Mobile Payments

Primer secures investment from Tencent to advance global payments infrastructure

Primer secures investment from Tencent to advance global payments infrastructure

Primer, the unified infrastructure for global payments and commerce, has recently announced a new investment from Tencent, one of the world's foremost internet companies.
Chipper Cash bolsters alliance with Visa to promote financial inclusion in Africa

Chipper Cash bolsters alliance with Visa to promote financial inclusion in Africa

Chipper Cash, a trailblazer in African financial services, and Visa, a global leader in digital payments, have announced an enhanced partnership to further financial...

The growing pains: Why payments firms are struggling to scale in 2023

The rise of the digital age has brought a plethora of growth opportunities for FinTechs and non-banking financial institutions (FIs). However, many of these entities find themselves ill-prepared to harness these potential gains fully.
Carta Worldwide Inc. has announced a multi-year deal with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to accelerate innovation and support its future growth.

Carta Worldwide announces multi-year deal with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to drive innovation & growth

Carta Worldwide Inc. has announced a multi-year deal with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to accelerate innovation and support its future growth.
Hepsipay, an innovative platform wallet launched by Hepsiburada, a leading Turkish e-commerce platform, has entered a transformative partnership with Visa, a global digital payments leader.

Hepsipay and Visa join forces to expand digital payment horizons

Hepsipay, an innovative platform wallet launched by Hepsiburada, a leading Turkish e-commerce platform, has entered a transformative partnership with Visa, a global digital payments leader.
TerraPay, a global payments network known for its agility and vast reach, has partnered with Bancolombia, Colombia's foremost player in remittances in a bid to revolutionise cross-border remittances in the region.

TerraPay and Bancolombia join forces to revolutionise cross-border remittances in Colombia

TerraPay, a global payments network known for its agility and vast reach, has partnered with Bancolombia, Colombia's foremost player in remittances in a bid to revolutionise cross-border remittances in the region.
Embedded payments pioneer Rainforest garners $11.75m from notable investors

Embedded payments pioneer Rainforest garners $11.75m from notable investors

Rainforest, a Payments-as-a-Service (PaaS) platform, has recently confirmed the successful completion of an $11.75m seed funding round.
Tietoevry collaborates with Maldives Monetary Authority for game-changing instant payments

Tietoevry collaborates with Maldives Monetary Authority for game-changing instant payments

Tietoevry Banking, a dominant force in financial technology solutions worldwide, has teamed up with the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), the nation's central banking entity, to roll out an advanced instant payments and smart addressing system.
Swedish FinTech Brite Payments has successfully secured $60m in a recent funding round led by Dawn Capital, with participation from Headline and existing investor Incore Invest.

Brite Payments secures $60m to drive global expansion

Swedish FinTech Brite Payments has successfully secured $60m in a recent funding round led by Dawn Capital, with participation from Headline and existing investor Incore Invest.
ABN Amro, a prominent Dutch bank, has announced the sale of its 49% stake in EMS, a digital payments business, to Fiserv.

ABN Amro divests 49% stake in payment processor EMS to Fiserv

ABN Amro, a prominent Dutch bank, has announced the sale of its 49% stake in EMS, a digital payments business, to Fiserv.

News Stories

Strong week in the FinTech sector with $1.7bn raised

FinTech Global this week reported on 21 recorded deals in the FinTech sector, with a strong showing in the reinsurance space bringing the total value recorded over $1bn.

EU regulator suggests revamp in sustainable investment rules

The ESMA has recently recommended a significant overhaul of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) within the EU.
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

EU banks and insurers lag in green compliance, PwC study finds

A recent PwC study has uncovered a striking deficiency in the alignment of financial institutions’ activities with the EU's taxonomy for sustainable activities. According...
India

India’s new climate finance taxonomy to propel green transition

India is poised to implement a climate finance taxonomy, as announced by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, during the annual budget.

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