September 29, 2024 @ 1:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qist Bazaar, Pakistan’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) fintech startup, announced that it has secured $3.2 million in its Series A funding round. The round was led by Indus Valley Capital, with “participation from Gobi Partners, a prominent Asia-focused venture capital firm with $1.6 billion… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, buy now pay later, flexible payments, pakistan, pay over time, qist bazaar

September 29, 2024 @ 1:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase is pleased to announce a major expansion of the Engagement Banking Platform with the introduction of the Intelligence Fabric layer, a powerful set of data and AI infrastructure and development capabilities that are now natively embedded in the platform. This groundbreaking launch is set… Read More

 Tagged backbase, digital financial services, engagement banking, fintech trends

September 29, 2024 @ 12:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BILL (NYSE: BILL), a financial operations platform for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), announced new payment offerings for SMBs and accountants to make payments faster, easier, and more secure. The new capabilities, which are “part of BILL’s powerful payments engine, include a new international payment… Read More

 Tagged bill, financial services, small businesses, smbs, sme's

September 29, 2024 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amplify Growth Partnership has announced the launch of its growth debt fund. The $100 million fund aims to “provide debt capital to technology focused companies across the MENA region.” The Fund is also pleased to announce “that it has successfully closed its first transaction, deploying… Read More

 Tagged amplify growth partnership, debt fund, mena region, saudi arabia

September 28, 2024 @ 3:55 pm By Michael Wong  |  

NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has formed a strategic alliance with the Ministry of Digital Transformation (MDT) of Trinidad and Tobago to develop a real-time payments platform modeled after India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI). This initiative positions Trinidad and Tobago as the first Caribbean nation… Read More

 Tagged nipl, NPCI, npci international payments limited, Trinidad and Tobago

September 28, 2024 @ 2:11 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Yorba, a platform that helps people declutter their digital footprint, has officially expanded its subscription tracking services to Canada. First launched in the United States, Yorba’s paid subscription tracking feature now helps more people to easily see, manage, and reduce their monthly and annual subscription… Read More

 Tagged Chris Zeunstrom, subscription tracking, Yorba

September 28, 2024 @ 1:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, African payment technology provider Flutterwave announced the expansion of its Send App service across 49 U.S. states through a partnership with MainStreet Bank, a subsidiary of MainStreet Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq: MNSB and MNSBP). Texas isn’t included. Flutterwave said Send App facilitates faster, easier, and more… Read More

 Tagged africa, flutterwave, MainStreet Bank, Olugbenga Agboola, remittances, Send App

September 28, 2024 @ 1:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) unveiled PayPal Complete Payments, which is described as being a safe and efficient all-in-one platform that integrates a range of customized products and solutions to support Chinese merchants in selling globally. This platform streamlines payment and receivables processes “for businesses of all… Read More

 Tagged china, financial services, payments, paypal

September 28, 2024 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Itaú Private, a provider of private banking services, has announced an exclusive partnership with Addepar, a global firm focused on technology and data solutions for investment professionals. This strategic collaboration grants Itaú Private exclusive “access to Addepar’s comprehensive data aggregation and performance reporting platform in… Read More

 Tagged addepar, banking, itaú private, wealthtech

September 28, 2024 @ 10:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KaiOS, the operating system that brings the best of the internet to affordable devices, announced a partnership with Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to integrate a range of digital payments solutions. Mastercard and KaiOS explained in a blog post that they will aim to deliver affordable payment acceptance… Read More

 Tagged digital payments, kaios, mastercard, online payments