The FinTech trends to watch out for in 2022
A recent blogpost by cross-border payments firm Currencycloud has outlined its predictions for the FinTech trends to look out for in 2022.
Payment Systems Regulator fines five companies in prepaid card cartel
The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has issued fines to Mastercard, allpay, Advanced Payment Solutions, Prepaid Financial Services and Sulion.
Is Request to Pay a new challenger to established payment methods?
A survey by Icon Solutions has found the Request to Pay payment method is expected to challenge current payment methods such as direct debit and payment cards in the near future.
Amazon backtracks Visa ban
Amazon has shelved its plans to stop accepting Visa credit cards and is instead working on a “potential solution” to allow customers to continue using them.
Global e-commerce payment transactions to be with $7.5trn in 5 years
The value of global e-commerce payment transactions is expected to exceed $7.5trn by 2026, a study from Juniper Research claims.
BlackRock backs Bolt in $355m Series E raise
Checkout and shopper network platform Bolt has secured $355m in funding in the first part of its Series E financing round.
March Capital pours $15m funding into payments firm Gr4vy
Cloud-native payments orchestration firm Gr4vy has secured $15m in Series A extension funding.
FinTech giant Checkout.com closes colossal $1bn Series D
European payments solution provider Checkout.com has reached a $40bn valuation, after it closed a colossal $1bn in its Series D.The valuation has more than...
Thunes advances global footprint with Greater China expansion
Cross-border payments firm Thunes has revealed plans to substantially speed-up its expansion in Greater China as it deepens its global operational footprint.
Global Processing Services extends recent fundraise by over $100m
Global Processing Services (GPS) has extended its recent $300m investment round, which now sits at more than $400m.