Chipper Cash expands to Nigeria together with PayStack
San Francisco-based Chipper Cash is expanding its cross-border payment services to Nigeria together with PayStack, the payment gateway company.
SoftBank invest €900m in Wirecard amid east Asian expansion
Payment processing platform Wirecard has secured a €900m investment from SoftBank, as they enter a strategic partnership to expand in the East Asian markets. SoftBank...
Alt Thirty Six raises $10m in Series A from unnamed private equity firm
Alt Thirty Six, a digital payments and compliance platform for the cannabis industry, has netted $10m in its Series A.
90% of US consumers want added security measures on mobile transactions, study finds
A study from Entersekt has found 90 per cent of US consumers value additional security measures when completing mobile transactions.
iSign International works with SoftPoint to create ‘unhackable digital wallet’
US-based cybersecurity solution developer iSign International has partnered with SoftPoint to build a secure, ‘unhackable’ digital wallet.
Starling Bank raises £75m amid European expansion plans
London-based FinTech Staling Bank has raised £60m in a Series C funding round as well as additional $15m investment from an existing backer. Merian Global...
Mobile bank N26 strikes $2.7bn valuation through Insight-led Series D round
Feeless mobile bank account business N26 has scored a massive $2.7bn valuation through a Series D financing round led by Insight Venture Partners. The $300m...
Grabango closes $12m Series A round
US PayTech Grabango has raised $12m in a Series A funding round led by BBVA’s investment arm, Propel Venture Partners. This latest round brings the...
Indonesian PayTech KinerjaPay secures $200m investment
Indonesian FinTech KinerjaPay has secured a signed commitment from PT. Investa Wahana Group to invest $200m in the business. Wahana Group had agreed to buy...
Payment and ID platform Nuggets partners with Lateral Payment Solutions
E-commerce and digital ID platform Nuggets has partnered with Lateral Payment Solutions to support global blockchain-powered payments.