Cannabis payment platform Leaf Trade scores $5.5m in a Series A round
Chicago-based cannabis wholesale marketplace and payments platform, Leaf Trade closed a $5.5m Series A funding to ease payments in the sector.
Three ways FinTechs are leaning into PayTech innovation
In the wake of COVID-19, research suggests FinTech companies are experiencing a strong growth spurt giving them the opportunity to innovate like never before.
J.P Morgan partners with ACI to bolster European payments capabilities
J.P Morgan has collaborated with digital payments enterprise ACI Worldwide to help the latter provide its merchants with a more enhanced payment experience.
Contour nabs Series A+ investment
Contour, a digital trade finance network, has closed its Series A+ funding round to help meet rising demands.
PayTech Currencycloud set to be acquired by Visa in $700m deal
Visa has entered an agreement to purchase cross-border payments technology provider Currencycloud for a total of $700m.
Business payment acceleration firm Branch nets $540m in Lee Fixel’s Addition-led round
Branch, which has built a flexible workforce payments platform, raised $48m in Series B funding and closed on a $500m credit facility.
Xendit enters unicorn club following Tiger Global-led Series C
Indonesia payments firm Xendit has reeled in $150m from a Series C funding round and has pushed its valuation over the $1bn mark.
What will the European payments industry look like in 2030?
A recent study by card issuing platform Marqeta has examined the potential roadblocks and innovations that may arise over the next decade in the payments industry.
PayTech Papaya squeezes $50m from Series B to continue expansion
Mobile bill payment application Papaya has raised $50m from a Series B funding round headed by Bessemer Venture Partners.
Vyne teams with Gr4vy for open banking infrastructure
Account-to-account payments platform Vyne has teamed up with Gr4vy, a cloud-native payment orchestration platform (POP), to give online merchants open banking payment infrastructure.