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.
2C2P and hoolah seize Asia’s growing BNPL market
Global payments platform 2C2P has partnered with hoolah, an Asian Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) to offer its services to merchants in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
Buy Now, Pay Later providers bite back to debt critics
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services are becoming synonymous with debt. These services have come under fire for misleading consumers and putting vulnerable users at risk. Regulatory crackdown has loomed on the horizon for some time now, but what do BNPL companies have to say for themselves in the meantime?
Mason bags $7.5m for an Amazon alternative platform
Mason, a retail technology platform provider offering an alternative platform to Amazon, has raised $7.5m in seed funding.
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.
Alibaba’s e-commerce tycoon Jack Ma steps down as chairman
Jack Ma is stepping down as chairman of Alibaba, the e-commerce titan he founded back in 1999.
How JCB Contactless’ new results add to the argument that Covid-19 has made cashless...
While the past few years have seen more consumers embrace digital payments, it seems as if the coronavirus pandemic has made the cashless society even closer than ever.
North African super app Yassir lands $150m
Yassir, a North African “super app” providing rideshare, food delivery and banking services, has raised $150m in Series B funding.
Checkout.com expands Estonia footprint with Icefire acquisition
Payments solutions provider Checkout.Com has purchased Estonian software development firm Icefire for an undisclosed fee.
Amazon to offer BNPL services to its US market through Affirm alliance
Global retail giant Amazon has partnered with buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm to provide its US customers with a BNPL option at the checkout.
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