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Selfbook is a hotel payment software platform that offers direct bookings and payments, and has received a strategic investment from Amex Ventures.

TreeCard, a FinTech platform that is aimed at planting trees and boosting sustainability, has reportedly collected €23m for its Series A funding round.

Cambodian financial institution ABA Bank has become the first bank in the country to launch an instant card issuance kiosk, through a partnership with Compass Plus Technologies.

Instant payments API developer Devengo has secured €1.2m for its seed funding round to help it grow its team.

?UK fintech Atoa Payments is the new startup looking to give small businesses a viable alternative to debit card payments. It has raised $2.2m for its pre-seed round.

Conduent Incorporated, a technology-powered process solutions company, has collaborated with BNY Mellon to launch a new Digital Integrated Payments Hub.

WeGift, which claims to be an industry leader in digital payouts, has closed its Series B funding round on £26m.

 The global spend for OTT (over-the-top) based conversational commerce is expected to rise from $13.3bn in 2022 to $25.1bn in 2023, according to a report from Juniper Research.

Yassir, a North African “super app” providing rideshare, food delivery and banking services, has raised $150m in Series B funding.

Nigerian payments and financial services company Paga has launched its Visa cards, which come in both physical and virtual forms.