Hopscotch launches from stealth to improve B2B payment experiences
Hopscotch, which is designing consumer-like experiences for the B2B payments space, has surfaced from stealth, alongside the close of a $3.6m seed round.
Pakistani BNPL player QisstPay secures $15m pre-seed and seed funding
QisstPay, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) company from Pakistan has raised $15m across its seed and pre-seed funding round to expand its team and services.
BNPL market gets new big player as Mastercard launches Installments
Mastercard has entered the buy now, pay later (BNPL) market after it unveiled flexible payment platform Installments in the US, the UK and Australia.
Ascend Money becomes first Thai FinTech unicorn after $150m funding haul
Ascend Money has raised $150m in funding to become the first Thai unicorn at a $1.5bn valuation.
Singapore and Malaysia foster financial synergies with payments linkage
Singapore and Malaysia are set to begin a phased linkage of their two payment systems to support faster transactions between the two countries.
Zip extends global reach into India with ZestMoney investment
Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip has invested $50m into Indian BNPL firm ZestMoney to expand its global grip on the payment market.
Payments software developer Spenmo collects $34m in its Series A
Singapore-based Spenmo, which builds payment software for companies, has netted $34m in its Series A round.
PayTechs replace banks as most important business partners for SMEs
Research by FinTech firm YouLend has found PayTechs and website and webshop providers have overtaken banks as the most important business partner for SMEs.
Emerging markets set to lead mobile wallet uptake by 2025
A global study by Boku has found that emerging markets in Latin America and Africa and the Middle East are set to see the largest uptake in mobile wallets by 2025.
RazorPay said to secure funding from Salesforce Ventures
Digital payments company RazorPay, which recently tripled its valuation to hit $3bn, has reportedly collected further capital from Salesforce Ventures.
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