Boku adds $13.7m for bigger carrier bills
Carrier billing company Boku has raised $13.7m in new venture funding. The round was led by a consortium of UK investors, including angels Andrew Black and Robert Markwick.
In-vehicle payment market anticipates huge 5000% growth spurt by 2026
A recent study by Juniper Research has found that the in-vehicle payment market will see growth of over 5,300% over the next five years.
France-based Lydia secures €13m funding led by CNP Assurances
France-based mobile payments platform Lydia has secured €13m in financing led by CNP Assurances.
Fast is reportedly looking to join the unicorn club a year after securing seed...
Stripe-backed Fast is reportedly in talks to secure its unicorn status just one year after it first secured its seed funding.
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.
Visa acquires Plaid in new $5.3bn deal
Payment giant Visa has announced that it has bought Plaid, a scaleup helping customers securely connect their financial information to apps.
Apple and Goldman Sachs to launch Klarna-like buy now pay later service, Apple Pay...
Apple is working on a service that will let users pay for purchases in instalments in partnership with Goldman Sachs, sending shares of Afterpay and other buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies sharply lower.
MoneyGram partners up with Global Money Express
Cross-border payments and money transfer company MoneyGram has inked a partnership with Global Money Express, the South Korean money transfer and payment FinTech company.
Uber-rival Grab snatches Kudo to power up payments
South-East Asian Uber-rival Grab is boosting its payments powers with the acquisition of e-commerce and payments service Kudo.
Mobilexpress said to raise $2m for its Series A
Turkey-based online payments platform Mobilexpress has reportedly netted $2m in its Series A round.