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”.
E-commerce
News, intelligence and resources on the global fintech industry including topics such as e-commerce.
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.
Sibos 2024: Oiling the wheels of trade with digitalisation
Digitalisation is driving sweeping changes throughout the global trade ecosystem.
Sibos 2024: Future-proofing data and the promise of ISO 20022
The Big Issue Debate at Sibos explored the true potential of total ISO 20022 adoption.
Sibos 2024: The future of real-time payments with Mastercard – video interview
Mastercard’s Helena Forest discusses the latest developments in the world of real-time payments.
Sibos 2024: Embedded finance is driving the future of B2B commerce
Embedded finance is becoming a revolutionary force in B2B commerce.
State of play: card networks
The emergence of alternative payment rails has forced card networks to evolve to ensure their continued success.
BaaS is dead, long live BaaS 2.0
As the sector evolves away from the wild west of BaaS 1.0, it can enter its more responsible era.
What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 17 | The growth of BNPL and the future of credit reporting
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Liz Pagel, SVP and Consumer Lending Business Leader at TransUnion.
KORT Payments takes over POS provider Barnet Technologies to drive “aggressive expansion”
Barnet provides POS systems for cannabis dispensaries and liquor stores across Canada.
Future FinTech Group promotes Hu Li to CEO
Li has served as CEO of FTFT International since January this year.
NCR Voyix agrees to sell digital banking unit to Veritas Capital for $2.45bn
NCR Voyix says its digital banking business currently supports “1,300 top-tier financial institutions”.
EPI’s roll-out begins but scheme compliance and dispute resolution questions remain
As the project expands across Europe, the EPI’s new payments solution has a number of areas to consider.
July 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories in July.
Fortis buys NetSuite payments division of MerchantE
Fortis says it has a “robust pipeline of feature enhancements” prepared for the division.
June 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories during June.
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”.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 31 May 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes HSBC, XYB, ABN Amro and more.
May 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories during May.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 24 May 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes JP Morgan Chase, Citi, BBVA, OpenAI and more.
CFPB says BNPL firms must comply with credit card consumer protection rules for billing disputes and refunds
BNPL firms will now be required to investigate disputes, refund returned products and provide billing statements.
Mercado Pago enters talks with regulators for banking licence in Mexico
Mercado Pago GM Pedro Rivas says the firm’s ambition is to become “the largest 100% digital bank in Mexico”.
Karma Wallet acquires sustainability marketplace DoneGood ahead of card and membership programme launch
The sustainability spending fintech is to integrate the DoneGood marketplace into its company ratings platform.
Bolt appoints interim CEO as Maju Kuruvilla departs
Kuruvilla served as Bolt’s CEO for over two years following founder Ryan Breslow’s transition to chairman.
Flutterwave names ex-CBN director Dipo Fatokun as new board chair
Fatokun currently chairs the Board Audit and Governance Committee of United Capital.
PayPal extends payment options for online SMEs with new solution
PayPal Complete Payments launches this week to online sellers in 22 markets worldwide.
State of play: payments
Today, consumers have more options than ever to make payments. So which method will ultimately win?
Blackhawk Network inks agreement to acquire Rewards-as-a-Service platform Tango Card
The acquisition, which will combine both parties’ rewards platforms, is expected to close later this year.
Millennials and Gen-Z embrace digital banking and “mobile-first” payment mindset. Could that be a problem?
Consumers need to be clear on what constitutes proper – as well as improper – use of mobile banking and payment platforms.
2023: Top five fintech start-ups of the year
Here are five of the top fintech start-up stories from 2023.
US fintech start-up SellersFi secures new credit facility of up to $300m
The credit facility has been provided by Citi and long-time financing partner Fasanara Capital.
A glance ahead: the European payments landscape in 2024
2024 is set to be a year of innovation and change for the European payments landscape.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 21 | Managing chargebacks and payment disputes
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Monica Eaton, founder and CEO of Chargebacks911.
Lynx raises £15m Series A funding to fight fraud and financial crime
Created 20 years ago, Lynx leverages AI and machine learning to detect and prevent financial crime.
Saudi BNPL start-up Tamara expands lending capacity to $400m with Goldman Sachs
The company has secured an additional $250 million in debt financing to support its lending operations.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: EduFi, Performativ, Due and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Amazon adds BNPL to its Amazon Business platform through Affirm partnership
Amazon Business customers can now select Affirm at checkout to pay for eligible goods over time.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Funding Societies, Fero, Kroo and Zilch
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Early Warning’s digital wallet offering Paze readies for launch as the US’ biggest banks look to fend off Big Tech
Paze MD James Anderson chats with FinTech Futures about the fintech’s upcoming product launch.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 6 October 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
