be able to make instant money transfers to be collected at over 9,500 cash pick-up locations all over the country – including major banks, Al Habib Bank, Bank Alfalah, Bank […]
