Carbon, Visa enter five-year partnership to support payments across Africa
African FinTech Carbon has entered a five-year strategic alliance with Visa to provide digital and physical issuance of Visa cards to its customers on the continent.
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.
Currencycloud appoints CTO and COO to continue rapid growth
Cross-border payments company Currencycloud has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of a new chief operations officer and chief technology officer.
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.
Africa gets a new FinTech unicorn as Chipper Cash joins the club
Cross-border payments company Chipper Cash has become a FinTech unicorn after a $150m Series C extension round pushed its valuation just above $2bn.
Rupifi lands $25m for small business in India
B2B payments FinTech Rupifi has raised $25m in a recent funding round co-led by Tiger Global and Bessemer Venture Partners, a report by TechCrunch has revealed.
SimplyPayMe nets $4m as it eyes Europe and North America expansion
SimplyPayMe has netted $4m in funding as it seeks to expand in European and North American markets.
Visa teams up with Fundbox for digital payments
Visa is partnering with Fundbox, an embedded working capital platform for small businesses, to strengthen Fundbox’s platform with the power of digital payments.
SME financial management FinTech FINOM buys PayTech Kapaga
FINOM, which offers a mobile-first financial management platform to SMEs and freelancers, has acquired cross-border PayTech Kapaga for an ‘eight figure sum’.
Payments technology developer SKUx scores $11m
SKUx, a payments technology and consumer engagement platform, has secured $11m in its Series A funding round to help it scale its product offerings.