Philippines’ only unicorn cements its title with round close
Philippines-based Mynt, which develops financial solutions and payment services, has collected $300m in a funding round that brings its valuation to $2bn.
Standard Bank, Flutterwave team to bolster African payments market
Africa-located Standard Bank has partnered with PayTech firm Flutterwave to improve the digital payment market in select African markets.
Klarna snaps up price comparison site PriceRunner
Klarna has acquired Swedish price comparison solution PriceRunner for an undisclosed amount.
Open banking-facilitated payments to grow by 2800% in five years
Global payment transactions facilitated by open banking are expected to exceed $116bn by 2026, rising from $4bn in 2021.
Extend snares $40m from March Capital-led Series B
Digital payments infrastructure platform Extend has secured $40m from a Series B fundraising round.
PayTech Anomaly nets $17m across seed and Series A rounds
Precision payments platform Anomaly has netted $17m in seed and Series A funding as it looks to bolster its market footprint.
What will the European payments industry look like in 2030?
A recent study by card issuing platform Marqeta has examined the potential roadblocks and innovations that may arise over the next decade in the payments industry.
Are Baby Boomers the ideal FinTech customers?
A recent study by payments-as-a-service platform Modulr has found 65% of over 65s are open to using new financial services or payment methods for convenience.
Primer collects $50m to help unify payment infrastructures
Low-code payment infrastructure Primer has scored $50m in its Series B round, which puts its valuation at $425m.
B2B domestic payment transaction value to exceed $54trn in 2023
A study by Juniper Research has found the transaction value of business-to-business domestic payments across payment methods is expected to surpass $54trn in 2023.