Visa acquires chargebacks tech firm Verifi
To combine Visa’s anti-fraud tech with Verifi’s solutions.
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Top fintech stories this week – 28 June 2019
The very best fintech news this week!
Visa expands token and ticketing services with Rambus’ portfolio
Visa will develop its tokenisation services to support commerce.
Open hits $50m funding for SME banking
The Indian fintech will use the funds to scale up the team.
Pineapple Payments acquires CardChamps portfolio
Both firms are based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Three old-school self-service strategies to ditch – and what to do instead
The ATM is the only channel that provides cash access anytime, anywhere. Take advantage of its huge potential!
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 24 June 2019
Facebook’s new crypto is here!
Celero acquires Elmhurst and Tandem
The acquisitions add distribution and tech-focused organisations to its financial institution partners and merchants.
Xero and Stripe team up to help small businesses get paid faster
A champion move to help small businesses (SMBs) get paid faster and give them more options on how they get paid.
Berkshire Bank commits to RTP with Global PayPlus selection
Massachusetts-based Berkshire Bank has chosen Finastra’s Fundtech-derived Global PayPlus for connectivity.
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Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 June 2019
This week, the FCA makes a return with pro-consumer rules!
Canada’s Stack teams up with Payment Source
The partnership aims to target millennials.
Fintech: changing lives and promoting inclusion across the globe
164 million migrant workers and 800 million people around the world today are directly supported by remittances.
Trustly to merge with PayWithMyBank
Trustly and PayWithMyBank will combine into a global payments entity with revenues of more than $120 million in 2018
Challenger banks in Canada: who’s who and what’s their tech
A comprehensive list of challenger banks and banking services in Canada and the tech they are using.
Bento unveils Venmo-style digital payment solution for SMEs
Bento Pay will only require the payee’s email address in order to send payments.
Top fintech stories this week – 14 June 2019
This week, we look at the FCA’s new rules, SoftBank’s investment, and the World Bank’s new tech.
E-wallets and beyond: are cryptos the next step in online casino transactions?
Challenging the dominance of traditional banks within the online casino industry.
Brex raises $100m to reach $2.6bn valuation
In an extension to a Series C round launched in October.
Circle Pay shuts down
Circle Pay app accounts will undergo changes starting on 8 July 2019.
SME payments firm SpotOn to build on growth with $40m funding
The fintech has grown by more than 400% in 12 months.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 11 June 2019
This week, news about JP Morgan’s Chase, Visa, and more!
Transforming the loan experience
Simple and flexible digital platforms could be the key to improved customer repayment rates.
Paysend secures $4.2m crowdfunding for global expansion
The round hit its target in less than 72 hours.
Banking Technology June 2019 issue out now
Beyond human. Dreaming of a fintech tomorrow.
Prepaid payments firm InComm acquires Hallmark Business Connections
Hallmark Business Connections provides employee incentive programmes.
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ACI invests in Mindgate to drive real-time payments growth
The paytech is India’s market leader in processing UPI transactions.
Top fintech stories this week – 31 May 2019
The first Amadeus event on payments, a new Indonesian payment standard, and more!
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Step and Kard target teen market for banking
Both banking apps have launched their waiting lists.
Global Payments and TSYS agree mega-merger
The third major payments industry deal so far this year.
Zero closes $20m Series A to serve 200,000-strong waitlist
Offers a combination of debit and credit card.
Top fintech stories this week – 24 May 2019
TransferWise just became even bigger, Nuvei Bidco acquires SafeCharge, and more!
Kyriba is first treasury platform to offer corporates RTP through JP Morgan
Corporate clients of both firms can use the service.
Rise up women – you can do it, you really can!
Be bolder, take risks, network, and challenge unconscious bias!
Nuvei Bidco acquires paytech SafeCharge for $889m
SafeCharge board unanimously recommends the deal.
Card issuing platform Marqeta goes to Series E with $260m
This puts the company’s valuation at nearly $2 billion.
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