Mobile Payments

Curve expands wearables services through new Garmin, Fitbit and Sony partnerships

UK payment company has signed a new partnership to make payments easier through wearable devices.

Paydesk partners with TransferWise for frictionless payments and insurance for freelancers

Freelance payment platform Paydesk has teamed up with TransferWise, the global money transfer company.

Flywire and iSAMS team up to provide seamless cross-border tuition payments solutions

PayTech firm Flywire has signed a integration partnership with iSAMS, a web-based school management and integrated accounting solution, to create cross-border tuition payment solutions.

Mastercard invests in Doconomy to help consumers see CO2 impact their payments have

Mastercard has made an undisclosed equity investment into Doconomy, a startup helping consumers become more aware of their CO2 impact when making payments.

Why Klarna is picking a fight with the Swedish government

The Swedish government has proposed new e-commerce regulations and Klarna is not happy about them.

Curve has removed a YouTube video from the public eye after being questioned about...

Smart card provider Curve has been caught in the press’ crosshairs after removing a YouTube video from the public eye.

African DPO Group saw a 35% jump in Black Friday online payments

FinTech in Africa is on the rise. The latest sign is DPO Group noticing a 35% spike in digital transactions during Black Friday in South Africa.

Adyen’s CEO was surprised at how effective AI was to prevent fraud

Global payments unicorn Adyen is looking into how artificial intelligence can boost its payments offering, highlighting how the tech can boost the industry as a whole.

Las Vegas-based Shift4 Payments is filing for an IPO

Payments processing company Shift4 Payments has taken steps to go public if market conditions allow it.

Finexio bags $2.5m in new funding round

Finexio, a PayTech startup, has raised $2.5m from both existing and new investors in a new investment round.

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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