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.
Square picks up struggling Yik Yak’s tech team for $3m
Payments company Square is taking struggling social app Yik Yak’s development team off its hands for $3m.
Mazkara Internet buys Indian app startup BazingaLabs
Mazkara Internet has acquired mobile technology startup BazingaLabs, which has developed an app for users to find and book experiences, in a part equity, part...
Thai event startup Event Pop raises Series A from corporate venture duo
Event ticketing and payments company Event Pop Holdings has raised an undisclosed Series A round from the venture capital arms of Intouch Holdings and...
Go-Jek, Grab, Traveloka, EMTEK set sights on Fusion Payments
A triumvirate of Southeast Asian startups, together with Indonesian media and tech mogul EMTEK Group, are reportedly bidding for digital payments company Fusion.According to...
Softbank looks to sell Snapdeal’s FreeCharge for less than 50%
Japanese web giant and investor SoftBank is reportedly in talks to sell Snapdeal-owned mobile wallet FreeCharge for as little as $150m to $200m.
soCash takes $600,000 to replace ATMs
Singapore-based soCash has raised $600,000 to let users get cash from shops rather than ATMS. The investment comes from angel backers in the banking and tech industries.
Perpule closes seed funding for queue-jumping payments
In-store payments app Perpule has secured $650,000 in Seed funding led by Kstart a sister company of VC Kalaari Capital.
Snapdeal pumps $20m in payments arm FreeCharge
The Mumbai-based payments service was acquired by the e-commerce giant in April 2015 for $400m and competes with in the region with Alibaba-backed Paytm.
JP Morgan Chase buys tech behind failed CurrentC
JP Morgan Chase is ramping up its mobile payments offering through the acquisition of MCX payments technology.
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