B2B Payments

Wirecard has become Visa’s preferred payment processor

Hot on the heels of signing a new partnership with Klarna in March, Wirecard has now inked a new deal with Visa to help the payment giant bolster the Visa Fintech Fast Track programme in the Middle East.

Invoice payment company Previse scores $11m in new round

Previse, which helps suppliers get paid instantly, has bagged $11m in its latest funding round which was led by Reefknot Investments and Mastercard.

Payments unicorn Airwallex closes its Series D to support global expansion

Australia-based payments company Airwallex has closed its Series D round on $160m, which will help it continue its global customer acquisition and licensing efforts.

48 FinTech funding rounds you missed in the last two weeks

The last two weeks have seen everything from huge $1bn investments rounds to undisclosed seed rounds. Let's check some of them out.

Curve launches numberless cards for investors and its crowdfunding backers will be the first...

The long number sequence at the front of credit cards are numbered if UK-based FinTech Curve’s latest offering catches on.

HUMBL and One Kiosk sign partnership to boost the financial services offering for Nigerian...

Nigerian FinTech One Kiosk has teamed up with US-based mobile financial service provider HUMBL to give its native merchants’ online ordering and delivery services a power boost.

RoadSync scores $5.7m in Series A investment round led Base10 Partners

Payment processing startup RoadSync has topped up its accounts with $5.7m in a new investment round.

FinTech Zeux launches physical Visa card

Payment app Zeux has launched a Visa card to satisfy what it refers to as a growing appetite for a “phygital” – physical and digital – banking experience.

18 FinTech funding rounds you missed last week

Despite coronavirus fears, the last week saw a number of FinTech companies raise money.

Plastiq has raised a $75m Series D round

Credit card payment company Plastiq has attracted $75m in fresh capital to grow its team, develop more solutions and help small businesses to pay their suppliers, which may be getting trickier during the coronavirus crisis.

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Juniper Re,  the dynamic reinsurance broking arm of The Baldwin Group, has partnered with CAPE Analytics to strengthen its catastrophe analytics platform.

Juniper Re and CAPE Analytics team up to enhance property risk insights for reinsurance...

Juniper Re,  the dynamic reinsurance broking arm of The Baldwin Group, has partnered with CAPE Analytics to strengthen its catastrophe analytics platform.
ownership

Seven key insights into the US’s beneficial ownership reporting requirements

In a stride towards combating financial crimes, the US introduced the CTA, designed to peel back the layers of secrecy often associated with business entities.
environment

Navigating the future of sustainability: The role of AI in environmental strategies

The integration of AI, is transforming sustainability across various sectors. By handling extensive data analysis, AI equips sustainability experts with actionable insights, freeing them to implement strategies that have real-world impacts.
Traditionally, manufacturers have relied on dedicated handheld barcode scanners for inventory management, asset tracking, and supply chain operations. However, the advent of smartphone technology is transforming this practice. Modern smartphones can now accurately scan barcodes, QR codes, and other machine-readable symbols, tasks previously managed by specialised hardware. This shift is primarily driven by the need to optimise costs and operational efficiency, leveraging the ubiquity and versatility of mobile devices.

Cutting costs with smartphone barcode scanners

Traditionally, manufacturers have relied on dedicated handheld barcode scanners for inventory management, asset tracking, and supply chain operations. However, the advent of smartphone technology...
CFPB

CFPB set to clamp down on paycheck advance fees

The CFPB has announced a new rule aimed at increasing transparency around paycheck advance products, also known as "earned wage" products.

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