B2B Payments

Currencycloud collects £10m grant to support cross-border payments

Cross-border payments provider Currencycloud has received a £10m grant to support SMEs as part of the Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) programme.

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.

PayPal says black lives matter and commits to a $530m pot to support black...

PayPal has announced that it has had enough of racial inequality in the US and has made a $530m commitment to support black and minority-owned businesses and communities across the nation.
Payabl. joins forces with GonnaOrder to revolutionize hospitality payments

Payabl. joins forces with GonnaOrder to revolutionize hospitality payments

payabl., one of Europe's leading PayTech companies, has announced a partnership with GonnaOrder, a global online ordering platform specialising in the hospitality industry.
Swedish FinTech Open Payments raises €3m growth round

Swedish FinTech Open Payments raises €3m growth round

Open Payments, a Swedish FinTech company, has collected €3m in a growth funding round led by Industrifonden, Sweden's venture capital fund.

Israel-based UNIPaaS closes its first external batch of funding

UNIPaaS, which provides payment services to digital marketplaces, has closed its first external funding round.

Goldman Sachs empowers Starling Bank with £50m injection

Goldman Sachs’ Growth Equity has invested £50m into the UK’s leading digital bank Starling.

Visa’s acquisition of Plaid has officially been called off

After a year marred by an antitrust suit, Visa's acquisition of Plaid has officially been called off as the CEO says regulatory reviews threatened consumers' interests.

Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Klarna founder back Indonesia-based BukuWarung in $60m round

Indonesian FinTech startup BukuWarung raised $60m in Series A funding in a round led by Valar Ventures and Goodwater Capital.

Airwallex extends its Series D round to reach $200m

Australia-based payments firm Airwallex has extended its Series D by $40m to bring the round’s total to $200m.

News Stories

The bot epidemic: How automated traffic is reshaping the digital landscape

Thalees' 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report has brought to light that nearly 50% of internet traffic in 2023 was generated by bots, marking a 2% increase from 2022. 
Green Dot Corporation, a digital bank and FinTech renowned for its seamless banking and payment solutions, has appointed Renata Caine as the General Manager of Banking as a Service (BaaS).

Green Dot appoints Renata Caine to lead BaaS

Green Dot Corporation, a digital bank and FinTech renowned for its seamless banking and payment solutions, has appointed Renata Caine as the General Manager of Banking as a Service (BaaS).
Mastercard and VoPay have announced a strategic partnership to enhance money movement in Canada and internationally.

Mastercard and VoPay partner to revolutionise money movement in Canada

Mastercard and VoPay have announced a strategic partnership to enhance money movement in Canada and internationally. The partnership is driven by the growing demand for...

Is gender diversity on UK FinTech boards falling short?

A newly published report by EY and Innovate Finance, titled Setting the pace or keeping up – are FinTech boards future-fit?, offers a crucial examination of the state of UK FinTech boards.
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Moody’s reveals high risk of financial crime through mass shell company registrations

Moody’s research has identified alarming patterns of mass registrations of shell companies, signalling heightened risks of financial crime.

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