Mobile Payments

Australian business banking alternative Zeller has secured A$50m from a recent funding round to supercharge the development of its integrated business banking platform.

Accenture made a strategic investment, through its VC arm Accenture Ventures, in cloud-based, payments-as-a-service enterprise platform Imburse.

A pilot program by UK micropayments firm Shrap has begun two pilot programs in Essex and Denny, Scotland to trial and test scalable solutions to help keep cash sustainable.

Indonesia-based digital loans and credit platform Kredivo added to the initial $100m debt facility closed in July 2020 to a new total of $200m.

Deutsche Bank and Fiserv have collaborated to create a comprehensive provider of payment acceptance and banking solutions in the German market.

Amsterdam-based online payments processor Mollie becomes the third-largest FinTech unicorn in Europe after rival Checkout.com as it sealed a massive $800m financing round valuing the company at $6.5bn.

UK-based vehicle management platform Caura secured $4.2m in seed funding to develop its application and integrate with in-car infotainment systems.

UK-based virtual payments card VitraCash has collected £306,000 in a crowdfunding campaign, which was raised at a £1.8m pre-money valuation.

UK-based FinTech Novus has teamed with Visa and Railsbank to develop a mobile application that rewards users for purchasing sustainably.

Dubai-based payments gateway company Telr introduced a buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution after entering a partnership with compatriot BNPL firm tabby.