Voice assistant-powered transactions to increase by more than 400%
Voice assistant-powered e-commerce transaction values are expected to reach 19.4bn by 2023, an increase from just $4.6bn in 2021.
Hotel payment software startup Selfbook nets funds
Selfbook is a hotel payment software platform that offers direct bookings and payments, and has received a strategic investment from Amex Ventures.
Kiwi secures $6m pre-seed funding to revolutionise credit card industry
Kiwi, a cutting-edge credit card platform, has successfully raised $6m in pre-seed funding. The funding round was led by Nexus Venture Partners and Stellaris...
A third of consumers feel unable to spend as much on Christmas this year
A third of UK adults have admitted they feel unable to spend as much on Christmas this year, according to a study from Yolt.
Advent extends payments reach to Argentina with Prisma deal at $1.42bn valuation
Global buyout house Advent International has bought a 51 per cent stake in Argentinian payments business Prisma Medios de Pago in a deal valuing the company at about $1.42bn.
FinTech giant FIS sells Worldpay to GTCR at $18.5bn valuation
FIS, a global leader in financial services technology, has made a strategic move to sell a majority stake in its Worldpay Merchant Solutions business to private equity funds managed by GTCR.
Paysafe to acquire SafetyPay in $441m all-cash deal
Specialised payments platform Paysafe has bolstered its payments footprint after it signed an agreement to purchase ecommerce payments company SafetyPay for $441m in cash.
ANNA Money acquires GetCape to take on Australia’s big four banks
ANNA Money has announced its acquisition of GetCape, a Sydney-based FinTech specialising in business spend management platforms.
Loyalty card platform Joyn bags €2m investment
Belgium-based digital loyalty card provider Joyn has reportedly raised €2m in its latest funding round.
MercadoLibre raises $2bn amid share offering, Paypal, Dragoneer invests
Latin American e-commerce platform MercadoLibre has raised $2bn from a public share offering and direct investments from PayTech giant PayPal among others. The company offered around $1.15bn of...