ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Kalder, Pemo, PostSig, StoreCash, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
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State of play: payment hubs
Payment hubs are increasingly seen as an attractive solution to manage the new world of payments.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 21 | Taking open banking payments mainstream
In this podcast episode, GoCardless’ Paul Foster discusses the growing adoption of open banking payments.
PayTech Awards 2025 now open for entries
Nominations for the PayTech Awards 2025 are now open, with the deadline for entries set for 14 March.
Celero Commerce snaps up Precision Payments for undisclosed sum
Celero expects its North American card processing volume to exceed $28 billion following the acquisition.
BNPL lender Sunbit lands $355m debt warehouse facility
This is Sunbit’s second debt warehouse facility in 2024, following its $310 million deal in January.
US BNPL fintech Affirm launches pay-over-time options for UK consumers
Affirm’s UK country manager Ruth Spratt says the UK is “the perfect place for the next phase of Affirm’s journey”.
US lender PowerPay lands $60m corporate bond led by KeyBank
PowerPay claims to have processed over $8 billion in loans since its inception in 2017.
PSP Services buys NCR Atleos’ transaction processing and card management business in Canada
PSP Services says it will incorporate the business into its HLX Unified Commerce Platform.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Authologic, Klasha, CardFlight, and Salt
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Commerce Bank partners FIS for loyalty programme management platform
FIS’ loyalty engagement solutions will enable Commerce customers to earn rewards at the POS.
KORT Payments takes over POS provider Barnet Technologies to drive “aggressive expansion”
Barnet provides POS systems for cannabis dispensaries and liquor stores across Canada.
Shift4 acquires Canadian fintech Givex
The acquisition is anticipated to close in Q4 2024.
July 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories in July.
Netevia secures up to $120m in debt financing from WhiteHorse Capital
The fintech plans to use the funds to “complete key acquisitions” and “rollout new products”.
Join us as a judge for PayTech Awards USA 2024!
The prestigious PayTech Awards USA 2024 has a limited number of seats on the judging panel available.
Celebrating excellence in the payments industry: PayTech Awards 2024 winners announced
Take a look at all the winners and highly commended from this year’s PayTech Awards ceremony!
Global Payments acquires UK’s Takepayments for undisclosed sum
Global Payments has reportedly been eyeing up the purchase since February.
Mexican fintech unicorn Clip lands $100m investment
Clip retains its $2 billion valuation following the round.
Shift4 snaps up majority stake in German POS firm Vectron Systems AG
Shift4 plans to buy “additional ownership of Vectron” through a public tender offer.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 14 June 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Starling Bank, Mastercard, Bink and more.
Mastercard commits to phasing out manual card entry in e-commerce by 2030 with tokenisation, Click to Pay and payment passkeys
The payment network claims its latest technology convergence will result in “faster and safer checkouts”.
PayTech Awards 2024: Final call for table bookings
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be part of an extraordinary day filled with celebration and networking.
May 2024: Top five M&A deals of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top M&A deals in May.
Fiserv reportedly in the running to acquire Shift4 Payments
According to a recent Reuters report, final bids for a potential takeover are due to arrive in the coming weeks.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 23 February 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Capital One, Toast, Xalts and more.
US hospitality fintech Toast to cut 550 jobs as part of restructuring plan
The fintech says the restructuring plan is intended to “promote overall operating expense efficiency”.
State of play: payments
Today, consumers have more options than ever to make payments. So which method will ultimately win?
Jack Dorsey’s Block lays off staff across Cash App, Square and foundational teams
The cuts are to be actioned with immediate effect, according to a staff memo from Dorsey.
PayTech Awards 2024 sponsorship opportunities
Unmissable sponsorship opportunities – digital and physical – at the upcoming PayTech Awards on 28 June.
Ally Financial sells POS financing business to Synchrony
Synchrony says the acquisition will also include $2.2 billion in loan receivables.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Prometeo, Zeal, Detected and Finbridge Global
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Join us as a judge for PayTech Awards 2024!
The prestigious PayTech Awards 2024 invites payments professionals to apply to join the esteemed panel of judges.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Nearpay, Supra, Hyperplane and Pave Bank
Our weekly round-up for you to get the latest fintech funding news from around the world.
Mexican fintech start-up Trafalgar taps Thought Machine for core banking technology
Trafalagar plans to launch its new platform, running on Vault Core, in Q2 2024.
BNPL fintech Jifiti lands European EMI licence from Swedish regulator
Jifiti says it can now provide clients with a broader range of payment products and pan-European solutions.
Nominations now open for the seventh annual PayTech Awards
Submit your nominations before 15 March 2024.
US Bank and subsidiary Elavon launch new POS solution for small businesses
The solution seeks to help small business owners avoid making a “large upfront investment”.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Communion, CityPay & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
US fintech start-up Croissant launches with $24m funding
Croissant integrates into merchants’ shopping experiences to offer customers guaranteed buyback value at checkout.
