Dwolla hires Dave Glaser as new COO
Glaser has worked at Mastercard, Visa, and Worldpay.
PayTech
Fintech funding deals globally 8-14 March 2021
Featuring Stripe, Starling, BlockFi, Cedar, and Flutterwave.
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.
PayTech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
Open to financial and payment institutions worldwide, technology and service providers, individuals and teams.
Amazon expands pay-with-hand tech, pushes on with digital currency
Amazon hopes to contract out the pay-with-hand technology to third parties.
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.
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.
FinTech Futures Industry Survey & Report 2021
A deep-dive into the trends defining 2021 and beyond, based on a comprehensive survey of the industry.
Payments Canada picks Interac for real-time infrastructure
Interac will use its e-Transfer service in the design, construction and maintenance of the system.
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.
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.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 5 | Rising to the top
Featuring Alexandra Boyle, head of strategic client group for Europe at OpenFin.
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.
FinTech Futures presents Dock – a virtual roundtable experience
Take part in Dock on 18-19 May to discuss the industry’s pertinent problems and find the solutions.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 Winners Supplement out now
Showcasing the most impactful and innovative projects, products, services and people in fintech in 2020.
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.
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.
ICYMI funding round-up: Trade Ledger, Mesh, Safepay, Globacap & more
We round up some of the funding rounds that may have slipped you by.
Banking Technology February 2021 issue out now
The roaring 20s.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 05 February 2021
FinTech Futures’ weekly news round-up.
PayPal posts 22% revenue rise on back of e-commerce growth
2020 set unprecedented records for PayPal, but its 2021 outlook is more conservative.
Checkout hires ex-Twilio and WeWork execs for “public market” experience
The fintech has been the subject of much IPO talk.
Acquiring pricing models
A breakdown of the benefits and challenges presented by each merchant pricing model.
Austin fintech Routefusion bags $3.6m with help of Plaid co-founder
Partners already include AFEX and MoneyCorp.
Fintech trends watch 2021: checkouts, wealthtech and SCA
Our resident Gen Z’er, Ruby Hinchliffe, shares her three predictions for 2021.
The 2020s: how the way we pay will change forever
Consumers started to move from contactless to contact-free in 2020.
Fintech funding deals globally 25-31 January 2021
Featuring Robinhood, Nubank, Melio Payments, Albert and Rhino.
Payroll fintech founded by Google alums raises $35m
Check says it already works with 100,000 small businesses in the US
Stripe leads big investment in one-click checkout fintech Fast
Two-year-old Fast has enjoyed exponential growth in the last year.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 2 | Back office processing for real-time payments
Featuring special guest Jack Baldwin, CEO at financial software provider BHMI, and everyone’s favourite Fintech Jail.
