Fintech funding deals globally 8-14 March 2021
Featuring Stripe, Starling, BlockFi, Cedar, and Flutterwave.
Payments
State of play: account-to-account (A2A) payments
In-depth analysis and understanding of the market landscape by our resident fintech analyst.
Stripe reaches $95bn valuation on back of fresh $600m injection
This year, Stripe will continue to pursue enterprise clients.
Banking Technology March 2021 issue out now
Creating communities: celebrating women in fintech this Women’s History Month
Goldman-backed Flywire files paperwork for IPO which could reach $3bn
Flywire has listed itself as profitable since its Series B funding round in 2013.
ICYMI funding round-up: Exabel, ClearGlass, Cheese, Flowcast & more
Plenty of funding rounds may have slipped you by this week.
PayTech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
Open to financial and payment institutions worldwide, technology and service providers, individuals and teams.
London fintech WorldRemit mulls taking $1.5bn Spac listing to US
Refinitiv data shows Spac mergers have surged to a record $170 billion this year.
MoneyGram and Ripple end partnership deal two years early
The two firms wind down their deal amid regulatory issues.
Chase Pay merchant integration officially winds down this month
The Chase Pay button was used by retailers such as Walmart.
PayPal buys Israeli crypto wallet Curv for its new blockchain unit
PayPal expects the acquisition to close in the first half of 2021.
Minu raises $14m to provide on-demand salary payments in Mexico
Minu has raised $20 million since 2019, and plans an expansion in its home country.
Looking after the health of your ATM fleet in a futuristic way
Setting a new standard for banking self-service solution performance.
Fintech funding deals globally 1-7 March 2021
Featuring Klarna, Papaya Global, TaxBit, Beam Technologies, and Xendit.
Codat secures investment from Amex and PayPal
Codat gains big backers as it gears up for US launch.
Wipro signs off on $1.45bn acquisition of Capco
Indian IT giant wants to grow in Europe and Asia.
FinTech Futures Industry Survey & Report 2021
A deep-dive into the trends defining 2021 and beyond, based on a comprehensive survey of the industry.
Trulioo hires new CTO in OpenText’s Hal Lonas
Lonas joins to spearhead the firm’s product development.
Payments Canada picks Interac for real-time infrastructure
Interac will use its e-Transfer service in the design, construction and maintenance of the system.
American Business Bank picks Teslar Software to refresh commercial lending
The Los Angeles bank says it wanted a “forward thinking” partner.
Why the BNPL sector is growing like crazy
There is plenty of room for experiments in BNPL, and many customer segments are yet to be addressed.
Dear Luc: Your most pressing fintech problems solved
In Dear Luc, we answer the questions the industry’s fintech founders are too embarrassed to ask.
Thasunda Brown Duckett leaves JP Morgan Chase for TIAA
Duckett replaces the retiring Roger Ferguson.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 26 February 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
ICYMI funding round-up: Zolve, Symple Loans, Butn, FunGuard & more
We highlight a series of funding rounds that may have passed you by.
US credit builder Petal closes $125m debt facility
Petal has closed $440 million in debt and raised $100 million in equity.
US Federal Reserve’s payment system down for more than three hours
Both Fedwire and FedDACH went down this week, and remained so for a few hours.
Subway standardises its payments over all 42,500 restaurants globally
Subway claims it is one of the first in North America to standardise payments on this scale.
Fintech funding round-up: SeedFi, Libeo, Ember and Finch Capital
A round-up of some of the recent investments in fintech, paytech and tax tech firms.
UK Black-owned challenger Atmen to launch in March
The start-up is now looking to raise £5 million from institutional investors.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 19 February 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Marqeta files for IPO with SEC targeting $10bn valuation
The fintech’s current valuation sits at $4.3 billion.
The US market: are EU-based challengers coming to rustle up some feathers?
A deep dive and step-by-step comparison of US banks’ and EU challengers’ capabilities.
Fintech funding deals globally 8-14 February 2021
Featuring Fraction, BharatPe, Agibank, Monzo, and Coinsquare.
US Faster Payments Council report shows state of US payments
It provides a true illustration and understanding of how funds move on the networks.
Is 2021 the year to inspire better banking?
Sanat Rao says the time is right to invest in back-end systems change.
Affirm’s IPO is a wake-up call for banks
Affirm is placing pressure squarely on banks and fintechs to challenge its BNPL market share.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 12 February 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
Bottomline Technologies acquires TreasuryXpress
The US firm is expanding its treasury tools for corporates.
Cross-border payments fintech Payoneer to IPO with $3.3bn Spac merger
Payoneer is reportedly profitable and expects to pull in $432 million in revenues this year.
