BharatPe earns the horn, triples valuation to $2.85bn after Tiger Global-led oversubscribed round
Merchant payments and financial services provider BharatPe raised $370m in a primary and secondary mix, as a part of a Series E funding round led by new investor New York-based Tiger Global Management.
PAYFAZZ and Xfers team up to launch new company aimed at increasing financial inclusion...
Indonesia-based FinTech PAYFAZZ has invested $30m into Singapore-based Xfers to create Fazz Financial Group.
Mexican PayTech Yaydoo to simplify B2B payments after banking $20m in fresh funding
Mexico City-based B2B software and payments company Yaydoo closed a $20.4m in a Series A round co-led by Base10 Partners and monashees.
India unveils new digital currency, Nigeria eyes e-currency launch in October 2021
India has introduced the e-RUPI, which is a cashless and contactless digital payment system to support the global shift towards digital payments.
Token driving UK open banking payments expansion, research finds
Market share statistics by CMA9 – the nine largest UK banks – has found open banking platform Token is driving the adoption of open banking payments in the country.
Goldman Sachs, Fiserv team to unveil B2B payments facility
US FinTech firm Fiserv and Goldman Sachs have introduced their first product offering from its ongoing strategic partnership.
Invoicing app for creators Lumanu bags $12m in Series A funding
Lumanu has bagged $12m in its Series A funding round to help further the development of its platform that simplify payment collection for creators.
Yoco secures South Africa’s largest single investment raised by a payments company
South African payments company Yoco has secured $83m in its Series C, which it claims to be the largest single investment raised by a small business-focused payments platform in the Middle East and Africa.
Nium nets $200m to become first global B2B payments unicorn from Southeast Asia
Nium, a global B2B payments platform, has raised over $200m in a Series D round led by Riverwood Capital to accelerate its product roadmap and drive global expansion.
Paystand collects $50m Series C funding to support enhancement of blockchain-powered payment network
Paystand, a blockchain-enabled payment network for businesses, has closed its Series C round on $50m, coming off the back of its triple-digit growth.