Bill-splitting feature to be piloted on Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger is set to test Split Payments, a feature that will let users to share the cost of bills and expenses from within a Messenger group chat.
More than half of consumers want more payment choices at the checkout
A recent study by payments platform Paysafe has found 52% of customers worldwide are keen to see more payment options available for use at the checkout.
Mr Yum eyes a bigger piece of the PayTech Pie following Series A
Australian mobile payments firm Mr Yum has snared £48m from a Series A funding round led by Tiger Global.
GIMO secures funding to serve Vietnam’s blue-collar workers
Vietnamese FinTech startup GIMO, which offers on-demand pay for blue-collar workers, has raised $1.9m in a seed+ round led by Singapore’s Integra Partners. The round...
SME PayTech TruePay collects $32m from Series A raise
Brazilian firm TruePay has secured $32m from a financing raise led by venture capital company Addition. being described as one of the largest ever Series A rounds in Brazil.
Crypto PayTech MoonPay secures $555m in highly subscribed Series A
MoonPay, a company that builds payment infrastructure for cryptocurrencies, has closed a Series A financing raise on $555m.
Could Christmas be the death knell for credit card payments?
A recent report by Klarna has found that one in two UK consumers are planning to discard their credit card entirely for Christmas shopping this year.
Experian snaps up InsurTech, PayTech firms in $353m acquisition sweep
Credit rating agency Experian has acquired insurance aggregator Gabi and digital payments business PagueVeloz for a combined sum of $353m.
James Corden-backed Imprint lands ?38m from Series A funding haul
Branded payments company Imprint has secured ?38m from a Series A funding round backed celebrity James Corden and payment giant Stripe.
Rapyd and nate team up to take on e-commerce
Payments platform Rapyd and AI-powered consumer shopping app nate have partnered to expand their e-commerce reach and global offering.