Tagged: digital payments

December 21, 2020 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The long lines in front of ATM machines have now become a rare sight as Chinese consumers are increasingly using their smartphones to complete transactions, instead of making cash payments, according to a report from China Daily. Many people claim they can’t even recall when… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

James Gibson, Head of Product at Revolut Business, notes that it’s their goal or mission to assist clients with getting more from their business accounts with powerful tools that allow them to have complete control over their finances. That’s why digital bank Revolut will be… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Monzo, which recently scored an additional £60 million investment, has revealed that personalized cards have now arrived for US customers. The Monzo team notes in a blog published on December 16, 2020, that they’re pleased to announce that they’ve introduced their newly designed,… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Omar Arab, EVP of Corporate Business at VeriTran, a leading low-code platform provider for enterprises. Arab talked about how low-code solutions make it easier for everyone, including non-programmers, to create applications for a wide variety of use cases – including banking… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

French mobile payments firm Lydia has extended its Series B investment round, raising an additional $86 million in capital led by Accel. Lydia’s total Series B funding currently stands at €131 million, which reportedly makes it the largest round ever closed by a French Fintech… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

B2B fintech-as-a-service provider Rapyd announced on Thursday it has expanded its American leadership team by appointing LeAnne Hoang as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer and Robert MacColl as Head of Network Partnerships. According to Rapyd, Hoang brings a wealth of regulatory and compliance knowledge to… Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based tech giant IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM) has acquired Expertus Technologies Inc., a Canadian Fintech company that assists clients with processing over $50 billion in transactions per day. IBM bought the company so that it could enhance its electronic-payments capabilities. Expertus has now been added… Read More

December 15, 2020 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Philippines based Fintech firm SquidPay Technology Inc. has acquired Php 100 million (appr. $2.08 million) in funding through a Series A round and Php 100 Million (appr. $1.04 million) line of credit – which was arranged by the Eastern Securities Development Corporation (for the company’s… Read More

December 15, 2020 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Integrated payments platform Paysafe announced on Tuesday it has expanded its alternative payment method Paysafecash to the U.S. This expansion comes less than six months after Paysafecash made its debut in Mexico. Now in nearly 30 countries, Safesafecash is designed for consumers who do… Read More

December 15, 2020 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitPay announced on Tuesday that mobile payments app Slide Mobile Payments is adding cryptocurrency as a payment option using the digital currency platform. Slide, which was notably created by PayPal-backed company Raise Marketplace and launched earlier this year, claims to be the only mobile payment… Read More

December 13, 2020 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Siam Commercial Bank (BKK:SCB) has partnered with Lightnet to provide cross-border fund transfer services from South Korea to Thailand. As a digital banking service provider, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) is focused on continuously updating its Fintech capabilities. SCB will now be working with the Lightnet… Read More

December 12, 2020 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Relay Payments recently secured $35.3 million in capital from nine investors according to a Form D filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Atlanta-headquartered Fintech firm (located at The Battery Atlanta) offers an end-to-end instant digital payments platform for logistics firms and… Read More

December 11, 2020 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research firm CBInsights has released a new report titled, Unbundling Bank Of America: How The Traditional Bank Is Being Disrupted. The report looks at mortgages, Robo-advisors, trading software, and also examines how Fintech firms have been trying to “unbundle” Bank of America’s front office. According… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) announced on Thursday it has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate payments innovation for both companies with the launch of Adyen Network Token Optimization. According to Adyen, the duo has been working together since July 2015, starting with European acquiring. Today,… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Snowdrop Solutions Ltd. has teamed up with digital payments giant Visa in order to offer innovative location-enriched services to banking institutions and other financial services providers based in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Through the partnership, both companies aim to allow millions of consumers to… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Connect recently published the findings of a survey involving over 100 financial technology professionals. The survey reveals the sector’s Fintech-related predictions for next year. Most professionals (61%) expect digital payments to experience the most growth compared to all other Fintech industry segments. Almost half… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 11:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesia has the 16th largest economy in the world with a GDP of over $1 trillion. It’s also the world’s fourth most populous nation with around 275 million residents, out of which about 85% are below the age of 54. The Southeast Asian country has… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm JazzyPay, which is based in the Philippines, has teamed up with digital wallet provider GCash in order to offer cashless payment options to essential service providers in the country. The GCash payments platform has been integrated into JazzyPay’s PCI DSS Level 1 compliant… Read More

December 5, 2020 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech company MobiKwik has acquired Rs 52 crore (appr. $7 million) in capital through an investment round led by Hindustan Media Ventures, the investment division of HT Group. The round included contributions from Infosys Co-Founder Kris Gopalakrishnan’s family office, Pratithi. The funds raised will be… Read More

December 5, 2020 @ 1:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India-based digital payments firm PhonePe has branched out from its parent company, the Walmart-owned Flipkart Group. PhonePe is now valued at an estimated $5.5 billion, the company confirmed on December 3, 2020. According to the announcement, Flipkart will maintain its own majority stake of 87%… Read More