E-commerce

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

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.
NetBird closes €1.1M pre-seed round to revolutionise virtual private networks for companies

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 for $18.5bn

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 has announced its acquisition of GetCape, a Sydney-based FinTech specialising in business spend management platforms.

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.
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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...

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Over $3bn raised in this week's 29 FinTech funding rounds

Over $3bn raised in this week’s 29 FinTech funding rounds

Over $3bn was raised by FinTech companies this week, supercharged by a colossal €1.5bn raised by UK-based SumUp. 
Intellect Design Arena welcomes Rajesh Mehta to enhance transaction banking strategy

Intellect Design Arena welcomes Rajesh Mehta to enhance transaction banking strategy

Intellect Design Arena, a pioneering FinTech company known for its cloud-native, API-led microservices-based multi-product platforms, has appointed Rajesh Mehta to its Growth Advisory Board.
League data and Mambu revolutionize Canadian credit unions with new digital banking platform

League data and Mambu revolutionize Canadian credit unions with new digital banking platform

League Data and Mambu have embarked on a groundbreaking journey to transform the Canadian financial landscape by introducing advanced cloud banking solutions to credit unions.
Fingerprint and Oscilar unite to enhance fraud prevention in FinTech

Fingerprint and Oscilar unite to enhance fraud prevention in FinTech

Fingerprint, known as the world's most accurate device intelligence platform, is partnering with Oscilar, a leader in AI-driven risk and fraud management.
Open English and dLocal forge strategic partnership to revolutionise local payments in emerging markets

Open English and dLocal forge strategic partnership to revolutionise local payments in emerging markets

Open English, an online English-learning platform operating in over 30 countries, and dLocal, a leading cross-border payment platform specializing in high-growth markets, have recently announced a significant partnership.

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