SaaS banking dev Mambu hits €4.9bn valuation
Mambu, a SaaS banking platform, has hit a €4.9bn valuation following the close of a €235m Series E round.
Sympl to improve access to BNPL services in Egypt
Egypt-based startup Sympl, which describes itself as a ‘save now, pay later’ platform, has raised $6m in seed funding just five months after its...
Nearside snaps up $58m Series B following recent rebranding
Small business financial services platform Nearside has raked in $58m from a Series B funding round headed by Valar Ventures.
Klarna expands its grip on online retail
Global retail bank, payments and shopping service Klarna has launched a browser extension that enables consumers to shop with its flexible payment options even...
Visa gets ahead of the ‘crypto phenomenon’
World leading payment processor Visa has launched a crypto advisory service for its clients and partners under its Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) arm. Through...
Are payment service providers equipped to ride the cross-border e-commerce wave?
A recent blogpost by Currencycloud has underlined how payment service providers (PSPs) and acquiring banks are best served to aid the growing cross-border e-commerce market.
Marqeta widens European presence through expanded Klarna partnership
Klarna has entered 13 new European markets after it expanded its alliance with card issuer Marqeta.
The two PayTechs merging to create a global processing powerhouse
Global issuer processors Paymentology and Tutuka are merging to create the first global issuer-processor that will cover 49 countries worldwide.
PaaP taking off in emerging markets, Juniper reports
The total value of mobile money transactions in emerging markets is predicted to exceed $870bn in 2026, representing an increase of 60% from $550bn in 2021, according to a study from Juniper Research.
BNPL provider Kueski lands funding to service Mexico
Mexico City-based online lender and Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider Kueski has raised $202m in a debt and equity round led by StepStone Group, a report by Finextra has revealed.