Cardless secures $30m funding round led by Activant Capital
The fresh capital brings Cardless’ total equity funding to date to over $90 million since its inception in 2019.
Payments
News, intelligence and resources on the global fintech industry including topics such as payments.
November 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories from November.
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.
CFPB finalises rule to supervise big tech firms offering digital payment apps
The development cements proposals first put forward by the regulator in November last year.
State of play: payment hubs
Payment hubs are increasingly seen as an attractive solution to manage the new world of payments.
Beacon unveils new digital wallet offering built for immigrants to Canada
Beacon’s new service will support bill payments, salary deposits, Interac e-Transfers, and more.
Mexican fintech Minu bags $30m Series B funding
Minu has now raised $47 million in total funding to date.
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.
Navro secures FMSB registration to provide money transfer services to businesses in Canada
Navro (formerly known as Paytrix) has also secured licences in the UK and Ireland (EU) this year.
Mexico’s Albo partners Paymentology to expand digital payment services
Albo plans to launch a new initiative with Mastercard to boost digital payments in Mexico.
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.
Morgan Stanley makes $20m investment in NovoPayment to fuel product and commercial growth
The funding follows NovoPayment’s $19 million Series A round in 2022.
Myanmar’s Wave Money taps Amdocs for Digital Financial Services platform
Wave Money’s WavePay digital wallet currently has over 11.5 million users.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 15 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Klarna, Ualá, Visa and more.
Mesa debuts homeowners credit card, offering rewards on mortgage and home expenses
The card allows customers to earn ‘Mesa Points’ on mortgage repayments and home-related purchases.
Visa rolls out flexible payment solution in US and UAE with Affirm and Liv
The offering has been available in Asia for over a year with the launch of Olive Card in Japan.
Ecobank teams up with Nium to enable cross-border payments across 35 African markets
The partnership will embed Nium’s real-time payments infrastructure into Ecobank’s banking operations.
Video: WorkWave at Money20/20 USA 2024 – Driving growth for field services companies
Jacob Olins, VP of Fintech at WorkWave, discusses how the company is utilising innovations in fintech and payments.
Video: Codat at Money20/20 USA 2024 – Innovation in B2B payments
Codat’s Joey Rault and JP Morgan’s Jesse Schwarz discuss the evolving B2B payments landscape at Money20/20 USA.
Interview: Jason Cao on Huawei’s fintech frontier and digital transformation innovation
Cao details the best strategies for digital amid a “highly challenging time” for the global banking industry.
Banking Technology Magazine November 2024 issue out now
Cover story: GOING GREEN – Why sustainable finance is vital.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 8 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes Bank of New Zealand, Airwallex, Griffin and more.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Groov, Fundcraft, VibePay, and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Video: Form3 at Money20/20 USA 2024 – The evolution of instant payments
FinTech Futures chats with Dave Scola, CEO of Form3, about instant payments trends in the US.
Video: DailyPay at Money20/20 USA 2024 – The growing demand for earned wage access
FinTech Futures chats with Stacy Greiner, CEO of DailyPay, about the future of earned wage access.
Sibos 2024: The future of global transactions with KoreFusion – video interview
KoreFusion’s Jan Smith discusses the latest technologies that are transforming cross-border transactions.
FTC takes action against US neobank Dave for allegedly “using misleading marketing”
In a statement, Dave says it intends to “vigorously defend ourselves”.
Beyond banking’s four walls: the journey to open finance
A collaborative approach to open finance will foster greater innovation across the board.
B2B payments platform Melio secures $150m Series E funding round
The round values Melio at $2 billion, down from its previous $4 billion valuation in 2021.
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”.
Osigu raises $25m Series B and partners with Visa to streamline healthcare payments
Osigu has partnered with Visa to address healthcare payment challenges in LatAm and the Caribbean.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 1 November 2024
Our pick of the top fintech news stories this week includes nCino, Citi, Moniepoint and more.
October 2024: Top five new launch stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top new launch stories in October.
MoneyGram appoints former Walmart EVP Anthony Soohoo as new CEO
Soohoo succeeds Alex Holmes, who has served as CEO of MoneyGram for eight years.
October 2024: Top five M&A deals of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top M&A deals in October.
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.
October 2024: Top five payments stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top payments stories from October.
October 2024: Top five AI stories of the month
FinTech Futures takes a look back at five of the top AI stories from October.
New digital wallet Kuady launches in several LatAm markets powered by Mambu
The Kuady digital wallet has recently become available in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Peru.
