Digital wallets to drive £11bn in online spending by 2026
A recent report by payment service provider Emerchantpay has discovered digital wallets will account for £11bn in online consumer spending by 2026.
PayTech Sokin joins Arsenal Football Club as money transfer partner
UK-based global payments provider Sokin has teamed with Arsenal FC to become its new official money transfer partner.
Late payments can create dangerous ‘domino effect’ across entire supply chain
A recent survey conducted by PayTech firm GoCardless found 86% of respondents agreed that one late payment can impact everyone in the supply chain.
Peter Thiel-backed B2B platform ShopUp inks $75m Series B
Bangladeshi B2B commerce platform ShopUp has secured $75m in a Series B funding round headed by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures.
Fluency scores $1.3m in seed funding to grow CBDC blockchain platform
Blockchain start-up Fluency has reeled in $1.3m in seed funding from various unnamed European investors, giving the company a total valuation of $23.5m.
Aurelia collects $3m in its seed round
Aurelia, which helps automate financial management, has reportedly collected $3m in its seed round.
Argentina-based Veritran receives investment from Trivest
Veritran, a low-code software developer for banking, has secured an investment from Miami-based investor Trivest Growth Investment Fund II.
Nigerian central bank to launch new CBDC through Bitt collaboration
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is teaming with Barbados-based FinTech Bitt to introduce a new central bank digital currency (CBDC) called eNaira.
Whitepaper finds almost half of UK consumers have confusion about open banking
A whitepaper by payment service provider Ecommpay has found 48% of all UK consumers have some level of confusion regarding open banking and its uses.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank unveils Gen Z-targeted banking services
The Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has introduced Amwali, a new digital banking proposition that will target youths between the ages of 8 to 18.