Google Maps to enable street parking and ride payments
Google Maps will enable street parking and transit payments.
Monzo teams up with TrueLayer to create an open banking-powered gambling block
Challenger Bank Monzo and fintech firm TrueLayer have entered into a partnership to protect customers using new payment methods to remit money when gambling.
Revolut introduces QR code payments solution
Challenger bank Revolut has introduced a QR code payments solution for small businesses.
Israeli bank launches digital wallet FibiPay to boost online payments
With an aim to disrupt and digitise the payment sector, the First International Bank of Israel launched new mobile wallet app, FibiPay.
IKEA forays into banking sector with a 49% stake in Ikano Bank
Expanding its business into other areas, Swedish furniture giant IKEA has entered the banking space by acquiring a 49% stake in Ikano Bank.
BharatPe valued at $900m after $108m Series D round
Accelerating its journey to becoming a unicorn, Indian QR-based payment firm BharatPe has reportedly raised $ 108m in a Series D equity round.
What do these 36 FinTech rounds raised in the last week reveal about the...
WealthTech and cybersecurity enterprises were among the FinTech businesses that closed investment rounds in the last seven days. Companies operating in the WealthTech, cybersecurity, RegTech,...
Breaking: Klarna’s CEO diagnosed with Covid-19
Klarna's CEO and co-founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski has been diagnosed with the coronavirus and now urges the Swedish government to step up its fight against the pandemic.
Rapyd to acquire payments firm Valitor for $100m
US payments network Rapyd is set to purchase Icelandic company Valitor from Arion Bank in a $100m deal.
What’s next for Sweden’s FinTech ecosystem?
After years of record growth and it briefly being home to Europe's most valuable FinTech, how will Sweden's emerging FinTech ecosystem come out of the Covid-19 pandemic?