Tagged: payments

March 17, 2022 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has announced a growing list of partners, such as BNPL specialists and internationally-recognized brands, further expanding Mastercard Installments, “the unique BNPL program that delivers greater choice at checkout, both in-store and online.” Amount, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, Deserve, H&R Block, i2c,… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, an international firm focused on modern money movement, has introduced a new brokerage payments solution that provides financial institutions a quicker and more cost-effective method of “settling transactions to select U.S. brokerages enabling customers to easily invest in U.S. equities.” When compared to transactions… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 10:46 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Medius, a provider of source-to-pay solutions, today announced that global private equity firm Advent International has acquired a minority stake in the company. Following the deal, Marlin Equity Partners remains the firm’s majority shareholder. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in Stockholm… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

doxo, a platform aiming to modernize the $4.61 trillion household bill pay industry, has raised $18.5 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Jackson Square Ventures, a VC that backs early-stage software businesses. Existing investors also participated in the round. A valuation… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and “helps merchants drive growth,” provided an update (on March 14, 2022) on its business performance, “including its current funding capacity and availability, and raised the Company’s third quarter and full-year fiscal 2022 financial… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 4:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Zitti, a payment and credit platform built for food industry management and vendors announced its launch today. The company raised an initial $4 million to grow the team and expand the capabilities of its proprietary technology. Founders Dante DiCicco (early Snap executive and restaurant owner) and Erek Benz (co-founder of CREXi and other marketplace platforms)… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 9:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority has clarified what may and may not be used for when it is introduced later in 2022. The CMA mandated the use of Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) as the mechanism for implementing Sweeping – which is described as… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 1:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CarNow, the automotive industry’s digital retailing firm, recently announced a partnership with Cion Digital, offering clients a way to purchase and finance vehicles using cryptocurrency via “an integration with CarNow’s Real-Time Retail™ platform.” Cion Digital’s “ready-to-deploy” modular payments and lending platform offers firms with access… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 12:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Parpera, a money management platform for sole traders, freelancers, and startup founders, has launched Australia’s “first” embedded finance business experience “using a debit card linked directly to deposit accounts,” in partnership with Railspay (the Australian arm of Railsbank) and Volt. The Parpera Business Debit Mastercard… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly three years after selling off payments firm SafeCharge for $889 million, Teddy Sagi is launching a company called Pay.com. The firm was established in 2021 by Sagi and Tom Vaknin and they have reportedly been joined by Assaf Cohen, who has worked as Vice… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 6:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reportedly instructed Paytm Payments Bank to stop onboarding new clients and to also hire an IT audit company while citing “supervisory concerns.” In an official statement, the RBI stated that Paytm Payments Bank should stop taking on new… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 10:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Curve, the financial super app which supports clients with better understanding and mastering their finances by bringing together debit, credit and loyalty cards into a single interface, recently confirmed its entry into US markets. Curve is currently available to download for US clients, who are… Read More

March 11, 2022 @ 12:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stellar Development Foundation, MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI), and Techstars, have announced a partnership to recruit founders globally who are focused on tech innovation in areas such as blockchain and digital payments to further streamline cross-border payments and support financial inclusion. The partnership builds on the… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 8:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), the international firm focused on “mission-critical,” real-time payments software, has announced the launch of Fraud Scoring Services—which is a fraud scoring platform offering next-gen machine learning capabilities for financial institutions of all sizes “to deliver real-time fraud detection and prevention.” Underpinned… Read More

March 9, 2022 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the card-to-card pioneer and international payments platform, announced that its U.S. customers may send funds “directly to eligible Mastercard cards in over 60 countries, including Mexico, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Honduras, El Salvador and Colombia, as well as within the U.S.” Recipients will generally see… Read More

March 9, 2022 @ 7:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Glean AI, the intelligent accounts payable firm, has secured $10.8 million in seed financing from Contour Venture Partners (lead investor), Amex Ventures, Infinity Ventures, B Capital Group, Portage Ventures, Parameter Ventures, and several other venture funds and angel investors. The proceeds from the investment round… Read More

March 9, 2022 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stax, a comprehensive payments platform, announced its new funding raise of $245 million. Led by sibling co-founders Suneera Madhani, CEO, and Sal Rehmetullah, president, Stax celebrates this milestone at a time when “less than three percent of venture capital goes to minorities and less than… Read More

March 9, 2022 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stellar, which claims to be on a mission to offer “unprecedented” access to credit-building and financial tools to underserved communities, has reportedly attracted several investors to finalize an oversubscribed $7 million round. Stellar Founder and CEO, Lamine Zarrad, stated: “We created Stellar to provide credit… Read More

March 9, 2022 @ 3:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Only 6 months after their Series B round, Fintech Branch has announced a $75 million Series C funding round. The company did not disclose the valuation. The funding was led by Addition with the participation of General Atlantic. Returning investors include Drive Capital, Crosscut Ventures,… Read More

March 9, 2022 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) announced a series of financial services aimed at improving access to banking options and offering additional customer payment alternatives. New services reportedly include the introduction of Dollar General’s exclusive spendwell banking platform, a Buy Now, Pay Later test program with Sezzle… Read More