Card issuing platform Lithic closes Series B after strong period of growth
Lithic, a card issuing platform to enable the simple creation of cards, has closed its Series B round on $43m.
Wagely bags $5.6m strategic funding to grow earned wage access platform
Indonesian FinTech startup Wagely has secured $5.6m in a strategic funding round led by Intergra Partners.
Alessa chosen by payments firm Vitesse to bolster transaction security
International payments provider Vitesse has picked Alessa by Tier1 Financial Solutions to help enable secure real-time global payment transactions.
Paysafe fortifies payments footprint with PagoEfectivo acquisition
UK specialised payments platform Paysafe has entered an agreement to purchase alternative payments platform PagoEfectivo for an undisclosed fee.
trustshare said to raise $3.2m in seed funding
Digital escrow service trustshare has reportedly collected $3.2m in a seed round to help it open its first US office.
Mastercard teams with Digital PayGo to support SME payments in Zambia
Mastercard has partnered with Digital PayGo to introduce a new mobile payments solution to help Zambian SMEs make and receive digital payments more safely.
More than half of consumers want more payment choices at the checkout
A recent study by payments platform Paysafe has found 52% of customers worldwide are keen to see more payment options available for use at the checkout.
Overwhelming majority of firms to prioritise cross-border commerce in 2022
A report by FinTech Rapyd has found 93% of businesses see cross-border commerce as a high priority for 2022 and beyond.
PinPong and i2c join forces for cross-border payments
i2c, a provider of digital payment and banking technology, has partnered with PingPong, a China-based FinTech unicorn providing business owners with cross-border e-commerce payment solutions.
Balance pulls in $56m for the “fourth industrial revolution”
Balance, a B2B e-commerce payments company, has raised $56m in Series B funding in a round led by Forerunner Ventures.