BNPL market projected to generate almost $4trn annually by 2030
A report by Allied Market Research has projected that the buy now, pay later (BNPL) will generate $3.98trn by 2030 and record a CAGR of 45.7% from 2021 to 2030.
40% of financial institutions could take a decade to implement open banking
A survey by open banking platform Tink has found that four in ten executives believe it will take their organisation between 5-10 years to fully implement open banking.
Plum plucks $14m from Series A raise
UK FinTech startup Plum FinTech has brought in $14m from a Series A funding round headed by Ventura Capital and DMG Ventures.
Why FinTecSystems is betting on open banking in the financial crime fight
Founded in 2014, FinTecSystems is specialised in open banking infrastructure and data analysis to help companies make data-driven and automate decisions. At a time when companies are scrambling to protect their assets from criminal actors, could FTS’ open banking infrastructure be a flood barrier against the rising wave of financial crime?
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.
Asaak lands funding to support gig workers in Africa
Uganda-based asset financing startup Asaak has raised $30m in pre-Series A equity and debt funding, a report from TechCrunch has revealed.
Neobank Rewire to add insurance offering
Israel-based neobank Rewire, which provides services for expatriate workers, has raised a $25m strategic investment that it said will allow it to develop insurance products.
Klarna to take on Amazon, Google and Facebook following PriceRunner take-over
Global retail bank and Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider Klarna, has completed its acquisition of comparison shopping service PriceRunner.
Bricknode sees itself as the SpaceX of the financial industry
Sweden-based Bricknode, a cloud financial services software company, sees itself as the SpaceX of the financial industry.
FinTech unicorn Pleo hires former Monzo exec
FinTech unicorn Pleo has named former Monzo CTO Meri Williams as its own CTO.