Tagged: payments

June 29, 2021 @ 5:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

African Fintech platform Carbon today announced a five-year partnership with Visa which will see physical and digital credit cards offered to its customers. Visa will provide funding across the term for implementation and marketing support. In 2020 Carbon pivoted from digital lending to digital banking… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Jessica DiRubio, the Chief Revenue Officer and Head of Partnerships at AppBrilliance, an Austin-based payments technology firm. AppBrilliance aims to power and support true, real-time non-custodial Open Payments and Banking services in the United States. The company enables businesses to… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 1:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Mysterium Network will be integrating PARSIQ‘s “collateral-free” staking service, called the IQ Protocol Node operators and MYST token holders will be able to take advantage of the benefits of an “industry-first” staking solution developed by IQ Protocol integration, according to a release shared with… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 12:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com revealed on Monday (June 28, 2021) that they are teaming up with global Fintech firm Circle, in order to offer USD deposits and withdrawals to more than 30 different countries. Crypto.com clients may now transfer USD from their bank accounts and get USD Coin… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The spin-off of Fintech firm Tinka, a deferred payments provider, has initiated a new phase in the digital and business transformation of former Wehkamp Finance. Tinka aims to simplify customer purchases with deferred payment options and also by offering installment plans for retailers based in… Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Emma, a company that’s on a mission to be the control center for your money, has secured  £1,889,342 from 2,588 Investors (at the time of writing) via Crowdcube. Backed by Connect Ventures and other leading VCs, Emma had a £1,000,000 fundraising target. Emma reports a… Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FETCH, a transformative Fintech firm that’s focused on “driving efficiency & precision guest location for food & drink ordering & payments,” has acquired £1,414,473 from 246 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs. FETCH has now achieved 141% of its £1,000,013 target with 34… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Philippines-based neobank Netbank reveals that it has decided to join the Mastercard Fintech Express program which should allow it to access a wide range of all-digital products. Netbank will also be able to issue debit and credit cards under its partners’ brands. Through the partnership… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 7:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Axiata Digital’s online wallet Boost has reportedly launched three new micro-insurance and takaful plans under the name “Boost Protect” in order to provide consumers in Malaysia with affordable and premium coverage. The addition of MozzieProtect, FamilyProtect, and Critical Illness Care brings the total coverage plans… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payfare (TSX: PAY) reveals that it will be integrating Mastercard Send into its financial technology platform. This should allow the Fintech firm to expand its real-time payment options for the fast-evolving gig economy. Payfare, which powers virtual banking and instant payout solutions for leading on-demand… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 12:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deserve, a provider of white-label mobile-centric API and (software development kit) SDK-based credit card tech, has secured $50 million in capital through a Series D round that was led by Mastercard. Mission Holdings and Ally Ventures also co-led Deserve’s latest investment round, along with contributions… Read More

June 24, 2021 @ 1:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has reportedly made an investment, via Accenture Ventures, into Imburse, a Cloud-powered, payments-as-a-service enterprise platform that aims to simplify the way businesses gain access to the international payments ecosystem. Established in Zurich, Switzerland in 2018, Imburse works cooperatively with various insurers, banking… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SnapSwap, a provider of digital transformation services for financial services and businesses, has reportedly chosen Banking Circle to offer quicker and lower-cost payments to its clients. By leveraging Banking Circle’s Payments on Behalf of (POBO) and Collections on Behalf of (COBO) services, SnapSwap will see… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt has introduced its own Visa debit card in order to maximize customers’ ability to spend digital assets, the company revealed on Tuesday (June 22, 2021). Bakkt Card lets clients use Bitcoin (BTC) for making online and in-store purchases, which should help with expanding the… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Billhop and ICS have teamed up to improve working capital access for SMEs across the Netherlands. Through the partnership, ICS commercial cardholders, based in the Netherlands, will have access to Billhop’s service “at a preferential rate,” according to a release shared with CI. As mentioned… Read More

June 21, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Mobility app Moja Ride has partnered with Fintech O-CITY to fuel its digital innovation and future expansion plan in key West African markets. Based in Ivory Coast’s capital city Abidjan, Moja’s partnership with O-CITY comes after a series of funding rounds from leading global investors,… Read More

June 19, 2021 @ 7:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems NV, Corp. (APPS), a Fintech holding company offering technology and financial services, has reportedly acquired Cloud-enabled software firm Clique Payments, Inc. The acquisition should allow APPS to further expand its enterprise resource planning and accounting payments integrations solutions to include QuickBooks, FreshBooks,… Read More

June 19, 2021 @ 2:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SendSpend, the remittance and wallet app, reveals that it has acquired the Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company will now be able to issue digital money and offer cross-border remittance services from its UK head offices. SendSpend… Read More

June 19, 2021 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Glint Pay Inc., a subsidiary of the UK-based Fintech company that makes gold an alternative global currency by enabling its clients to buy, sell, save and spend their physical gold instantly through the Glint Debit Mastercard and Glint App, has secured 111% of its equity crowdfunding… Read More

June 18, 2021 @ 4:30 pm By Gustavo Ruiz  |  

With the growing knowledge and adoption of digital banking, many consumers are still learning about the capabilities of contactless payments due to new perceptions of value, security, and availability, creating an ongoing challenge for merchants. Consumers are seeking out simplicity and instantaneous opportunities more than… Read More