Mobile Payments

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a roadmap to enhance cross-border payments, which will be delivered to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors at a October 14 meeting.

PollenPay, the Manchester-based ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) company has officially launched in the UK.

Africa-focused FinTech company Flutterwave has raised $170m in a Series C round pushing the company’s valuation at more than $1bn.

Italian digital bank Bari Bank has introduced a debit and credit card supplied with pre-set funds for children and teenagers.

Mastercard, a global technology company spearheading the payments industry, has joined hands with Checkout.com, an acclaimed global payments solution provider, and Careem, the Middle East's renowned 'Everything App', for a transformative initiative.

Goldman Sachs’ Growth Equity has invested £50m into the UK’s leading digital bank Starling.

The Nigerian challenger bank Kuda has raised $1.6m in a pre-seed investment round after launching the beta version of its online mobile finance platform and getting a banking licence from the Nigerian Central Bank.

Canadian FinTech and certified credit card issuer Brim Financial secured $25m in a Series B round co-led by Desjardins Group and EPIC Ventures.

Belgian bank KBC is from now on enabling its customers to use wearable technology to conduct contactless payments.

Online payments provider PayU has inked a partnership with Twisto.