P2P Payments

Flutterwave closes $35m Series B round

San Francisco and Lagos-based Flutterwave aims to beef up its technological and business muscles on the back of its new $35m Series B round.

Nubank now claims to be bigger than some nations by reaching 20 million customer...

The Brazilian decacorn Nubank has been raking in achievements lately. Having announced its first ever acquisition in January, it now boasts of having over 20 million customers on its books.

Open banking platform Tink raises new €90m investment round as Nordic FinTech sector matures

Having just filled its war chest with €90m of fresh capital, Swedish banking portal Tink is gearing up to roll out its services across...

How Marqeta and Mastercard team up could spell out great news for European challenger...

Payments platform Marqeta has become a certified Mastercard processor and this could give European challenger banks reason to celebrate.

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.

Viva Republica said to raise $173m in new investment round

South Korea-based peer-to-peer money (P2P) transfer platform Viva Republica has reportedly raised $173m in a new funding round.

Chipper Cash bags $6m in seed round

P2P payment startup Chipper Cash has secured new investment to expand into new African markets.

Customers accuse Curve of incurring higher fees by sending them corporate cards they didn’t...

UK FinTech is facing criticism again after customers received cards with higher fees than what they asked for.

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.

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ASIC seeks $35m as HSBC admits scam protection gaps

HSBC Bank Australia Limited (HSBC), the Australian arm of one of the world's largest banking groups, is facing a $35m penalty after admitting to...

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