P2P Payments

Welcome Tech lands $30m to support immigrant families

Welcome Tech, a digital platform aiming to provide immigrant families in the US with services to help them thrive, has raised $30m in funding.

State Bank of India backs Pine Labs with $20m investment

Indian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Pine Labs has secured a $20m investment from the State Bank of India, the largest commercial bank in the country.

Why payment service providers must adapt to changing ecommerce market

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a huge increase in the amount of cross-border payment and ecommerce sales taking place.

Currencycloud partners with Moov to boost payment synergies

Currencycloud has teamed with Moov, a developer platform focused on payments, in order to bolster payment capabilities for each other’s customers.

Madison Dearborn Partners buys MoneyGram for $1.8bn

Chicago-based private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners has acquired MoneyGram International, a digital P2P payments company, in a $1.8bn deal.

Danish BNPL ViaBill lands $120m funding

Denmark-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm ViaBill has secured $120m from an equity and debt round to bring the payment method to physical retail.

Majority of UK credit card holders plan to use BNPL in 2022

Research by Splitit has found that 54% of UK credit card users plan to use buy now, pay later (BNPL) services this year.

Overwhelming majority of firms to prioritise cross-border commerce in 2022

A report by FinTech Rapyd has found 93% of businesses see cross-border commerce as a high priority for 2022 and beyond.

Zilch and Mastercard widen partnership to launch BNPL card in Europe

FinTech company Zilch has revealed it has expended its partnership with Mastercard to help bring the former’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) card digital card to Europe.

What were the biggest PayTech deals of 2021?

In an age where the traditional form of in-person payments is being restricted due to Covid-19 restrictions, the rise of PayTech seems almost inevitable. With more people than ever now using payment technologies, the demand for funding is also climbing.

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Babel Street, IMTF unite to set new standards in international compliance technologies

Babel Street and IMTF, two leaders in regulatory technology, have announced a strategic partnership that introduces advanced multi-lingual name screening capabilities within IMTF's SironOne platform.
Tide unveils carbon calculator to help SMEs achieve net zero

Tide unveils carbon calculator to help SMEs achieve net zero

Tide, a leading business financial platform in the UK, has unveiled a new automated carbon calculator in partnership with carbon measurement specialist Connect Earth.
Akur8 and AAIS collaborate to revolutionise predictive modelling in P&C insurance

Akur8 and AAIS collaborate to revolutionise predictive modelling in P&C insurance

Akur8, a cutting-edge provider of insurance pricing and reserving solutions powered by transparent machine learning, has partnered with the American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a leading not-for-profit advisory organisation supporting the Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance industry.
Anitian raises $7m Series D funding to drive AI-powered compliance innovation

Anitian raises $7m Series D funding to drive AI-powered compliance innovation

Anitian, a leading provider of compliance automation solutions, has closed a $7m Series D funding round, strengthening its position in the RegTech sector.
Data security leader Cyera secures $300m Series D, hitting $3bn valuation

Data security leader Cyera secures $300m Series D, hitting $3bn valuation

Cyera, a leader in AI-driven data security, has raised $300m in its Series D funding round, achieving a valuation of $3bn.

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