E-commerce

Study anticipates over half of global population to use mobile wallets by 2025

A study by US mobile payments firm Boku gr has found that more than one in two people globally will use a mobile wallet by 2025.

FinTech fidomoney unveils business account offering in UK market

York-based FinTech startup fidomoney has launched its business current account service to consumers in the UK.

Fintech acquires cloud-based business intelligence provider STX Business Solutions

Financial Information Technologies, LLC (Fintech), business solutions provider for the beverage alcohol industry has acquired STX Business Solutions.

Previse, Pagero partner to support early payment tech roll-out

Instant invoice payment firm Previse has partnered with e-invoicing business Pagero to enable instant, embedded finance to be delivered on the latter’s open business network.

Klarna under fire by Swedish watchdog for bank secrecy breach

Sweden's financial watchdog Finansinspektionen is investigating payments firm Klarna over a potential breach of banking secrecy laws in connection with an IT incident at the firm in May.

Pleo joins billion-dollar club after pulling in $150m, plans aggressive hiring in UK

Copenhagen-based FinTech startup Pleo, an employee credit card and expense solution provider has joined the European’ unicorn’ club after raising Denmark’s biggest ever Series C at $150m.

Carbon, Visa enter five-year partnership to support payments across Africa

African FinTech Carbon has entered a five-year strategic alliance with Visa to provide digital and physical issuance of Visa cards to its customers on the continent.

Tribe, ClearBank partner to bolster banking access for FinTech companies

Tribe Payments has teamed with ClearBank to leverage the latter’s banking-as-a-service platform to help provide Tribe’s customers with improved access to payment schemes.

Paysafe teams up with Microsoft to power cash payments on Xbox

Specialised payments platform Paysafe teamed up with Microsoft to enable consumers to make online cash payments on the Microsoft Store on Xbox.

Transferwise rival OneFor launches new payments solution for Europe’s immigrant population with €10m seed...

Germany-based startup OneFor launched a cross-border money transfer and payments app aimed at migrant workers in Europe.

News Stories

Almost $1bn raised across all FinTech funding rounds this week

Up to $998m was raised across all the funding rounds reported on by FinTech Global this week, slightly missing out on hitting $1bn. The biggest...
How Theta Lake is revolutionising compliance search with unified search, discovery, and replay

How Theta Lake is revolutionising compliance search with unified search, discovery, and replay

Responding to governance events such as audits, investigations, and e-discovery has become increasingly complex with the adoption of unified communications and collaboration (UCC) technologies.
Pouch Insurance unleashes multilingual AI tool

Pouch Insurance unleashes multilingual AI tool

Pouch Insurance, leveraging the capabilities of the INSTANDA no-code insurance platform, has introduced a pioneering AI assistant named 'Goodie'.
Athena Secures AU$25m Series B to transform home ownership in Australia

Athena Secures AU$25m Series B to transform home ownership in Australia

Athena, a fintech company, has successfully secured AU$25m in a Series B funding round.
Lendistry secures $5m from City National Bank to empower underserved California entrepreneurs

Lendistry secures $5m from City National Bank to empower underserved California entrepreneurs

City National Bank, a major financial institution, has announced a strategic $5m impact investment in Lendistry, a minority-led fintech firm.

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