Mobile Payments

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's digital payments platform Square has acquired Australian 'buy now, pay later' firm Afterpay to create an online payments powerhouse and help accelerate Afterpay’s growth in the US.

US FinTech firm Fiserv and Goldman Sachs have introduced their first product offering from its ongoing strategic partnership.

After the successful launch of their numberless FamCard, FamPay has launched India’s first Visa Prepaid Card for teenagers with personalized doodles on it.

NYC-based card issuing platform for developers Lithic raised $60m in Series C funding, making the company a soonicorn.

Credit card challenger Slice secured $10m in debt funding from multiple financial institutions like, Northern Arc Capital, Niyogin Fintech Limited, Credit Saison India, and Vivriti Capital to name a few.

Manchester-based Payl8r has secured £40m from Conister Bank and plans to become a £1bn FinTech business within five years.

Amazon and AO.com’s credit card provider NewDay has launched a new fully digital credit card aiming to provide an alternative to rivals like Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Nium, a global B2B payments platform, has raised over $200m in a Series D round led by Riverwood Capital to accelerate its product roadmap and drive global expansion.

Canada-based company providing integrated payment technology Paystone closed a $23.8m round from Crédit Mutuel Equity.

London-based buy now pay later FinTech Zilch secured $110m of debt and equity funding from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and DMG Ventures - the venture capital arm of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc.