Mobile Payments

Neobank SOL Wallet launches in South Africa

FinTech startup SOL Wallet has launched its mobile and web banking offering in South Africa. SOL Wallet's digital platform allows users to manage multi-currency accounts...

Australia’s Volt Bank launches through Temenos Cloud

Australian challenger Volt Bank has launched its new online banking platform powered by Temenos'?financial software offering.Volt?bank has launched on the Temenos Cloud which will...

South Korea’s Toss raises $80m

Viva Republic, the company behind South Korean payments app Toss has raised $80m in a funding round valuing the business at $1.2bn. Toss' peer-to-peer money transfer...

Mobeewave picks up $16.5m in Series B round

Canadian payments start-up Mobeewave has raised $16.5m in Series B funding round led by NewAlpha Asset Management, Mastercard and Forestay Capital. The business has planned...

Poynt pulls in $100m to help expansion into new markets globally

Poynt, an operating system for any smart payment terminal worldwide, has collected $100m in its Series C round.

Cambodia-based Clik said to raise $2m in Seed round

Cambodia-based payments app Clik has reportedly raised $2m in its Seed funding round.

Kasikornbank enters $50m partnership to support Grab’s FinTech expansion

Kasikornbank has made a $50m strategic investment in Thai ride-hailing business Grab, as it expands its reach on Southeast Asia’s FinTech market.

Jaja surpasses £3m crowdfunding target, months after prior funding round

Mobile-based credit card solution Jaja has surpassed its £3m crowdfunding target.

Ondot receives a strategic investment from Citi Ventures

Mobile payments company Ondot Systems has raised an undisclosed strategic investment from Citi Ventures. The deal will help to boost Ondot’s international expansion and give...

Origami nets $66.6m Series C to support international expansion

Japan-based mobile payments company Origami has collected $66.6m in its Series C round of funding.

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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